[link widoczny dla zalogowanych Użytkowników]The initial idea and training plan of Jiu-Jitsu star Marcelo Garcia was to stop by Brazil to hone his skills for his K-1 Hero's debut, on the 28th of October. The plans have changed, but his desire has not, and Marcelinho continues to fine tune his technique twice a day in Manhattan, NY, where he lives.
“Marcelinho’s wish was to come to Sao Paulo to have some final training sessions, but he was not able to travel due to visa problems,” commented Fabio Gurgel. “But everything is going fine, and I should go up there shortly before the fight. His opponent is practically confirmed, it’ll be the Korean fighter Kim Dae Won, more experienced, with six fights. It ended up that Marcelinho will debut in the 81kg category, which is not what we wanted, but he will go in wanting it,” the leader of Alliance finished.
Kim Dae Won has a record of three wins and three losses, having been submitted by armbar by Akihiro Gono at Pride Bushido 10, in 2006. His last loss, in April, was at Deep to Joe Doerksen, who was knocked out by Paulao Filho in the decision match for the WEC 185 pound belt, in August.
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