Elias Cepeda
27 years on the mats
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- Training since first belt27 year(s) and 2 month(s)
- Member sinceAugust 20215 years on Beltchecker.com
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- 6 years, 26 days
Black belt Current belt
September 5, 2020Chicago, IL - Professor Mota promoted me at his academy, Mission MMA, on Carrol street in Chicago, IL
Promoted byRamiro Mota - 2 years, 4 months, 4 days
Brown belt
May 1, 2018Chicago, IL - Ramiro, who is Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros' first ever American black belt, visited my academy, Foundation Chicago, to promote me.
Promoted byRamiro Mota - 5 years, 4 months
Purple belt
January 1, 2013Same as last time, he had classes at Pow, 950 w washington in Chicago
Promoted byDino CosteasAround this time Costeas started listing me as a purple belt on his website at the time, I believe. Id continued competing but had focused on mma competition the prior three years.
- 7 years, 3 months
Blue belt
October 1, 2005Chicago, IL. At this point we were training out of a facility called Pow at 950 w washington
Promoted byDino CosteasHe didn't do stripes. Tossed me a blue after class.
- 6 years, 2 months
White belt
August 1, 1999Chicago, IL in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Archer, Avenue, near Loomis, at what was then called American Martial Arts, taught by Dino Costeas who was then a blue belt w Rickson Gracie
We didn't do stripes or certifications. I trained and competed for six years as a white belt and then Costeas tossed me a blue belt.
