When Smealinho Rama started his MMA training, he was a teenager who was a muscled 230 pounds and athletic and strong enough that he could dunk a basketball at 6-feet tall. So when he went to the gym for his training, his size helped to push him into the classes with the stronger and more experienced fighters. It was a blessing in disguise. “I was with the adults right away,” Rama told MMAjunkie. “I was like 16 years old, but I was around these experienced guys
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Fight Path: WSOF title hopeful Smealinho Rama influenced by Rutten, Silva – MMA Junkie