Milton Bastos is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller and a former freestyle wrestler, a sport Milton competed in extensively while in his native country of Brazil. During 2009 Bastos moved to the United States where he started more avidly pursuing a career in jiu jitsu, conquering important titles such as IBJJF World Championship (gi and no-gi). Milton Bastos is also the co-founder of Ares BJJ a well respected jiu jitsu association.