Marco Canha
Marco Canha is the head instructor at Fight Zone London. An extraordinary grappler born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Marco is a direct product of the original Fightzone gym in Rio de Janeiro, having earned his black belt at that same gym from Fightzone owner/head coach and 9x World Champion Ricardo Vieira, one of the greatest competitors of the sport!
Marco started training Jiu Jitsu in 1994 when he was only 12 years old, his first coach was none other than former UFC middleweight champion, Murilo Bustamante, but at his gym Marco stayed for only a couple of months.
After a break, he decided to follow his sister’s friends advice and went to train with another former UFC fighter and ADCC champion Roberto Traven at the famous Strike gym, only a five minute walk from his house.
There Marco started enjoying BJJ and was encouraged by another coach, one of the most important people in his life, Muzio de Angelis, who made him believe in BJJ as a lifestyle, supporting him a lot during his development.
After spending a few months in the US Marco went back to Brazil and decided to move camps, moving to Fightzone in Copacabana, to train under Ricardo Vieira, who has one of the strongest competition teams in the world.
Marco Canha moved to London, England in 2010 becoming a top representative of the world famous Checkmat BJJ team (a worldwide affiliate of Fightzone), here he has developed one of the strongest BJJ teams in London while also helping develop Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in other parts of the country giving seminars all over the United Kingdom. Marco Canha’s success as a coach has been made evident through his students who have achieved prestigious medals in tournaments such as the World Championships, European BJJ Open, the No Gi European Championship, British Open amongst many more.
Marco Canha has also been featured on reputable websites such as Meerkatsu and BJJ Heroes.