Megaton Dias On Training With Rickson Gracie: “I Couldn’t Do Anything”
Wellington “Megaton” Dias holds 20 world titles – but the coral belt still remembers being completely shut down by two of the sport’s most celebrated names.
In a recent video, Dias looked back on training with Rickson Gracie:
I trained with Rickson, bro… I couldn’t do anything. He had a lot of muscle. You’re just going to do something without him letting you do it.
The admission comes weeks after he made history at the IBJJF World Master Championship in Las Vegas, where he won his 20th world title in early September.
He competed in the Master 7 division and arrived with momentum, having already won European and Pan American titles this year.
Dias said Royler Gracie left a similar impression:
It’s the same with Royler… I love Royler, but… He crushes you with all his might. You say, bro, let me play a little, let me do something. You think you’re the dog that doesn’t command.
You train with guys like that, you will say I don’t know anything. It’s nothing.
He recalled those early days with a laugh:
I never win, but I… You know, I don’t even train with the guys.
Check out the full video below:
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