“It’s hot as hell here in Niteroi, but I’m training. I’ve got news, I want to fight at ADCC 2009. My idea is to talk to the organizers and see if there’s a possibility of my being invited, for all the titles I’ve won at the event. I don’t really want to go through the trials in Rio, especially since it’s already too close to the event to be able to train properly. That’s why my idea is to go straight into the main tournament, to go right up against all the toughest from around the world. I even called up Paulao [Filho] to see if he’d get motivated about participating, but he says he doesn’t want to. So I came up with the organizers’ email, and I’ll be contacting them to see about an invite. I’m excited,” said the champion of the superfight at ADCC 2003, in Sao Paulo, when he dethroned Mark Kerr.