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Hollywood star Dave Bautista recently shared some inspiring news via his social media. The former WWE star announced to the world that at 54 years of age, he had earned his brown belt. Bautista wrote a lengthy Instagram post, summing up his journey and thanking all those who helped him along the way. His coach Cesar Gracie also shared a clip on his social media, showing off his student’s latest achievement. However, this remarkable feat did not impress everyone.

In his Instagram post, Bautista thanked Cesar Gracie and the others at his gym for pushing him to his limits. He called the martial art a puzzle he could not solve, which made him all the more obsessed with it. ‘The Animal’ said he started training in 2010. He also mentioned how his work schedule came in the way of his BJJ training. The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star said he earned his purple belt in 2014 but then barely trained till 2021. He said he dedicated himself to the game again last fall and has now earned a brown belt. However, fans had a varied range of reactions to the news.

Fans react to Dave Bautista earning his BJJ brown belt

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ESPN MMA shared the news along with Cesar Gracie’s IG post about the same. The fans in the comment section had some interesting responses to the post. While some doubted how legit the brown belt was, others wanted to see some celebrity BJJ matches. As usual, some of them made MCU movie joes as well.

 

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Following are some of their reactions:

  • Drax gonna be in Dagestan next to learn wrestling
  • Its kinda cool seeing him achieve that especially watching him fight MMA hes come along way
  • That’s sick But I didn’t know he could grow hair. Respect.
  • Dont wanna hate on this, but this is why people dont take belts seriously. Man will get tapped by any colour belt when fighting a real fighter, or grappler.
  • Celebrity BJJ Tom Hardy vs Dave Bautista
  • Thanos about to rolled up now
  • Nicely done Dave not an easy thing to do
  • His jits is now so good he can hit you with wwe moves irl for a lol
  • Bautista Vs Hardy BJJ match at Summer Slam
  • Can’t wait until he puts an MCU villain in an armbar

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Bautista is one among the many actors who have chosen the path of Jiu-Jitsu. Last year, actor Tom Hardy surprised the world with his Jiu-Jitsu exploits by winning three Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in a month. His achievements led to people lauding his efforts.

What are your thoughts on Batista’s achievement? Given that he has tried a hand at MMA before, do you think he’ll venture into that arena again? Would you like to see him against other celebrity BJJ practitioners?

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