{"id":199569,"date":"2016-07-25T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T21:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=199569"},"modified":"2016-07-25T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T21:38:08","slug":"stunning-bjj-world-champion-michelle-nicolini-looking-to-make-her-name-in-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michelle-nicolini\/stunning-bjj-world-champion-michelle-nicolini-looking-to-make-her-name-in-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning BJJ world champion Michelle Nicolini looking to make her name in MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/female-bjj-champs-take-issue-with-rousey-statements-talk-is-cheap-when-you-dont-show-up\/\">Michelle Nicolini<\/a> has established herself as one of the most decorated female Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the history of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the eight-time world champion and member of the BJJ Hall of Fame is looking to put her stamp down in the world of mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just moved to Singapore to train full-time at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-rafael-dos-anjos-looking-like-savage-training-bout-eddie-alvarez\/\">Evolve MMA<\/a> and I already signed with ONE Championship,\u201d said Nicolini to <a href=\"https:\/\/sg.sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/mma-insider\/eight-time-bjj-world-champion-michelle-nicolini-040753370.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Sports<\/a>. \u201cI am super excited to have my first fight, and I think we really have the best team at Evolve MMA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe instructors are always there to patiently help and teach me. 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