At just 21 years old, undefeated Brazilian bantamweight prospect Thomas Almeida has his sights set on a UFC bid. And with five years of combat-sports experience already under his belt, “Thominhas” looks well on his way. “I started training muay Thai only at 13 years old,” Almeida told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in his native Portuguese. “Around 16, I started competing, and I haven’t stopped since. “I’ve often competed in tournaments, since that’s so common in muay Thai. I would fight two or three times in one evening. I’ve been doing that since I was 16
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Brazilian Beat: Undefeated Thomas Almeida seeks to be Chute Boxe’s next UFC rep – MMA Junkie