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That's a VERY long interview, so I can't make a translation right now. I can do it later, or at least give a summary of the best parts. For now, I hope the google translation is understandable.
In the week of UFC 198 , it is natural that Fabricio Werdum , the organization's heavyweight champion and responsible for the main event of the event in Curitiba, against Stipe Miocic, has answered numerous questions about the fight against the American at Arena da Baixada. Often, the same usual questions. To escape those inevitable questions, Combate.com had a 45 minutes talk with "Vai Cavalo" on various subjects, except fighting. Among them, the unusual story of how Werdum lost his virginity with a woman known in his neighborhood as "Nêga Claudia"; his stance on the legalization of marijuana; and an unexpected encounter with Al Pacino that made the fighter freeze.
An Ayrton Senna’s fan, Rodrigo Minotauro and Wanderlei Silva, Fabricio Werdum told us that if he were not a fighter, he would "rob armored cars or be a cop", and admitted he was a difficult teenager, who achieved the feat of being banned twice from the same school.
“I went to Spain, I always had this police thing in my head”. I bought a handcuff and a gun replica. It was a toy handcuff, but it locked. I returned as a cop from Spain, right? I went to the school and during the break I called a kid at the football field, showed what I brought from Spain and handcuffed him. "You’re under arrest". I went to play and left the kid arrested, almost crying. I returned to the classroom and forgot about him. The principal came in the room and said, "Fabricio, come." I knew what was coming. They asked about the handcuff key. Then I remembered about the kid. That was the final straw for them to kick me out of school, without another chance - said Werdum, enjoying each story of his life.
COMBATE.COM: How it was the first time you got drunk?
Fabricio Werdum: I won’t remember the first time (laughs). Drunk for real, that I remember, I can not speak because it has to do with fighting, right? I was already old, I was 36, when I beat Fedor. It’s on Youtube, I was walking, stumbling, had to stop because I got leg cramps. That I remember. That was me drunk, if you were talking about drugs, I wouldn’t remember at all (laughs). I remember that before starting jiu-jitsu, I used to inhalate popper, we would get it at the favela. It was due to the convivence with the guys, who smoked marijuana, I was 16. I got to be honest. I should be 15 to 16, it was a short time, I did it until I was 20 (laughs). Just out of fun, but it wasn’t for long. It was just to not be left out. Everyone snorted, smoked marijuana and I didn’t want to stay out and did what others did. I followed like sheep. But I wasn’t addicted, it was a short time. I don’t have this “I grew at the favelas, I was poor and had to struggle” history. I always had good living conditions, earned pocket money from my mother. We would spend our monthly allowance in five days, it was fast. There was a friend of her, Corina, who took care of me and my brother, we stayed in an apartment we had, and she cooked food for two days, our food was ready already. We lived alone. My sister lived with us, then she went to work in Ireland, with the Brazilian embassy. My mother always invited us to go to Spain. We didn’t want to go, we had money, we went out. All the guys would come tom y place, like 12, 14 people, sometimes even more. After running out of popper we were hungry, then we smoked marijuana, and after that, we would microwave all the food and eat everything, in two or three days and that was food for the month... Later we moved to Spain.
You moved under your mother's pressure?
I was always very rowdy. I was kicked out of two or three schools. There’s a funny story, my mother was here in Brazil, she came often for Christmas and stuff, and I was expelled from school. Then she took me and brought me with Corina, who was her friend to a boarding school at Taquara, but I had a mind so Machiavellian that when I entered the boarding school I was already planning to escape. She did it to scare me, actually. I remember that day because it was a trauma. Can I cry? (laughs). It scared me, but I didn’t stop
How it was your first time?
