Coach guarantees 'Spider' is motivated: “I'm seeing the Anderson of the past”

Camões (left) is confident about Anderson’s (right) return. (Photo: Getty Images)

There are four days to return to the octagon, when he will face Derek Brunson at UFC 208, in Brooklyn (USA), this Saturday (11), Anderson Silva is 100% prepared for the duel. And the one who guarantees this is Rogério Camões, the Brazilian's coach. Optimistic, the X-Gym leader guarantees that the former middleweight champion is motivated for his next challenge, only worrying about 'doing what he likes'.

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"Against Daniel Cormier Anderson fought with 50% or 60%. If he fights 100%, he wins that fight. Anderson will be 100% in this fight. Forget about age, there is no injury, he trained and is motivated. And when the athlete is motivated, he wants to do it, and that is 80% of the way. There's no point in training but going to fight out of obligation, just to complete the stage. And there's more: what responsibility does Anderson have in this fight? None. There's no belt, there's no weight, he has to do what he likes, and that's fundamental. I see the Anderson of the past, that happy Anderson... That phase has passed when everything was exaggerated in his life, such as harassment, lack of time to take care of himself and his family, the sequence of defending his belt..." declared Camões, in an interview with the website “Portal do Vale Tudo”.

When the subject is Derek Brunson, his pupil's next opponent, Rogério believes that the style adopted by the American is favorable for Anderson, who will be able to put on a show in the Octagon.

"The Derek Brunson He's a guy who goes inside, is bold, has strength, and that's good for Anderson, who likes this type of opponent, he grows, he feels good, he keeps frustrating. So I believe that this opponent will give Anderson the opportunity to put on a show.”

When asked about Spider's long downtime, he hasn't fought since July 2016, when he was defeated by Daniel Cormier at UFC 200, Camões states that the lack of rhythm will not be a problem for the Brazilian, who did not stop training even during the period he was in China, where he filmed a role in a film.

“Despite him being in China, we spoke two or three times a week. He was training. Anderson doesn't stand still, there's no point. Or he's training muay thai, or boxing, or anything else that gets him moving. Jacaré does the same thing, when he's not in camp, he puts on his kimono and goes around the gym doing his jiu-jitsu. Because they are so active, they are always ready. We train in the camp the strategy for each fight, which strength will prevail, where he needs to be strengthened... The rest is all in memory”, concluded the physical trainer.

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