From Crack Cocaine addict to UFC fighter in 3 years, new ufc signee Priscila Cachoeira´s story

[LongDongSilver]

i feel like part of the story was left out ... The lady where she had no money but found a way to pay for the drugs by giving up a little .......

 

[Kobra420]

From UFC fighter to Crack Cocaine addict in 3 years, new USADA list signee Jon Jones' story

Hahaha.

 

[Strijfy]

Brazil beach volleyball....

 

[Son of Jamin]

I wonder if she will crack the top 5 in her division?

 

[Karelinator]

Brazil beach volleyball....

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Dat crack strength

 

[Omega Man]

They carry more gelatinous cottage cheese in their rumps?

What does your rump look like?

 

[Bork Neslar]

I wonder how many skulls has she "cracked".

 

[Oooxente]

Good for her.

Wish her success this time and lets prey nobody in the WME have a daughter interested in MMA.

 

[Oooxente]

Humm,
People derailing the thread....

 

[Thread]

does she have some crack in her punches? how about her cocardio?

-1000 out of 1000

 

[linvillegorge]

WMMA... even a crackhead can do it

 

[KarateYeah]

Very interesting segment on Brazilian TV about UFC newcomer, Priscila Cachoeira (8-0).

She aparently was a volleyball player for Fluminense from age 10 to 15 and at 15 her team was on the state finals and a scout for the Brazilian national team came to watch the finals and to see her. One of the heads of the team told her she would be on the bench for that game (after she had been a starter for the entire season), so she didnt even get to play, turns out her replacement for that game was this guy´s daughter. So she lost her chance to be scouted for the national team, her team lost the finals and she left the sport completely.

After that she left sport all together and got into a rough crowd, got into drugs, from marijuana to cocaine and eventually to crack cocaine. She was a junkie for a long time, couldnt stop it and would spend days in a spot where folks would go to use, at one point she was gone for 3 days and her mother came looking for her, took her back home and started her recovery.

She was still in recovery from withdraw and a friend of hers told her about a project in the comunity that had muay thai classes, she convinced her to go and check it out. At that point she was already 26 years old. She did a little sparring session there on the first day and had everybody impressed, 19 days later they had her competing in a ammy muay thai competition.

After about a year and a half she started competing in pro mma, that was june last year.

She just turned 29 this year.

This story is fucking beautiful. Even more so listening in portuguese. What a fuckin’ warrior. I’m a fan now as long as she doesn’t forget the advertsity she face and becomes a JJ.

Thanks for sharing mate

 

[champbless]

Is this better story or:

From UFC lhw champ to crack Coco addict? You know what i mean

 

[Sgt Smith]

It's always positive to see a former drug addict turn their life in a positive direction. MMA has been that catalyst for several recognizable fighters. It's a good thing for the sport.

 

[det_regnar_på_vår_kärlek]

Hmmm, good luck to this girl and I'm glad she turned her life around but 3 years from no training to the UFC? I actually like wmma in the lighter weights but that is as sure of an indication as can be that the UFC have rushed in to the WMMA market and are desperate for bodies to fill places in the rankings, can you imagine someone going from a junkie to mens 155b champ?

I think if the UFC want to get away from the perception that WMMA is bad, and that is the view of a lot of people, like it or not, then they should have developed their talent slower and not filled divisions with people like this lady.

This is nothing new. Bethe was an accountant 3 or 4 years before headlining a card against Ronda. This girl apparently at least was an athlete at some point in her life before turning to MMA. Bethe was just an accountant who wanted to lose weight.