Brendan Schaub will be walking into unfamiliar territory when he challenges Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Not only will Schaub be standing in front a Brazilian crowd, but he will be facing a well-prepared and motivated opponent in Nogueira.
According to TATAME.com, Nogueira’s wrestling coach, Eric Albarracin, has been helping the Brazilian perfect his wrestling skills and has used a motivational picture to help push his intensity.
Teammates like UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, have had to force Nogueira to stop training.
“Go away, Digão. Somebody take him out of here”, Silva said during their last training session.
Nogueira will return to meet Schaub at UFC 134 after a long layoff of battling injuries. It will be his first bout in a year and a half since his loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 110.
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