Fabiano Scherner, MMA fighter out of Team Quest, has taken on such big name fighters such as Roy Nelson, Gilbert Yvel, Gabriel Gonzaga, and Brandon Vera compiling a professional MMA record of 8-8 in venues like the UFC, IFL, Sportfight, Cage Rage, Hook N Shoot, and many more. You could say "Pege-Leve", who was born in Brazil in 1972, has been around the block.

But that's not even the half of it. "Big Fab" is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and has won numerous titles on the mat and in BJJ tournaments, earning him the bragging rights that go along with the belt that hold up his Gi pants. Scherner is a six time BJJ World Champion but he hadn't stepped onto a competition mat for a long-time, since 2002. But that all changed recently when he drove to California and took home Two Gold Medals & One Bronze in both the United States Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Federation National Championships (USBJJF) & the Abu Dhabi Try-outs. A few days after the competions, Scherner spoke to NWFS from inside Team Quest about his matches and on how happy he was with his success after such a long lay-off in BJJ competition. He talked about how he takes pride in his partnership with Team Quest and he credits his learning take-downs there in helping him win the number one spots and the gold.

Many thanks to Fabiano for taking the time to speak with NW Fightscene. He isn't resting on his laurels with his recent BJJ success, as he is now training for the No-Gi Worlds happening November 5 in Long Beach CA, and for which NWFS wishes him the best of luck. For more info on Fabiano and Team Quest, visitteamquestmma.net.