The prominent Hollywood actor and former wrestler Dave Bautista took to his social media handle to proudly announce the news of his earning a brown belt in BJJ. He was awarded the belt at Cesar’s Jiu Jitsu Gym by other senior belt practitioners Matheus Andre, Josh Raff, and Jason Manly.
Bautista earned his purple belt in 2021, after which he had to work on Vol. 3 of his famous Marvel movie series “Guardians of The Galaxy“. The latest film in the trilogy has been released and he has bid his adieu to Marvel for good. So he now has ample time to work on his belt.
Actor Dave Bautista has been putting in the work in BJJ 👏
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Bautista has acquired some great skills throughout his several professional careers. He took part in various WWE fights from 2002 to 2019. During this period the wrestler has successfully and gloriously defeated some of the biggest names in WWE. He has held the WWE heavyweight championship four times, along with other championships.
Bautista has not disappointed anyone in his acting career either. The actor has also played a dynamic role in Guardians of The Galaxy as ‘Drax the Destroyer‘. Bautista has also starred in numerous other hit movies and television series since 2006.
What did Dave Bautista have to say about his belt?
Bautista has been training at Cesar’s Jiu-Jitsu gym since as far back as 2010. And he has earned his brown belt, one of the highest-ranking belts in BJJ. Hence, the former WWE world heavyweight champion showed his sincere gratitude towards the organization.
“Very proud to be posting this. I started training BJJ with @cesargraciebjj @graciefighterph in 2010 and even though I got my A** handed to me by everyone at the academy, I immediately fell in love. It’s a puzzle I’ll never solve and if you know me, you know I get obsessed with things I can’t figure out.”
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The Hollywood sensation also further expressed how challenging the journey has been pertaining to his work schedules. His commitments to Marvel and the Guardians of The Galaxy since 2014 have kept him busy.
“It’s been a challenging process with my work schedule, in fact, I barely trained from 2014 when I got my purple belt to 2021. Last fall I dedicated myself to progressing and this week it finally happened.”
Cesar’s Gym has a reputation for training some of the best faces in the industry. The ‘Diaz brothers’ Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz have trained at the institute. Along with them, the institute has also trained Jake Sheilds since 2010.
