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FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 07:  Antonio Braga Neto weighs in during the UFC weigh-in at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 7, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 07:  (L-R) Opponents Antonio Braga Neto and Anthony Smith face off during the UFC weigh-in at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 7, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  Antonio Braga Neto enters the arena before his middleweight fight against Anthony Smith during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  (R-L) Antonio Braga Neto punches Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  (L-R) Antonio Braga Neto punches Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  (R-L) Antonio Braga Neto knees Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  (L-R) Antonio Braga Neto secures a knee bar submission against Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  Antonio Braga Neto reacts after defeating Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  Antonio Braga Neto reacts after defeating Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  Antonio Braga Neto reacts after defeating Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  Antonio Braga Neto reacts after defeating Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08:  Antonio Braga Neto reacts after defeating Anthony Smith in their middleweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 27: Antonio Braga Neto steps on the scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at the AT&T Center on June 27, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 27:   Clint Hester (left) and Antonio Braga Neto (right) pose after weighing in for their UFC Fight Night bout at the AT&T Center on June 27, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Antonio Braga Neto (right) punches Clint Hester in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Antonio Braga Neto (right) punches Clint Hester in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Antonio Braga Neto (right) punches Clint Hester in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Antonio Braga Neto (top) elbows Clint Hester in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Antonio Braga Neto (top) attempts to submit Clint Hester in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (R-L) Clint Hester kicks Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (R-L) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  (L-R) Clint Hester punches Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Clint Hester reacts to his victory over Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  Clint Hester reacts to his victory over Antonio Braga Neto in their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 28:  UFC Octagon Girl Chrissy Blair introduces round two of Hester vs Neto during their middleweight bout at the AT&T Center on June 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 07:  Antonio Braga Neto weighs in during the UFC weigh-in at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 7, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 07: Antonio Braga Neto weighs in during the UFC weigh-in at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 7, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Antonio Braga Neto

TRAINING: My typical day is like a dream. I wake up and go train, I come back home, eat and sleep and I try to do my best every day. I train the weakest part of my game to improve myself.

When and why did you start training for fighting?
I started training BJJ at four years old and I grew up training every day. I decided to become a fighter because a friend told me that I could make money by fighting. I thought that would be the best thing ever for me.

What ranks and titles have you held?
I have 11 gold medals in the world championships from IBJJF.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
That means my dream has come true. I expect go in there and make my best for everyone who supports me in my life.

What was your job before you started fighting?
I was always a fighter. Before starting to fight MMA I was a BJJ fighter.
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