Junior dos Santos explains his reasons for splitting with his management team

UFC heavyweight number one contender, Junior dos Santos has today explained his reasons for splitting with his long term management team, saying they are people he will always listen to but ultimately he was looking for someone who would give his career a little more focus moving forward.

Speaking via Fighters Only Magazine, dos Santos said:

“The reason they aren’t my managers anymore is related to the fact I am looking to evolve, looking for more attention, understand? They always were great with me, they’re still my friends, are people I will always listen to. I like Jorge Guimaraes [Joinha] so much and so does Soares but it comes a time in which you’re not satisfied with some things and I found it better to go ahead with somebody who gave me a little more focus, that’s basically it.”

“Regarding my relationship with other [Tough Media] fighters, that’s the same. We are Team Nogueira and Black House is an academy to serve to Tough Media fighters, so I am not a member of Black House, I’m part of Team Nogueira where Rodrigo Minotauro, Rogerio Minotouro, Anderson Silva, everybody is, you see? So nothing has changed regarding my training.”

“Cigano” will likely challenge current champion, Cain Velasquez for the title before the end of the year in a fight many are tipping him to win and usher in a new era in the heavyweight division. I’m sure Soares had hoped to be a part of that but unfortunately for him it appears as if he won’t be.
By Michael Pepper.