hiː ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə bɹɐzˈɪl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ænd wˈʌn ðə wˈɜːld bɹæzˈɪliən dʒˈɪuːdʒˈɪtsuː tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪnðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt pˈɜːpəl bˈɛlt dᵻvˈɪʒən.
He then returned to Brazil in 1997 and won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the absolute purple belt division.