Aldo, Feijão, Rizzo and Glover at Refinaria de Manguinhos oil refinery / Photo: Rodrigo Esposito
At 2pm this Thursday, August 18, an MMA training center will be inaugurated at the Usina de Cidadania goodwill project in Rio de Janeiro. Anyone in the area who’d like to rub elbows with the likes of Pedro Rizzo, Glover Teixeira, Rafael Feijão, and UFC champion José Aldo Junior can check out the opening ceremony at Avenida Brasil 3141, in Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro.
The event is also meant to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Usina da Cidadania, a charity organization sponsored by Refinaria de Manguinhos oil refinery, involved with the social development of 500 children and adults from 30 communities in the neighborhoods of Manguinhos, Benfica, São Cristovão, Bonsucesso, Caju and Maré.
Besides the aforementioned fight stars, Anderson Silva, Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, Maurício “Shogun” Rua and Maro Ruas are also likely to attend.
