Phillipe Nover, who will face Efrain Escudero in the lightweight finals of "The Ultimate Fighter 8," was awarded his black black in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on Saturday.
Nover, who was promoted by Alexandre "Soca" Freitas, commented on and posted a video of the promotion on his blog.
"It has been a long journey and I have finally arrived," Nover wrote. "I've been training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for over 8 years. To me, obtaining a black belt brings the art to full circle. I will continue to train just as hard as I have been and will strive to the top. Thank you to all my training partners and teachers, especially 'Soca' for believing in me! I only hope to make you all proud next week and bring home victory! I will keep this fire in me burning. My time is now!"
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