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Rafael dos Santos
Rafael dos Santos was born on March 15, 1995, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, growing up in the favelas where martial arts served as both passion and pathway to opportunity. Introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at age eight through a local community program, dos Santos quickly demonstrated natural talent and dedication that would shape his future career.
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Kazushi Sakuraba was born on July 14, 1969, in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Growing up in the rural northern region of Japan, Sakuraba was drawn to professional wrestling and combat sports from a young age. He trained in catch wrestling and amateur wrestling, developing a grappling foundation that would become the cornerstone of his fighting career. After competing in professional wrestling for the UWF and its successor organizations, Sakuraba transitioned to mixed martial arts in the late 1990s, entering a sport that was experiencing explosive growth in Japan.
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