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Dave Mustaine and his Jiu-Jitsu instructor, Reginaldo Almeida

Dave Mustaine and his Jiu-Jitsu instructor, Reginaldo Almeida. Credit: Reproduction/Facebook

Dave Mustaine celebrates achieving his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Megadeth's lead singer trains Jiu-Jitsu at a gym in Tennessee.

At 59 years old and cured of cancer, Dave Mustaine is now celebrating having earned a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Megadeth 's frontman recently earned his belt, as shown on the Facebook page of the Gracie Barra academy in Tennessee. In a photo they shared, Mustaine poses alongside his instructor Reginaldo Almeida , a third-degree black belt.

According to Almeida, the vocalist and guitarist was a blue belt for two years. In Jiu-Jitsu, a fighter starts with a white belt and progresses through blue, purple, brown, and finally, there are various degrees of black belt.

See a video and photo of the moment below.

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