Dave Herman blev under helgens UFC 153 motbevisad i att Brasiliansk jiu-jitsu skulle vara värdelöst, då det var vad som besegrade honom under matchen mot Antonio ”Big Nog” Nogueira. Nu vill Nogueira ha mer och menar på att han inte alls har planer på att lägga handskarna på hyllan, utan han vill möta någon av de tio bästa i tungvikt.
Så här sade ”Big Nog” under presskonferensen efter galan:
Man, you [media] keep on saying that [I should walk away]. They’re trying to retire me. I can still fight. I feel amazing. I’m still hungry. I still feel like I can go and fight and throw some good things. Physically, I feel good. I know my arm broke, but I had good physical therapy, and I’ve been working [an extra] hour every day.
There will always be a special taste to [this win], obviously, because [I won it with] jiu-jitsu, a Brazilian martial art. I see many different guys out there saying it, but it’s a lie that jiu-jitsu doesn’t work. Now, all fighters who do not know jiu-jitsu are at a disadvantage. It was really [great] to get the submission, because I haven’t had a submission in MMA for some time. I was very happy to [earn the win] with the support of the Rio crowd.
I want to fight Top 10 guys. I can’t ask for the belt, because my buddy, Junior dos Santos, [is the champion. He’s kind of my brother, and I’m going to be helping him for the next two weeks for his fight against Cain [Velasquez]. But I want to fight against the best guys.
Nogueira kommer inte att sikta på bältet för tillfället, men nog finns det fler motståndare där ute som han inte skulle säga nej till. Som Pontus Tillberg skrev så kan kanske en match mot vinnaren av Roy Nelson vs. Shane Carwin vara aktuell.
