Jussier da Silva might not have seemed like the most fearsome of future
fighters if someone had watched him play with his friends growing up in
Natal, the capital of a northeastern Brazilian state.
From there, though, he has emerged as perhaps the
most respected flyweight fighter in the world.
At Wednesday’s Tachi Palace Fights 7 event, which streams live and free on MMAjunkie.com, da Silva hopes to make his mark on the U.S. MMA scene and eventually produce a better life for his family.