Here is an interview that BloodyElbow.com did with Gustavo Falciroli
Gustavo Falciroli is an unusual name for an Australian but the Brazilian born fighter has been living, training and teaching there since 2007 and is on the verge of being awarded citizenship.
His professional fighting career began in Perth five years ago and since then Falciroli has gone on to establish himself as the number one bantamweight in the country by winning the Cage Fighting Championships 135 lbs title.
He has also represented his adopted country on the international stage, fighting for the Shooto organization in Japan on a number of occasions and even challenging unsuccessfully for their bantamweight belt, dropping a decision to Taiki Tsuchiya.
He got introduced to BJJ in 1996 by a friend who would go on to become one of his students after he was awarded his black belt by Roberto Tozi and Roberto Godoi in 2003. In 16 fights Falciroli has never been stopped and his only losses have been decisions, including a fight with UFC bound lightweight Bernardo Magalhaes which one of the judges felt he had done enough to draw.
On 11th February he will get a chance to represent Australia at ONE Fighting Championships ‘Battle of Heroes’ at the BritAma Arena in Jakarta after successfully defending his title against American Nick Honstein at CFC 19, in a fight which was effectively an eliminator for a shot at Asia’s biggest MMA organization.
He will be the first Australian to ever fight for ONE FC, a surprising accomplishment for a fighter who was born and raised in Brazil,
"I was born in Indaiatuba but I came to Australia in March 2007 to teach BJJ. In two months time I will receive my Australian citizenship, I have been representing Australia ever since my MMA career began but I am looking forward to making it official!"
Falciroli is a second degree BJJ black belt who always fights in a pair of tights in order to give himself more traction for his trademark body triangles. He has made the transition from BJJ to MMA seamlessly and his submission skills are deadly and have enabled him to dominate some tough opponents,
Link to full interview http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/1/30/2756579/australian-submission-wizard-gustavo-faliciroli-talks-one-fighting