I got to tell you this one (laughs). I remember everything. I was 15 to 16. It was the time I discovered almost everything. Ther was a a street behind mine with some new guys, who I didn’t know and I started hanging with them. Because I had to go out of my neighborhood to be with my friends, so I wanted to go for a change. There was that Nêga Claudia, that was her nickname. She became interested, I was very skinny, and after a while she invited me to her place, I was nervous but I went. I showered before, and when I knocked at her apartment, a 2-meter black guy asked what I wanted. I asked: "Nêga Claudia's there?" (laughs). Seriously. Then the black guy said she was waiting for me in her room, I went totally shy and Nêga Claudia was already lying on the bed. I started making out, kissing her, with a condom in my pocket, but it didn’t leave the pocket. I brought it with me, but it stayed in the pocket. I was so nervous, so anxious - first time, right? I put the kid out, and when I realized, heeey! I was done after only two strokes. But she said it happens, it was normal. She knew it was my first time. The worst trauma of my life. I came home, took a shower and in the other day I caught an acute tonsillitis. She had it and passed it to me. I had it for years and years, but I'm already over it. To give you an idea, I fought Big Nog at Pride, and I still had Nêga Claudia’s acute tonsillitis. I don’t have tonsils. I had to remove them because of Nêga Claudia. The doctor looked at it and said he never saw such a bad throat. After that, I started to get the chicks at the neighborhood. I don’t know if I was that good. Actually I was (laughs).
You said you used marijuana. Are you for legalization?
I am for it. It’s not legal in the US, but it’s available at drugstores, there’s a license for it, people smoke at home. There are a lot of dealers in the streets. If they make it legal, that’s the best for everyone. Same thing with alcohol, see how many people are chemically dependent. You smoke if you want. Nobody forces you to smoke. It will be better because it will be legal. That would be good. I don’t smoke. I already smoked, but I can’t do it anymore, right? Because of doping issues. One day, who knows, but I do not smoke anymore.
If you were not a fighter, what would you be?
I have two options. Robbing armored cars or being a cop. Extremes. As a child, I always wanted to be a cop, I always liked to shoot. I do it today. In Russia now, after training I fired 250 shots. I always liked it. I do it alone, I don’t make a fuss out of it. But I worked with many things. I've worked as a stockiest, with constructions... In Spain, I wanted to make money to fight the World Championship (jiu-jitsu), do things my way. I never had a problem with working. What marked was that I wanted to return to Brazil to fight in the World Championship and worked in a factory that sealed magazines in the middle of the night. I took 20, 30 magazines, put in the machine. I worked all night to earn some bucks. My mother said that it wasn’t necessary. I worked with construction too, I went to an employment agency which arranged temporary jobs, and so on. I signed up at one one of those agencies in Spain, me and two friends, and they asked if we could drive the "bull", which is that forklift. There was a show that was going to happen in at Plaza del Toro, then we arrived six in the morning, and the guy sent us to carry the cargo inside. I remember I was touched me, I went up the business and at the time he was entering the square has a problem.others climbed the load had to be just a little and there was tumbled. I was so nervous I did not know what to do, but it was only back that he was normal, but could not drive any of that here. But the guys did not even see. I was six in the morning at six o'clock. But quickly got the hang of the business and the last time, had a structure of the stage, a trellis, was very large, had a canvas on the front. Everyone was looking and I make a way, she caught in the middle and left much to the sides, only I turned very quickly and the business began to turn, passed near the canvas and would tear it all, but I left on good. In Brazil I worked in the stock, I remember all right. The saleswomen asked the shoe and went there to get. To cut off the head, because he had long hair, I pick up a box and got up before, I went and opened the head.
On these trips all you've done, had some place that marked you more for being different, culture or be more difficult adjustment?
When I lived in Croatia it was very difficult. I have been to Russia, Argentina, which is a very different place. I went to Morocco once and is quite different, all Muslims, and different culture. Jordan had a question, the war is a very cold place. He also had a funny. I had a French girlfriend and she made a cruise in Egypt. We took the south of Egypt to Cairo, was a nice boat. All right, visiting the pyramids.There's a part you see the three pyramids, you can take pictures with the camels, but a heat of 50 degrees, you do not know how they stink. She wanted to get on the camel when he looked at me, I looked at him and felt that he told me not to go (laughs). She rose and then fell reeking of this camel business. We visited the pyramids, went out and went to the boat. But again, time to leave, we pass by the police, the guys looked at me, they began to speak in Arabic with me and I did not understand. They sent me into the room, they thought I was an Arab too. They began to search me, get my passport. To not let me leave the country was easy. I was about half an hour and it was a strain, I was afraid. I ask if I return there? Did not saw me.
