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While teammates Felipe Costa and Victor Hugo gear up for ADCC, Rafael Lovato Jr. is taking a different path this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n At this stage, Lovato is no longer interested in absorbing the physical toll of a two-day bracket against much younger opponents without proper compensation:<\/p>\n No more ADCCs, man. Beyond the financial angle, Lovato said he\u2019s been searching for something that would genuinely reignite his motivation to compete:<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t had a super fun, inspirational challenge in the game in a while. Lovato also explained why masters competition specifically appeals to him at this point. When you\u2019re that young, maybe the career kind of comes first and the wins and the losses. You feel like they make or break you. As a master, you\u2019re still out there at that stage because you truly, truly love it. Training alongside Victor Hugo and Felipe Costa has kept him sharp, but at 43, he\u2019s realistic about what it takes to compete with elite adults half his age without the right framework behind it:<\/p>\n Whenever I\u2019m at my best, I\u2019m really hard to beat for anybody in the world at any age. \n \ud83d\udca5 What if slowing down was the fastest way to win?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcad Tired of Getting Smashed by Younger, Stronger Grapplers?<\/p>\n It\u2019s not your age. It\u2019s your strategy.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a passionate grappler over 35 who\u2019s sick of getting outpaced, outmuscled, or out-cardio\u2019d by opponents half your age \u2014 this 120 page e-book<\/strong> was made for you.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd13 Unlock the Power of Sloth Jiu-Jitsu:<\/p>\n \n Tired of waking up sore and burnt out after lifting?
I\u2019m not competing against anybody in their 20s for free any more. That\u2019s 100%.<\/p>\n
Not that Masters Worlds isn\u2019t fun and all that kind of stuff, but it\u2019s not the professional stage.<\/p>\n
Younger competitors, he noted, often fight with career stakes in mind, which can lead to more cautious, guarded performances:<\/p>\n
Maybe you fight a little extra strategic, you don\u2019t really want to lose, maybe you don\u2019t open up enough.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re just battling because it\u2019s who you are. The passion, it\u2019s pure.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just not about being at that level every day of camp.<\/p>\nSloth Jiu-Jitsu: The Ultimate Guide for Calmly Beating Bigger, Younger Opponents <\/h2>\n
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