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Rafael Lovato Jr. Trains Muay Thai with Master Andre Dida!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Rafael Lovato Jr. switched things up a little bit lately and spent a week training Muay Thai with Chute Box  
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Rafael Lovato Jr. & Xande Ribeiro Training Muay Thai!?!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Monday, September 05, 2011
Check out this awesome video of Rafael Lovato Jr. and Xande Ribeiro training Muay Thai with Chute Box Black Belt, Mauric 
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I AM RAFAEL LOVATO JR.

Rafael was born in June of 1983 and following the influence of his father, began studying martial arts when he first started walking. At the early of age of thirteen, Rafael found his passion when his father introduced him to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In August of 2004, shortly after turning 21, Rafael became the youngest American to receive a black belt in BJJ at that time. 

Rafael has continued to make history in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, becoming the most decorated American BJJ competitor today. Rafael became the first person ever to win the European Open Championships, Pan-American Championships, Brazilian National Championships (Brasileiro), and World Championships (Mundials) at the Black Belt level and earned the prestigious BJJ competitor of the year award. He is also part of an elite group to ever win Black Belt World Championships with and without the gi. Rafael, as an instructor, also became the first American to produce a Black Belt No-Gi World Champion.

Now, Rafael is the full time owner, operator, and head instructor of Lovato's School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts which is one of the top schools in the country, producing BJJ World Champion medalists and UFC fighters. He praises his excellent coach, the legendary Saulo Ribeiro and his incredible training partner, Saulo’s brother, Xande Ribeiro. Rafael is still an active competitor, but now some of his greatest joys come from the success of his students.


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