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Gisele Bundchen, a Brazilian supermodel, and wife of one of the greatest NFL athletes ever, Tom Brady once honed her MMA skills with a former UFC fighter back in 2016.

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Tom Brady is inarguably one of the best quarterbacks the world has ever seen. The former Patriots athlete has achieved the stats of G.O.A.T in the game. However, apart from American football. Brady has a fascination for other sports, including MMA, provided that he invested in the UFC a few years back.

Interestingly, it is not only Brady, even his better half Bundchen is a fan of MMA. In 2016, she was spotted training with a former UFC fighter, Tateki “Tech” Matsuda. Matsuda competed in two UFC bouts but lost both of them and later departed from the promotion in 2015. He has a 13-8 professional record under his name.

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Apparently, the former UFC fighter gifted Brady’s wife custom-made gloves for her boxing training. He also posted about it on his Instagram account.“Because my queen represents the best of Brazil, Japan 🇯🇵 made and gave the highest quality with Brazilian flag design on customized boxing gloves to @gisele Thanks @winningjapan for the best gloves. I think my queen loves Xmas gift from me,” Matsuda wrote in the caption.

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Later, the Brazilian supermodel appreciated Matsuda’s gesture. She uploaded a clip of their training session and thanked the former UFC fighter in the caption. Thank you @tech8mma for my new Brazilian gloves! I needed the motivation today,” Bundchen wrote. 

It is also interesting to note that 2016 was one of the best years of Brady’s career. As even though he was banned for four games, he won multiple titles during the season.

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Tom Brady once competed in a sumo fight

In 2017, the NFL legend went on a promotional tour in Asia for a renowned sports brand Under Armour. It was then that the former Patriots star encountered some sumo wrestlers.

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At first, Brady just watched the giant wrestlers clash against each other inside the ring with an awed face. Later, he himself removed his t-shirt and went into the ring to wrestle a sumo giant.

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However, despite being  6’4 and 225 pounds, he couldn’t even move the sumo wrestlers. Nevertheless, the NFL star enjoyed his time sharing the ring with them.

What are your thoughts on Brady sumo wrestling? What do you guys think about Brady’s wife training with a former UFC fighter? Let us know in the comments section below.

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