UFC light heavyweight fighter Volkan Oezdemir is receiving sweet recognition from Swiss chocolate artist Jorge Cardoso. Volkan Oezdemir recently posted on Instagram thanking Cardoso for creating what he calls an “incredible piece” in chocolate, and expressed his gratitude to the acclaimed chocolatier known as “the GOAT of chocolate.”
UFC athlete Volkan Oezdemir has his bust made in chocolate by Jorge Cardoso
Cardoso has become famous for his assets to turn chocolate into art. The Portuguese-born chocolatier works from Switzerland and has earned his reputation through years of competition at the highest level of pastry art. He won world artistic championships chocolate sculpture at the Culinary World Cup in both 2018 and 2022, both times representing Switzerland.
In addition to competitions, Cardoso received a lot of attention for creating life-size chocolate sculptures of notable figures, including football players Christiano Ronaldowhich weighed approximately 120 kilograms and stood 1.87 meters high, and tennis legend Roger Federer, another monumental sculpture measuring 1.85 meters that weighed over 100 kilograms and required approximately 250 hours of painstaking work.
The chocolate sculpture appears to be a celebration of Oezdemir’s recent victory and his comeback to the sport. Creating a bust of a fighter is a natural progression for Cardoso, who has proven his ability to capture likenesses in a variety of fields, from sporting icons to athletes in various disciplines. His technique involves careful sculpting, temperature management and an attention to detail that translates the human form into chocolate with striking accuracy.
For Oezdemir, having his image immortalized by one of the world’s best chocolate artists adds a new dimension to his comeback story.
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