Fabricio Werdum is a highly regarded jiu-jitsu black belt, a former 3-time World Champion and 2-time ADCC Champion, as well as a prominent professional MMA fighter in the Heavyweight Division having fought in the UFC, Pride, and Strikeforce. In 2010 he shocked the MMA world by submitting Fedor Emelianenko in the first round - a man widely considered the best heavyweight in MMA history. He started jiu-jitsu after being caught in a chokehold by an ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend and joined Marcio Corletta's Winner-Behring gym.