If you were not you, who would like to be?
I like to be myself. I have this idea of being someone else, be that guy, have his stuff. I like Ayrton Senna, marked me much in childhood, always listening to the music of victory. He scored very well represented Brazil. I wanted to also be received in car firefighter and took place in Porto Alegre.But I have this thing of wanting to be the guy. I wanted to be the way I really am.
Harnessing that spoke of Ayrton Senna, you remember what you were doing at the time of the death of Senna?
I was asleep, I woke up and everyone was saying that he had died. horrible feeling, I did not believe. It took a while to see if it had even died. But he was asleep. I cried. Get emotional fast, eye documentaries him, music excites me even. He is the greatest of all. He Minotauro and Wanderlei Silva are my idols.
Remember where you were on September 11th?
I do not remember. I smoked marijuana, took such a beating, I do not remember (laughs).
In Gremio, who is the idol?
Look, I'm Grêmio. It was more than I am now. I'm 100%, like the Gremio General, but I'm not a guy to watch play, see it whole. Brazil in the World Cup watch. I do not have time to see all the time, go for it. I see more for friends who tell me. When he looked very, I had Jardel, who was headed goal.He was a tall man, was very goal. I remember him very much. I remember a scene that had a fight, never forget. Sentadinho was in the stands, gave a fight to about 100 meters. My father took my arm and put me in a corner. Galera beating him, bumping and he protected me with the body. I never forget.
You little about his father. How is your relationship with your father? He is alive?
He was separated from my mother too early, was about four to five years. He was never very present in our lives. My mother was always doing everything ran. I have a good relationship with my father, I have that relationship to connect all the time, but he'll be here in the fight now. Last time I came to promote the fight, I had lunch with him, he told some stories. He has another family in Porto Alegre, has two children. We have a close relationship, but if you have to talk, we talk. I've always lived with my mother, she was always worried. I have memories that led us straight to the barracks, it was military. My dad is cool rascal. not if he retired, he was in the reserve, took a 45 on the shoulder shot. He was on duty and a friend was shooting and shot him and through him. I remember once, I was about five years that we were in the cafeteria and I was crying. Then the head of my father, a fat man, came and asked if I wanted an ice cream. I said no and gave a Tapao in the face of the head of my father. I remember all right. After my mother beat me (laughs).My father did not beat me, took me only by ear and it hurt. My mother was f ... I hit with what he had, but I deserved it. She was wrong zero. When she was hitting me and my brother, I got back, she was beating my brother, and I screamed as if he had hit me. She beat with what had, quince stick, belt, everything.
All those times you took your mother, what was that you did the worst thing?
There are a lot. When I was expelled from school twice in a row, my mother was at school and asked to give me a second chance. The teacher gave a chance, my mother must have given one more to school too (laughs). But the chance lasted a week ... There will not give, beating. In São Paulo, in Lapa, lived in a large condominium, near a place that caught fire. We had our building and some houses.This factory, I saw at the same time, because it was the height of a hill. Then we'd take some iron plates and we descended, like tobogganing. The crowd put an old garment, but we, me and my brother, we were going with the new. My mother was angry because we came all torn, then the animal caught.
Remember what was the final event that made you be expelled from school?
I remember all right. I went to Spain, I always had this police business head. I bought a shackle and a gun replica. The handcuff was a toy, but locked it. Police returned Spain right? I went to the school and the playground called one kid on the football field, showed that brought Spain and cuffed. "Is arrested". I play and the arrested boy, half crying. I went back to the room and forgot it.He came the director in the room and said, "Fabricio comes." I knew what it was. They asked of the handcuff key. Then I remembered the guy. It was the last straw to expel cool, not to get another chance. I was expelled. I had a school next to the Vera Cruz, the Leopoldina, which were only the Trailer Trash. I was kind playboyzinho, and only were the maloqueiro there. It was f ... I was a time, I suffered after my mother took my. But I was very very messy.
