Raoni Barcelos

Raoni Barcelos

Raoni Mendonca Barcelos is a Brazilian former amateur wrestler and grappler, and current professional mixed martial artist. He was five-times Brazilian national wrestling champion, and three-time Resurrection Fighting Alliance featherweight champion in MMA. Bacelos was scheduled to make his debut at UFC on October 28, 2017, replacing injured Augusto Mendes.

About Raoni Barcelos in brief

Summary Raoni BarcelosRaoni Mendonca Barcelos is a Brazilian former amateur wrestler and grappler, and current professional mixed martial artist. He was five-times Brazilian national wrestling champion, and three-time Resurrection Fighting Alliance featherweight champion in MMA. He currently competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division. He started grappling at the age of five under influence of his father, Laerte Bar Celos, who was a Freestyle wrestler in 1980’s, competing for Brazilian National Wrestling Team, as well as holding a 7th degree coral belt in jiu-jitsu.

Bacelos was scheduled to make his debut at UFC on October 28, 2017, replacing injured Augusto Mendes.