Issue 101
May 2013
Fighters Only pits its first husband and wife against one another. Step forward UFC vet Jorge Gurgel and ex-Bellator champ wife Zoila in FO’s three-round, 15-question face-off.
Round 1: Around the Octagon
What age did you start training?
Jorge: “At 15.”
Zoila: “I think about 23.”
How quick was your fastest knockout?
Jorge: “I’ve never had a knockout.”
Zoila: “Two minutes.”
Favorite move to end a fight?
Jorge: “Conditioning.”
Zoila: “High kick.”
Favorite part of training camp?
Jorge: “Everything. That’s why my coaches call me the backwards fighter.”
Zoila: “The tapering down right before the fight starts. The end.”
‘Fight of the Night’ or early finish?
Jorge: “Early finish. ‘Fight of the Night’ means two people both got beat up.”
Zoila: “Early finish.”
VERDICT: 10-10 – Neck and neck, this couple is inseparable
Round 2: Personal life
Favorite luxury item?
Jorge: “My Gibson Les Paul. It’s the same guitar Slash from Guns ‘n’ Roses plays.”
Zoila: “My wedding ring.”
What’s your favorite meal?
Jorge: “Me and my wife are sushi aficionados.”
Zoila: “That would be a cheat meal, and that would be pizza (laughs). Any pizza.”
Skimmed milk or ice-cold beer?
Jorge: “I don’t drink dairy or alcohol. My favorite is zero-calorie Powerade.”
Zoila: “I don’t even drink beer so I guess the milk. I don’t drink alcohol.”
Trip to the theater or a monster truck rally
Jorge: “I grew up with my mom taking me to the theater. Definitely that.”
Zoila: “Trip to the theater.”
Who is your ideal woman/man?
Jorge: “My wife. I can honestly say I married my ideal woman.”
Zoila: “My husband (laughs). Which is why I’m with him.”
VERDICT: 10-9 ZOILA – Jorge’s Powerade obsession means the missus sneaks it
Round 3: Have you ever…
…stolen anything from a hotel?
Jorge: “No. But one of my coaches stole a very nice Manadalay Bay bath robe.”
Zoila: “Yes, the shampoo and conditioner.”
…dropped food on the floor but eaten it anyway?
Jorge: “I’m from Brazil. In the US it’s the three- second rule, in Brazil it’s 30 minutes.”
Zoila: “Of course.”
…killed your dinner?
Jorge: “Hundreds of times. Growing up I used to spend half my year on a farm.”
Zoila: “No.”
…ridden an animal?
Jorge: “Yeah, I used to enter horse races. My uncle had a lot of purebreds.”
Zoila: “A horse, but it was a long time ago.”
…considered taking a bullet for someone?
Jorge: “Absolutely: for my wife, my mother, my younger brother.”
Zoila: “Yes.”
VERDICT: 10-10 – Another even round, though the horse racing gets credit