His daughters are also messy?
Joana is the two years. It is quite messy. Julia is more good. The different culture, created in the United States. Joana is equal to me and Julia equals mother. She is excited about child together, want to play. I only say, do not hit the gurias. But do not take the reason for my mother. I had to be beaten, I was the devil. Made a m ... I spent two minutes and I was doing another. Crash had no problem, business was put punishment. Then he breaks me. I was grounded and sometimes opened the window, had nothing to do, had a wife, Noeli, wife of a drunken bar owner on the corner. She had to buy fruit to the bar. When would put me grounded, I was waiting in the window, the time she spent, threw vinegar on her head. They also had a rat on the wires that came down in the trees. Would put the carninha on the line, tied on a string, when he picked up, played ... The rat fell, but this worm does not die. Already fall and run away. Solomon had, I had a situation. But there when I was grounded, he had to pass in front of my house with the bike. When listening to his bike, run away already played ice, stack, which had ahead. He shouted: "I'll get you." And I answered: "It will take in your c ... son of a ...". But I was up there (laughs).
Out in hand with him?
It could not, it was smaller. I actually caught more than beat, that was real. Sometimes my brother defended me, but when it was too much, did not give and he only asked not to give too much. I bother much.
Had some famous that you did not expect you to meet and now had the chance to meet?And who was the guy you most impacted?
Yes of course. I'm good friends with Tom Cavalcanti is my buddy. I met him in Las Vegas, Roberto Carlos show. I met Roberto Carlos as well. With Tom maintain friendship to this day, we talk straight, I think it's in the fight. I have a relationship with the president of Chechnya, arrived in the country, went straight pro palace of the president, be treated with escort ... Same thing get in the United States and go to the White House. The Ronaldinho is our friend too, invited him to his house in Mexico while playing in Querétaro, barbequing, nice people.
Had some famous you intimidated?
Well remembered. I'm at the airport in Los Angeles and you have the VIP room and the vip vip room. I went to the VIP VIP. I do not want to stay in chinelagem (laughs). Then who entered was Al Pacino, I looked and said, "Can not be." I felt when people look at you, an idol. I was nervous, did not know if asking a photo, I called a friend to ask, but then who ordered the picture? Al Pacino asked the photo. Asked if it was UFC fighter, I was talking to him. It is good people. I was not champion yet, about three or four years. Had Mike Tyson too. I was in the UFC in Las Vegas and the UFC called me asking if I wanted to meet him. He said it was my fan, liked my fights. But Al Pacino was more. I was more in doubt was requested picture or not, and the guy asked. It does boxing, like fighting, his wife said he trains direct.
You like to watch what kind of movie?
I chain of movie taste. I angry. Alcatraz I saw several times. I've been in San Francisco visit, I entered the solitary is crazy ... The film comes to mind at the time. They made the film there, I heard the stories. Was pretty cool. Like chain of movie and action. When you have a chain of movie, since eye. What is the best movie?
Gladiator. Motivational too. Look at that movie before the fight is very good.
See show?
Only show I was seeing was "Prison Break." But I saw all. We had another viciadinho I was too, but I do not remember the name. Novel I also saw. Avenue Brazil was the last I saw all.
What misses most of the single time?
I was never party. I was more staying with friends in the square. That's what I miss the most.
And music, what do you hear?
I am horrible. I have some quirks. I like a song, I do not know who sings, plays. Then place to repeat several times. I put a slow music to run, people did not believe, but they are about 20, 30 minutes with the same music. Each with his madness. Gabriel like the Thinker, good people face. intelligent music.He does not repeat the music, no chorus. But to go on show will not much. One thing I like to see is The Voice, I see enough.
