Rafael Cordeiro, the head coach of former PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva, has been speaking about where the Brazilian’s career goes from here after suffering yet another knockout loss inside the octagon, and rather than be down beat about the future he feels there’s even gold to be won.Speaking to Tatame Magazine, Cordeiro said:
“Nobody said it directly to Wanderlei, that he won’t fight anymore. Wanderlei is in Brazil now, he’ll return to the United States this week, and he’s coming to train here. He wants to fight again. He trained his whole life and suffered many injuries as any other athlete, but they’re all healed. He’s with a good body, stronger than ever. He’s Wanderlei, he’ll never give up. That’s the main thing about him. And there’s no reasons for him to do that. He’s reached what every athlete wants to. I’m not saying this as his coach, I’m saying this as a guy who watched him growing in the sport. He has the potential to become champion again, it’s all about timing.”
Wanderlei is on a dismal run of results since heading back to the octagon a few years ago with the only bright spots being a first round TKO win over Keith Jardine and a unanimous decision win over Michael Bisping. Can “The Axe Murderer” really rise from the ashes to compete at the top level once again?
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