Bráulio will help Roger and GSP in training. Photo: GM archives.
A black belt under Gracie Barra Montreal teacher Bruno Fernandes, Georges Saint-Pierre is doing everything he can to progress in the gentle art. That’s why he goes out of way to train with some of the best in the world, like Renzo and Roger Gracie.
Before defending his belt against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124, the UFC champion met up with Roger in Canada. Now set to face black belt Jake Shields on March 19, the meeting with Roger will be in London, England.
Roger too is scheduled to fight, at the January 29 Strikeforce show, where he’ll face Trevor Prangley. At to the burly duo another tough black belt, Bráulio Estima, who broke the news over Twitter:
“On the train heading to London to train with Roger and GSP,” he remarks.
And prior to the fight Saint-Pierre should also stop by Brazil to further fine tune his game, as another Gracie Barra black belt, Gustavo Ximu, recently told GRACIEMAG.com.
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