The images could be intimidating for anyone facing Fernando Bruno, whose nickname “Açougueiro” means butcher in Portuguese. But all is not always as it seems, especially when it comes to Brazilian fighters’ monikers.First, Bruno used to work in a butcher shop at the Hotel Pestana. The rest, well, he can pick up the story from there.“I was fighting at an event (against Valcenir Nicanor in 2009) and I got cut on my face and it was bleeding a lot,” Bruno said through translator Daniela Pederneiras. “But I went at him with everything and finished the fi … Read the Full Article Here
Fernando Bruno’s Long Road to UFC 190
The images could be intimidating for anyone facing Fernando Bruno, whose nickname “Açougueiro” means butcher in Portuguese. But all is not always as it seems, especially when it comes to Brazilian fighters’ monikers.First, Brun…