Andre Fialho

BIOGRAPHY

Andre Fialho is a professional Mixed Martial Arts athlete and entrepreneur. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Middleweight division. Born on October 2, 1990 in Portugal, Fialho grew up with an affinity for sports, particularly soccer and martial arts. At age 13 he began training Muay Thai and by 19 he was already fighting professionally as a kickboxer.

In 2012, Andre made his transition to MMA when he joined Team Nogueira-DF Fight Centre in Brazil’s capital city of Brasilia where he trained along some of the best fighters in the world such as Anderson Silva and Rafael Dos Anjos. His professional career took off quickly when he won his first three fights via decision or submission before securing a knockout victory over Marcio Souza at Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste 3 (CFO 3).

The following year was even more successful for Andre; not only did he win seven consecutive fights but also established himself as one of Brazil’s top middleweights by capturing two regional titles – one from Top Fighters League & Cage FX Champioship – en route to becoming CFO 3 Champion at Middleweight Division .
In 2016, after signing to fight under UFC 77 card against Anthonio dos Santos Jr., Andre earned himself “Performance Of The Night” award due to his spectacular TKO victory over his opponent which went on to end only 14 seconds into round 1. Since then Fialho competed six times with UFC rising through ranks all while never tasting defeat inside octagon – winning four times via decision and twice via submission; consequently earning him “Rising Star Of The Year” accolade awarded by 2019 World MMA Awards ceremony held at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort.

Outside cage Andre is equally impressive having founded Believe Athletic Performance Training center located just outside São Paulo City where aspiring athletes can learn from him how to be better fighter both physically & mentally using unique combination of sport science & performance psychology methods developed by himself alongside Eric Caparros who acts as head coach for believe academy athletes team named “Fighters Believe – MMA” . His entrepreneurial spirit does not simply stop there however; since 2017 Fialho has been actively engaging with fans all around globe through series of seminars discussing importance behind proper nutrition and dieting habits tailored specifically towards combat sports enthusiasts titled “Nutrition For Combat Sports: A Guide To Be More Efficient In Your Training” tour which had visited five different countries so far being USA , UK , Germany , Canada & Japan