I was going to make a CM Punk joke here, but I’d like to think that we, the fine folks at MMAjunkie, are above so blatantly reaching for the low-hanging fruit. OK, so maybe not. But, in any case, we trust that someone will take care of that in the comment section. So let’s just focus on how cool it is that Hollywood star Chris Pratt took some time from his schedule promoting “Avengers: Infinity War” in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to do some training with the Nogueira brothers. Pratt, who declares himself a “massive” MMA fan, posted a video on Instagram demonstrating some wrestling moves on former UFC and PRIDE champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira , a.k.a “Big Nog,” and praised him and fellow PRIDE vet and UFC light heavyweight fighter Antonio Rogerio Nogueira as “absolute legends.” If you know me you know I’m a massive fan of MMA (mixed martial arts) I consider JiuJitsu, karate, tae kwon do, judo and wrestling to be just as much an art form as acting is a job (which is to say sometimes it doesn’t feel like it is.) Regardless it’s a discipline which requires intense training, dedication and sacrifice.
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