That's a VERY long interview, so I can't make a translation right now. I can do it later, or at least give a summary of the best parts. For now, I hope the google translation is understandable.
In the week of UFC 198 , it is natural that Fabricio Werdum , the organization's heavyweight champion and responsible for the main event of the event in Curitiba, against Stipe Miocic, has answered numerous questions about the fight against the American at Arena da Baixada. Often, the same usual questions. To escape those inevitable questions, Combate.com had a 45 minutes talk with "Vai Cavalo" on various subjects, except fighting. Among them, the unusual story of how Werdum lost his virginity with a woman known in his neighborhood as "Nêga Claudia"; his stance on the legalization of marijuana; and an unexpected encounter with Al Pacino that made the fighter freeze.
An Ayrton Senna’s fan, Rodrigo Minotauro and Wanderlei Silva, Fabricio Werdum told us that if he were not a fighter, he would "rob armored cars or be a cop", and admitted he was a difficult teenager, who achieved the feat of being banned twice from the same school.
“I went to Spain, I always had this police thing in my head”. I bought a handcuff and a gun replica. It was a toy handcuff, but it locked. I returned as a cop from Spain, right? I went to the school and during the break I called a kid at the football field, showed what I brought from Spain and handcuffed him. "You’re under arrest". I went to play and left the kid arrested, almost crying. I returned to the classroom and forgot about him. The principal came in the room and said, "Fabricio, come." I knew what was coming. They asked about the handcuff key. Then I remembered about the kid. That was the final straw for them to kick me out of school, without another chance - said Werdum, enjoying each story of his life.
COMBATE.COM: How it was the first time you got drunk?
Fabricio Werdum: I won’t remember the first time (laughs). Drunk for real, that I remember, I can not speak because it has to do with fighting, right? I was already old, I was 36, when I beat Fedor. It’s on Youtube, I was walking, stumbling, had to stop because I got leg cramps. That I remember. That was me drunk, if you were talking about drugs, I wouldn’t remember at all (laughs). I remember that before starting jiu-jitsu, I used to inhalate popper, we would get it at the favela. It was due to the convivence with the guys, who smoked marijuana, I was 16. I got to be honest. I should be 15 to 16, it was a short time, I did it until I was 20 (laughs). Just out of fun, but it wasn’t for long. It was just to not be left out. Everyone snorted, smoked marijuana and I didn’t want to stay out and did what others did. I followed like sheep. But I wasn’t addicted, it was a short time. I don’t have this “I grew at the favelas, I was poor and had to struggle” history. I always had good living conditions, earned pocket money from my mother. We would spend our monthly allowance in five days, it was fast. There was a friend of her, Corina, who took care of me and my brother, we stayed in an apartment we had, and she cooked food for two days, our food was ready already. We lived alone. My sister lived with us, then she went to work in Ireland, with the Brazilian embassy. My mother always invited us to go to Spain. We didn’t want to go, we had money, we went out. All the guys would come tom y place, like 12, 14 people, sometimes even more. After running out of popper we were hungry, then we smoked marijuana, and after that, we would microwave all the food and eat everything, in two or three days and that was food for the month... Later we moved to Spain.
You moved under your mother's pressure?
I was always very rowdy. I was kicked out of two or three schools. There’s a funny story, my mother was here in Brazil, she came often for Christmas and stuff, and I was expelled from school. Then she took me and brought me with Corina, who was her friend to a boarding school at Taquara, but I had a mind so Machiavellian that when I entered the boarding school I was already planning to escape. She did it to scare me, actually. I remember that day because it was a trauma. Can I cry? (laughs). It scared me, but I didn’t stop
How it was your first time?
