Pablo Popovitch to make MMA debut at Rock and Rumble 3
30-year-old Brazilian Pablo Popovitch, a third degree black belt under the Machado brothers, has defeated Marcelo Garcia, Gregor Gracie, Ben…
30-year-old Brazilian Pablo Popovitch, a third degree black belt under the Machado brothers, has defeated Marcelo Garcia, Gregor Gracie, Ben Askren, Saulo Ribeiro, Roan Carneiro, Renzo Gracie, Marcus Avellan, Jake Shields, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Antonio McKee and Hermes Franca, in grappling.
Now he is set to make his heavily anticipated MMA debut June 4, against a yet-to-be-named opponent at Rock and Rumble 3.
Popovitch is the latest grappling superstar to make the jump to MMA and is said to be working vigilantly to ensure that the gap between his level of stand-up and ground game is as narrow as possible for his premier in the cage.
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