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ESPN app. There are no hard feelings between ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight
queen Amanda
Nunes and her former team. At UFC 269, two-division champ Amanda
Nunes fell short to Julianna
Pena and lost her 135-pound strap, suffering her first defeat
since 2014 and ending an incredible 12-fight win streak. Since
then, she announced her decision to leave her longtime camp of
American Top Team, revealing details at the press conference of
the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Nunes plans on
opening her own camp, where she will bring former ATT coaches with
her for a more individual-focused team. Sherdog spoke this week
with Nunes’ former head coach, “Conan” Marcus
Silveira, who opened up with his side of the story.
“There was no disagreement,” Silveira revealed. “After the fight,
Amanda had a friendly and adult conversation with us where she
revealed her desire to open her own space and follow her path
alone. I wished good luck and good choices.”
“Conan” made sure to clarify that in the seven years he trained
her, she maintained a separate schedule from most of the other
fighters in the camp. He also made certain to note she never
suffered any pressure to fight hurt or in poor shape. Nunes
previously explained that injuries to both of her knees led to
a poor performance against Pena.
“I was the one in charge of her training,” “Conan” remarked. “I
would never pressure her to fight without being in her best
conditions. What already happened was the opposite. Once, she was
not in her best shape and, even being already the champion, we
decided to postpone the fight. Pressure of any of our fighters to
fight injured is something that would never happen here in
ATT.”
Silveira also talked about the former ATT trainers that will help
Amanda for the 30th season of TUF, which will feature a rematch
between Nunes and Pena later on this year.
“Kami
Barzini was already cut from ATT a long time ago,” the ATT head
stated. “After that, he even worked [with the] Blackzilians.
Concerning Roger Krahl,
he has an ATT branch, but he [doesn’t] work with our professional
team.”
The possibility of being in the corner of high-profile free agent
Kayla
Harrison against Nunes, if one day the Professional Fighters League champ joins the
UFC, was also addressed by ATT coach.
“Actually Kayla’s head coach is Mike
Brown, but I can answer you that no doubt it’s a real
possibility. Even when she was in ATT, we know that it could
happen, but now of course it’s more possible; after all we are
professionals,” concluded Silveira.