I got to tell you this one (laughs). I remember everything. I was 15 to 16. It was the time I discovered almost everything. Ther was a a street behind mine with some new guys, who I didn’t know and I started hanging with them. Because I had to go out of my neighborhood to be with my friends, so I wanted to go for a change. There was that Nêga Claudia, that was her nickname. She became interested, I was very skinny, and after a while she invited me to her place, I was nervous but I went. I showered before, and when I knocked at her apartment, a 2-meter black guy asked what I wanted. I asked: "Nêga Claudia's there?" (laughs). Seriously. Then the black guy said she was waiting for me in her room, I went totally shy and Nêga Claudia was already lying on the bed. I started making out, kissing her, with a condom in my pocket, but it didn’t leave the pocket. I brought it with me, but it stayed in the pocket. I was so nervous, so anxious - first time, right? I put the kid out, and when I realized, heeey! I was done after only two strokes. But she said it happens, it was normal. She knew it was my first time. The worst trauma of my life. I came home, took a shower and in the other day I caught an acute tonsillitis. She had it and passed it to me. I had it for years and years, but I'm already over it. To give you an idea, I fought Big Nog at Pride, and I still had Nêga Claudia’s acute tonsillitis. I don’t have tonsils. I had to remove them because of Nêga Claudia. The doctor looked at it and said he never saw such a bad throat. After that, I started to get the chicks at the neighborhood. I don’t know if I was that good. Actually I was (laughs).
You said you used marijuana. Are you for legalization?
I am for it. It’s not legal in the US, but it’s available at drugstores, there’s a license for it, people smoke at home. There are a lot of dealers in the streets. If they make it legal, that’s the best for everyone. Same thing with alcohol, see how many people are chemically dependent. You smoke if you want. Nobody forces you to smoke. It will be better because it will be legal. That would be good. I don’t smoke. I already smoked, but I can’t do it anymore, right? Because of doping issues. One day, who knows, but I do not smoke anymore.
If you were not a fighter, what would you be?
I have two options. Robbing armored cars or being a cop. Extremes. As a child, I always wanted to be a cop, I always liked to shoot. I do it today. In Russia now, after training I fired 250 shots. I always liked it. I do it alone, I don’t make a fuss out of it. But I worked with many things. I've worked as a stockiest, with constructions... In Spain, I wanted to make money to fight the World Championship (jiu-jitsu), do things my way. I never had a problem with working. What marked was that I wanted to return to Brazil to fight in the World Championship and worked in a factory that sealed magazines in the middle of the night. I took 20, 30 magazines, put in the machine. I worked all night to earn some bucks. My mother said that it wasn’t necessary. I worked with construction too, I went to an employment agency which arranged temporary jobs, and so on. I signed up at one one of those agencies in Spain, me and two friends, and they asked if we could drive the "bull", which is that forklift. There was a show that was going to happen in at Plaza del Toro, then we arrived six in the morning, and the guy sent us to carry the cargo inside. I remember I was touched me, I went up the business and at the time he was entering the square has a problem.others climbed the load had to be just a little and there was tumbled. I was so nervous I did not know what to do, but it was only back that he was normal, but could not drive any of that here. But the guys did not even see. I was six in the morning at six o'clock. But quickly got the hang of the business and the last time, had a structure of the stage, a trellis, was very large, had a canvas on the front. Everyone was looking and I make a way, she caught in the middle and left much to the sides, only I turned very quickly and the business began to turn, passed near the canvas and would tear it all, but I left on good. In Brazil I worked in the stock, I remember all right. The saleswomen asked the shoe and went there to get. To cut off the head, because he had long hair, I pick up a box and got up before, I went and opened the head.
On these trips all you've done, had some place that marked you more for being different, culture or be more difficult adjustment?
When I lived in Croatia it was very difficult. I have been to Russia, Argentina, which is a very different place. I went to Morocco once and is quite different, all Muslims, and different culture. Jordan had a question, the war is a very cold place. He also had a funny. I had a French girlfriend and she made a cruise in Egypt. We took the south of Egypt to Cairo, was a nice boat. All right, visiting the pyramids.There's a part you see the three pyramids, you can take pictures with the camels, but a heat of 50 degrees, you do not know how they stink. She wanted to get on the camel when he looked at me, I looked at him and felt that he told me not to go (laughs). She rose and then fell reeking of this camel business. We visited the pyramids, went out and went to the boat. But again, time to leave, we pass by the police, the guys looked at me, they began to speak in Arabic with me and I did not understand. They sent me into the room, they thought I was an Arab too. They began to search me, get my passport. To not let me leave the country was easy. I was about half an hour and it was a strain, I was afraid. I ask if I return there? Did not saw me.
