It’s been quite the turnaround for Antonio Paulo Branjao . When he meets Kyle Noblitt at LFA 21 on Friday, Branjao will get to not only be on his first international event – he’ll headline it, too. And, as someone who’s unwillingly spent the past two years sitting on the sidelines, the 29-year-old Team Nogueira fighter is aware of how big this is. “Brazil is going through a financial crisis, so there are few events,” Branjao told MMAjunkie ahead of the light heavyweight scrap, which airs on AXS TV from Branson Convention Center in Branson, Mo. “I had signed with a Chinese promotion, but that bout was canceled. “I’m not idle. I haven’t fought in two years, but I’ve been training during this time.
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