Marcus Vinicius Oliveira de Almeida, better known as Buchecha. Learn about the fighter’s wife in detail from this article.
Buchecha is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rodrigo Cavaca, who gave him the moniker Buchecha, which means cheek.
Almeida is a member of the Checkmat squad. Buchecha is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame and has won numerous world titles.
Who Is Buchecha Wife? Know His Wife
Buchecha is very secretive at the time of sharing personal information publicly and his wife’s names and other details are not yet revealed on the internet.
Almeida was born and raised in the city of Santos, in the state of Sao Paulo.
When Marcus was 14 years old, his sister began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, forcing him to accompany her to the gym. So their father Clayton could keep an eye on her.
Marcus and Clayton began training in jiu-jitsu after that, and both became black belts, with the latter winning the IBJJF Masters World Championship.
Details On Buchecha Children
Buchecha hasn’t shared any information about his children and their names are yet to be revealed on the internet.
Despite stating his intention to switch to mixed martial arts in 2015, Almeida signed a multi-year contract with ONE Championship four years later on July 30, 2020.
He has participated in the heavyweight division and has been training in mixed martial arts at the American Kickboxing Academy.
Due to a knee ailment, Almeida had to withdraw from an impending BJJ match with Fabricio Werdum in August 2020, delaying his MMA debut for ONE FC.
At ONE Championship, Almeida was set to make his MMA debut against Oumar Kane. On the 13th of January, 2021, Almeida was replaced on the card by Alain Ngalani, supposedly owing to an injury sustained in training.
Marcus was scheduled to make his MMA debut against Kang Ji-Won at ONE on TNT 1 after recovering from his injuries. Kang later pulled out of the fight for an unclear reason.
Meet Buchecha On Instagram
Buchecha is active on Instagram under the username @marcusbuchecha.
He has gained 446K followers and has posted 1,109 posts on Instagram to date.
The fighter is also active on Twitter under the username @MarcusBuchecha which he joined in October 2010.
He has gained 23.2K followers and has posted 2,208 tweets on Twitter so far.
Buchecha Net Worth 2022 Explored
Buchecha hasn’t shared any information about his net worth on the internet. His estimated net worth is about $17 million.
On September 24, 2021, Almeida was set to meet Thomas Narmo at ONE Championship: Revolution.
Name eventually resigned for unclear reasons, and Anderson “Braddock” Silva took his place. He won the fight with a north-south choke in the first round.
On December 3, 2021, Almeida fought Kang Ji Won in ONE Championship: Winter Warriors. In the first round, he won the fight by rear-naked choke.
On April 22, 2022, Almeida will meet Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane at ONE Championship: Reloaded.