D. Ludwig (photo) during training at Team Alpha Male. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
After a year and a half as coach of Team Alpha Male and impressive results at the helm of the team located in Sacramento (USA), Duane “Bang” Ludwig will follow his path separately from the team that elevated him to the status of one of the most successful coaches in the world. current affairs in MMA – a fait accompli in the 2013 edition of the “World MMA Awards”, the “Oscar of MMA”, in which Duane ended up being awarded “Coach of the Year”. In an interview with the website “MMA Junkie”, Ludwig revealed that the relationship with Alpha Male is about to come to an end and that his plans are to found his own team.
“I've been working for other people since I was 15, and it's just time for me to do my own thing, man. I gave Sacramento a year and a half of my life training fighters. If I lost this job, I would no longer have any income. There is no residual income here and I am at the point in my life where I have to set up a residual business for myself”, pondered “Bang”.
The way in which the termination with Alpha Male happened, however, displeased Ludwig, who regretted his stance. Urijah faber – main representative of the athletes. “It shouldn't be like this. I'm not going to leave anyone's fight preparation. So he (Faber) made a press release before I knew about it. I didn't understand, what the hell is this?”, he commented, mentioning the fact that the academy had already released a note informing him of his departure and looking for a new coach immediately after the first conversations on the subject.
Even with the decision announced and the strained relationship with some members of the team, Duane Ludwig continues to lead Team Alpha Male until May 24th, when he ends his commitments with the gym and will finally continue with his plans to found his own team. in his home state of Colorado, about 1800 km from Sacramento.
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