If you were not you, who would like to be?
I like to be myself. I have this idea of being someone else, be that guy, have his stuff. I like Ayrton Senna, marked me much in childhood, always listening to the music of victory. He scored very well represented Brazil. I wanted to also be received in car firefighter and took place in Porto Alegre.But I have this thing of wanting to be the guy. I wanted to be the way I really am.
Harnessing that spoke of Ayrton Senna, you remember what you were doing at the time of the death of Senna?
I was asleep, I woke up and everyone was saying that he had died. horrible feeling, I did not believe. It took a while to see if it had even died. But he was asleep. I cried. Get emotional fast, eye documentaries him, music excites me even. He is the greatest of all. He Minotauro and Wanderlei Silva are my idols.
Remember where you were on September 11th?
I do not remember. I smoked marijuana, took such a beating, I do not remember (laughs).
In Gremio, who is the idol?
Look, I'm Grêmio. It was more than I am now. I'm 100%, like the Gremio General, but I'm not a guy to watch play, see it whole. Brazil in the World Cup watch. I do not have time to see all the time, go for it. I see more for friends who tell me. When he looked very, I had Jardel, who was headed goal.He was a tall man, was very goal. I remember him very much. I remember a scene that had a fight, never forget. Sentadinho was in the stands, gave a fight to about 100 meters. My father took my arm and put me in a corner. Galera beating him, bumping and he protected me with the body. I never forget.
You little about his father. How is your relationship with your father? He is alive?
He was separated from my mother too early, was about four to five years. He was never very present in our lives. My mother was always doing everything ran. I have a good relationship with my father, I have that relationship to connect all the time, but he'll be here in the fight now. Last time I came to promote the fight, I had lunch with him, he told some stories. He has another family in Porto Alegre, has two children. We have a close relationship, but if you have to talk, we talk. I've always lived with my mother, she was always worried. I have memories that led us straight to the barracks, it was military. My dad is cool rascal. not if he retired, he was in the reserve, took a 45 on the shoulder shot. He was on duty and a friend was shooting and shot him and through him. I remember once, I was about five years that we were in the cafeteria and I was crying. Then the head of my father, a fat man, came and asked if I wanted an ice cream. I said no and gave a Tapao in the face of the head of my father. I remember all right. After my mother beat me (laughs).My father did not beat me, took me only by ear and it hurt. My mother was f ... I hit with what he had, but I deserved it. She was wrong zero. When she was hitting me and my brother, I got back, she was beating my brother, and I screamed as if he had hit me. She beat with what had, quince stick, belt, everything.
All those times you took your mother, what was that you did the worst thing?
There are a lot. When I was expelled from school twice in a row, my mother was at school and asked to give me a second chance. The teacher gave a chance, my mother must have given one more to school too (laughs). But the chance lasted a week ... There will not give, beating. In São Paulo, in Lapa, lived in a large condominium, near a place that caught fire. We had our building and some houses.This factory, I saw at the same time, because it was the height of a hill. Then we'd take some iron plates and we descended, like tobogganing. The crowd put an old garment, but we, me and my brother, we were going with the new. My mother was angry because we came all torn, then the animal caught.
Remember what was the final event that made you be expelled from school?
I remember all right. I went to Spain, I always had this police business head. I bought a shackle and a gun replica. The handcuff was a toy, but locked it. Police returned Spain right? I went to the school and the playground called one kid on the football field, showed that brought Spain and cuffed. "Is arrested". I play and the arrested boy, half crying. I went back to the room and forgot it.He came the director in the room and said, "Fabricio comes." I knew what it was. They asked of the handcuff key. Then I remembered the guy. It was the last straw to expel cool, not to get another chance. I was expelled. I had a school next to the Vera Cruz, the Leopoldina, which were only the Trailer Trash. I was kind playboyzinho, and only were the maloqueiro there. It was f ... I was a time, I suffered after my mother took my. But I was very very messy.
