LAS VEGAS, December 26 – It takes a legend to know a legend. So when Anderson Silva lost his UFC middleweight title to Chris Weidman in July, the first time he tasted defeat in 17 UFC fights, it’s no surprise that the man who knew best what the Brazilian icon was going through was one of his mentors and friends, Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira.“When you’re undefeated, everybody feels like you’re perfect, like you’re not human,” said Nogueira Thursday after the final press conference for the UFC 168 card headlined by the rematch between Silva and Weidman. “He had a bad day that day and he … Read the Full Article Here
Minotauro Believes in Silva
LAS VEGAS, December 26 – It takes a legend to know a legend. So when Anderson Silva lost his UFC middleweight title to Chris Weidman in July, the first time he tasted defeat in 17 UFC fights, it’s no surprise that the man who knew best what the Brazilian icon was going through was one of his mentors and friends, Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira.“When you’re undefeated, everybody feels like you’re perfect, like you’re not human,” said Nogueira Thursday after the final press conference for the UFC 168 card headlined by the rematch between Silva and Weidman. “He had a bad day that day and he … Read the Full Article Here