The Rise Of An Apex Predator: Reliving Diogo Reis’ Dominant ONE Championship Run Ahead Of ONE Fight Night 43
Revisit the rise of "Baby Shark" on the global stage ahead of his next match on May 15 in Bangkok.
Any discussion of the world’s absolute best pound-for-pound grapplers is simply incomplete without one specific name. At just 24 years old, reigning ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Champion Diogo “Baby Shark” Reis has already assembled a body of work that demands ultimate respect across the highest levels of the sport. Reis returns to the global stage at ONE Fight Night 43: Tang vs.
Gasanov on Prime Video . The blockbuster spectacle broadcasts live in U. S.
primetime on Friday, May 15, from Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium, as the Brazilian sensation moves up to bantamweight to face Japanese rising star Yuki Takahashi . View this post on Instagram Hailing from Manaus, Brazil — one of the most storied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu hotbeds on the planet — Reis has built a resume that rivals athletes who have spent decades on the mats. Competing globally since his juvenile years, he has amassed multiple IBJJF World Titles and two ADCC World Championship crowns across a staggering 94-9 career record in both gi and no-gi competition.
That elite pedigree followed him directly to the world’s largest martial arts organization, where Reis made an immediate, undeniable impact. Just two victories into his ONE Championship run, the Brazilian already owns 26 pounds of undisputed gold. Before he begins his pursuit of a second World Title at bantamweight, here is a look back at every performance that built the legend of “Baby Shark.