Cordeiro (left) trains Shogun (right) in a fight at UFC Rio 1. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
When he emerged onto the world MMA scene, as one of the biggest promises of the Chute Boxe academy in Curitiba, Mauritius Shogun His great mentor was coach Rafael Cordeiro. Years later, with the former champion now experiencing a complicated moment in his career, Rafael and Shogun are about to renew their successful partnership and the leader of “Kings MMA” guarantees he has the recipe to bring back his pupil's best moments .
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“Maurício will move to California in mid-April. There are still some issues we need to resolve, he needs a car and a house, but that's it. He's coming here for his next training camp (for the fight against Rogério Minotouro). I've known him since he started training. I believe if you motivate him, he will be the best again. That's what I'm going to try to do, motivate him to bring the old Shogun back. He is only 33 years old and has a great future ahead of him. I will do my best and I will bring him (the former Shogun) back”, guaranteed Cordeiro, in an interview with the YouTube channel “The Cage with Bards”.
At 33, Mauritius Shogun has a professional record of 22 wins and ten losses. Former champion of the middleweight GP of the extinct PRIDE and former holder of the UFC light heavyweight belt, Shogun is currently experiencing the worst moment of his career, with two consecutive defeats, against Dan Henderson e Ovince St Preux, and five setbacks in his last seven fights. On August 1st, Shogun, who is one of the reality show's coaches The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4 will face Rogério Minotouro at UFC 190, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
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