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MMA H.E.A.T.s Karyn Bryant catches up with Renato “Babalu” Sobral at Babalu’s Iron Gym in Cerritos, CA, and hears what he has to say about his upcoming fight against Tatsuya Mizuno at One FC: Destiny Of Warriors. Set for June 23rd, 2012, the fight pits the UFC veteran and former Strikeforce champion against the world-renowned Judoka. Babalu talks about how the fight came together, the training he’s doing with UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum and why he’s been out of the cage for some time. Babalu also gives his thoughts on fighting Dan Henderson and Tito Ortiz, the popularity of MMA in Brazil and what a positive experience it was coaching alongside Wanderlei Silva. Filmed before Vitor Belfort’s injury, Babalu speaks very candidly about why he doesn’t like Vitor, what he wishes Wanderlei would do to him and why his good friend “The Axe Murderer” shouldn’t retire just yet.