When MMA became popularized .
After BJJ having such success against Luta Livre practitioners in the more popular MMA fights , more Luta Livre practitioners left their original camps and went instead to the Jiu - Jitsu camps hoping for success in a fighting career .
When MMA became popularized and after BJJ having such success against Luta Livre practitioners in the more popular MMA fights , more Luta Livre practitioners left their original camps and went instead to the Jiu - Jitsu camps hoping for success in a fighting career .