Caio Vinicius Lima Santos

Caio Vinicius Lima Santos is a professional grappler and a jiu-jitsu black belt under Felipe Pena (Preguiça) who represents the FP Gold Team / Gracie Barra Academy coalition. Caio Vinicius first made waves in the sport in the colored belt divisions of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) global circuit where he conquered many important titles including World and Brazilian Nationals gold medals both in the gi and no-gi (submission-grappling) facets of the sport. Caio Vinicius was born on April 10, 1999, in Campo Verde, Mato Grosso, Brazil, where he grew up and where he first began training jiu-jitsu through a social project at the age of 14. Prior to Caio's jiu-jitsu training, he had tried judo as a child, briefly. BJJ was the first sport Vinicius took seriously, despite having no previous knowledge of this sport / martial art, prior to his first class. The initiation to grappling was undertaken by Marcos José de Souza "Marcão" in Campo Verde, but after a mere 6 months, Vinicius moved to Foz do Iguaçu, where he continued training under Marcos Broa. Coach Marcos Broa immediately spotted Caio's talent and incentivized him to pursue a professional career in the sport. As a purple belt, it became clear that Broa's gym could not accommodate Vinicius's growth and aspirations in the sport. This fact led Caio to join Felipe Pena "Preguiça" and his professional squad of sponsored athletes at FP Golden Team. Under the supervision of Pena, Vinicius experienced much-improved sporting results with repeated medals on an international level. The quality of his performances led Felipe Preguiça to promote the young Mato Grosso native to brown and later, black belt, the latter taking place in a ceremony on September 2022. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );