Dana White: Duane Ludwig may be the best MMA striking coach

Recentelijk vochten Aldo en Mendez een legendarische titel gevecht tijdens UFC 179 in Brazilie. Vijf ronden lang gingen de knokkers voor de win. Dana White zat ringside en belde de vechters drie dagen later op om hun te vertellen hoe prachtig hij het vond dat hij getuige kon zijn van dit gruwelijk goede gevecht.

Dana White:
"I called Mendes and I called Aldo three days after the fight to tell them how honored I was to be able to sit in the seat I was sitting in and seeing that fight. It was two guys who don't want to move backwards and who won't break, and they just kept going at each other. Aldo won the war of attrition. He won that fight. A lot of people were talking about Mendes getting robbed. Mendes fought an awesome fight, but Aldo absolutely won that fight and I think it raised his stock."

"All the props in the world to Bang Ludwig, who might be the best striking coach in the business. Yes, he jumped into a camp full of studs, guys who were extremely talented, but they were wrestlers. What you saw at UFC 179 was a Chad Mendes who was checking Aldo's kicks, and I think landed more leg kicks than Aldo did in that fight. Mendes wanted that belt so goddamn bad, and they went toe to toe."

Dana is in ieder geval onder de indruk van Duane's coachings capaciteiten.

Leuk weetje, vorig jaar nog was Duane Ludwig nog hard aan het trainen tijdens een trainignskamp bij CSA in Helmond. Dit onder leiding van Marco van den Broek.