In a fighting sense, Akira Corassani fancies himself a gangster. And while Renzo Gracie, the leader of the Renzo Gracie Fight Team, may be the Godfather, if you talk to the UFC featherweight, he is a more than willing soldier in his second family. “Everything I’m doing here in America and my development as a fighter, I give all credit to Ricardo Almeida, Mark Henry, Brian Blue, Chris Ligouri, Steve Rivera, Frankie Edgar, Frankie Perez, Jamal Patterson, Edson Barboza and Marlon Moraes,” he says. “We’re the East Coast Mafia man. We’re taking over.”Corassani will be facing one of the toughest guy … Read the Full Article Here
Akira Corassani: Fighting’s A Family Thing
In a fighting sense, Akira Corassani fancies himself a gangster. And while Renzo Gracie, the leader of the Renzo Gracie Fight Team, may be the Godfather, if you talk to the UFC featherweight, he is a more than willing soldier in his second family. “Everything I’m doing here in America and my development as a fighter, I give all credit to Ricardo Almeida, Mark Henry, Brian Blue, Chris Ligouri, Steve Rivera, Frankie Edgar, Frankie Perez, Jamal Patterson, Edson Barboza and Marlon Moraes,” he says. “We’re the East Coast Mafia man. We’re taking over.”Corassani will be facing one of the toughest guy … Read the Full Article Here