Francisco Drinaldo
| Francisco Trinaldo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1978 Amarante, Piauí, Brazil |
| Other names | Massaranduba |
| Residence | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight (2006-present) Middleweight (2012) |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Submission Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
| Team |
Evolução Thai Constrictor Team |
| Trainer | Striking: André Dida Jiu-Jitsu: Sérgio Moraes |
| Rank | Black belt in Kickboxing Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Francisco Trinaldo (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku tɾiˈnawdu]; born August 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
Trinaldo began with an amateur career, compiling a record of 6-1 in mixed martial arts. He is also a Brazilian Kickboxing champion, and began kickboxing when he was 23 years old before transitioning into mixed martial arts. Trinaldo is an ex-training partner of Paulo Thiago and Rani Yahya.
He spends most of his training time at the Evolução Thai, where he received large levels of hype, causing Sherdog.com to list him in August 2010 as their top prospect in MMA.
Trinaldo is regarded as being hampered by financial issues that prevent his rise further in the sport. Coming from a disadvantaged background, Trinaldo struggles and has been quoted as saying "Sometimes I can’t train because I don’t have money to catch a bus and go to the academy."
His nickname came from the character of the Brazilian TV show Casseta & Planeta Urgente played by the Brazilian comedian Cláudio Manoel named Massaranduba, who had his same quarrelsome attitude.
Trinaldo's professional career began in the Fight Club Tournament promotion, where he won his opening bout via unanimous decision. This was followed by a TKO due to corner stoppage.
Trinaldo then fought twice more, securing a submission victory via arm-triangle choke and another victory via TKO due to punches and soccer kicks after 12 seconds.
Trinaldo's success continued when he joined Bitetti Combat in February 2010. Facing Luiz Firmino at Bitetti Combat 6, Trinaldo dominated, locking in a kneebar on his experienced opponent and forcing the tapout with ease.
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