Pretorian CEO eyes global expansion for company, social transformation for Brazil

Six years ago, avid rock-climber and ultra-successful businessman Ruy
Drever hadn’t so much as set foot inside an MMA gym, much less
considered training in one.

Now, as the CEO and founder of Pretorian Hard Sports, the wildly
successful Brazilian MMA …

Six years ago, avid rock-climber and ultra-successful businessman Ruy
Drever hadn’t so much as set foot inside an MMA gym, much less
considered training in one.

Now, as the CEO and founder of Pretorian Hard Sports, the wildly
successful Brazilian MMA equipment brand, Drever’s professional life is
consumed by the sport.

However, it’s not all that matters to the Uruguayan-born,
Oxford-educated executive. A longtime Brazilian resident, Drever and his
company are also at the leading edge of positive social change in the
spiritual birthplace of mixed martial arts.