Gracie Barra's Golden Boy: An interview with Lucas Valente

Forged from the same champion factory that produced the likes of Romulo Barral, Felipe Pena, et al, “Golden Boy” Lucas Valente is already counted among the elite at 24. He got silver at the 2019 IBJJF Worlds, then went on to win in 11 different tournaments. He is the world’s top ranked black belt w/ the highest number of submissions in the past year.
We go over his evolution in the sport, training w/ adult black belt competitors at 12, his mindset, goals, and long-term plans.