The fight this coming 24th at UFC 84 against Keith Jardine is not just the 41st of the fighter’s career. Wanderlei Silva, who etched his name in MMA history by dominating his weight group in Pride was always known as a great fighter, but coming off three losses in a row, this time he must win.
The mission to take place in Las Vegas will not be the easiest, as Jardine is coming off a win over precisely the last person to beat Wand, Chuck Liddell. GRACIEMAG.com, just as curious as everyone else, spoke with physical trainer Rafael Alejarra about how training is going.
“Preparations are being done in a seiour, rigid way with much care and emphasizing the muay thai part and sparring. We will only take a break the week of the fight, for now we are training hard every day. Some are critical of how Wand says he wants to put on a show, so let’s just say he has an incredible will to win this fight, is calm but has a lot of desire to fight Jardine,” said the instructor, who recently created the site www.mmaconditioning.net that provides photos, videos, pointers and articles about physical preperations for MMA.