His daughters are also messy?
Joana is the two years. It is quite messy. Julia is more good. The different culture, created in the United States. Joana is equal to me and Julia equals mother. She is excited about child together, want to play. I only say, do not hit the gurias. But do not take the reason for my mother. I had to be beaten, I was the devil. Made a m ... I spent two minutes and I was doing another. Crash had no problem, business was put punishment. Then he breaks me. I was grounded and sometimes opened the window, had nothing to do, had a wife, Noeli, wife of a drunken bar owner on the corner. She had to buy fruit to the bar. When would put me grounded, I was waiting in the window, the time she spent, threw vinegar on her head. They also had a rat on the wires that came down in the trees. Would put the carninha on the line, tied on a string, when he picked up, played ... The rat fell, but this worm does not die. Already fall and run away. Solomon had, I had a situation. But there when I was grounded, he had to pass in front of my house with the bike. When listening to his bike, run away already played ice, stack, which had ahead. He shouted: "I'll get you." And I answered: "It will take in your c ... son of a ...". But I was up there (laughs).
Out in hand with him?
It could not, it was smaller. I actually caught more than beat, that was real. Sometimes my brother defended me, but when it was too much, did not give and he only asked not to give too much. I bother much.
Had some famous that you did not expect you to meet and now had the chance to meet?And who was the guy you most impacted?
Yes of course. I'm good friends with Tom Cavalcanti is my buddy. I met him in Las Vegas, Roberto Carlos show. I met Roberto Carlos as well. With Tom maintain friendship to this day, we talk straight, I think it's in the fight. I have a relationship with the president of Chechnya, arrived in the country, went straight pro palace of the president, be treated with escort ... Same thing get in the United States and go to the White House. The Ronaldinho is our friend too, invited him to his house in Mexico while playing in Querétaro, barbequing, nice people.
Had some famous you intimidated?
Well remembered. I'm at the airport in Los Angeles and you have the VIP room and the vip vip room. I went to the VIP VIP. I do not want to stay in chinelagem (laughs). Then who entered was Al Pacino, I looked and said, "Can not be." I felt when people look at you, an idol. I was nervous, did not know if asking a photo, I called a friend to ask, but then who ordered the picture? Al Pacino asked the photo. Asked if it was UFC fighter, I was talking to him. It is good people. I was not champion yet, about three or four years. Had Mike Tyson too. I was in the UFC in Las Vegas and the UFC called me asking if I wanted to meet him. He said it was my fan, liked my fights. But Al Pacino was more. I was more in doubt was requested picture or not, and the guy asked. It does boxing, like fighting, his wife said he trains direct.
You like to watch what kind of movie?
I chain of movie taste. I angry. Alcatraz I saw several times. I've been in San Francisco visit, I entered the solitary is crazy ... The film comes to mind at the time. They made the film there, I heard the stories. Was pretty cool. Like chain of movie and action. When you have a chain of movie, since eye. What is the best movie?
Gladiator. Motivational too. Look at that movie before the fight is very good.
See show?
Only show I was seeing was "Prison Break." But I saw all. We had another viciadinho I was too, but I do not remember the name. Novel I also saw. Avenue Brazil was the last I saw all.
What misses most of the single time?
I was never party. I was more staying with friends in the square. That's what I miss the most.
And music, what do you hear?
I am horrible. I have some quirks. I like a song, I do not know who sings, plays. Then place to repeat several times. I put a slow music to run, people did not believe, but they are about 20, 30 minutes with the same music. Each with his madness. Gabriel like the Thinker, good people face. intelligent music.He does not repeat the music, no chorus. But to go on show will not much. One thing I like to see is The Voice, I see enough.
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