Four years ago, a 15-year-old favela kid walked through the doors at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ’s Rio de Janeiro gym. He was addicted to crack. He also wanted to learn jiu-jitsu. A couple weeks ago, that teenager was teaching a class at the gym, Nogueira told MMA Junkie. A purple belt and a professional fighter, he was making money and hoping to follow in the foosteps of the gym’s owner. “It changed his life,” said the UFC Hall of Famer
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