A parent’s worst nightmare? Bellator’s Guilherme Viana chose MMA over law school | MMAjunkie
Bellator 135 represents the most significant fight ofGuilherme Viana’s career.
Why? Because it help him gain a clearer realization of whether his many sacrifices made to reach this point were worth it.
“I actually left law school to be a fighter,” Viana told MMAjunkie. “On my first try at making a living as a jiu-jitsu practitioner, I had to take a job as a state bureaucrat to pay the bills. Despite having money in my pocket, I was unhappy with that job. It wasn’t what I wanted out of life. My friends thought I was crazy because I voluntarily quit a good government job to resume my fight career after saving some money, and taking out a loan. Hopefully I’ll keep wining so I can pay that loan back. And during all those difficulties, I had to break up from my girlfriend, to pursue my career. So I’m single now...."
Bellator 135 represents the most significant fight ofGuilherme Viana’s career.
Why? Because it help him gain a clearer realization of whether his many sacrifices made to reach this point were worth it.
“I actually left law school to be a fighter,” Viana told MMAjunkie. “On my first try at making a living as a jiu-jitsu practitioner, I had to take a job as a state bureaucrat to pay the bills. Despite having money in my pocket, I was unhappy with that job. It wasn’t what I wanted out of life. My friends thought I was crazy because I voluntarily quit a good government job to resume my fight career after saving some money, and taking out a loan. Hopefully I’ll keep wining so I can pay that loan back. And during all those difficulties, I had to break up from my girlfriend, to pursue my career. So I’m single now...."
