Ariane da Silva had a actuality examine in her most up-to-date UFC look, and the eye-opening loss to Jasmine Jasudavicius prompted a change in coaching forward of her subsequent bout with Wang Cong within the preliminary portion of this weekend’s UFC 316 struggle card in Newark.
Da Silva instructed MMA Combating she determined to depart Florida for 3 weeks to dive all-in in wrestling coaching with Angel Cejudo in Arizona, working with the brother of former UFC champion Henry Cejudo to repair holes in her sport. Her schedule was “just about solely no-gi and wrestling,” sometimes coaching with Henry and Tracy Cortez.
“Final 12 months was a bit difficult,” da Silva mentioned. “I had a number of coaching companions in wrestling, however my coach opened a brand new gymnasium and our schedules weren’t working for the reason that Casey O’Neill struggle so we couldn’t prepare collectively, so I ended up not working with him. All I used to be doing was engaged on my wrestling throughout MMA coaching.
“I felt I simply didn’t let issues go within the Karine [Silva] struggle, I assumed it was one thing extra psychological than technical, however then we had the Jasmine struggle and I used to be like, ‘No, these will not be positions I don’t know. It’s not like I don’t know the way to defend a single or double leg. My physique didn’t react when it wanted, it didn’t do the correct method. It didn’t do what was essential to defend a takedown.’
The previous KSW flyweight champion felt the change was vital after having a three-fight successful streak snapped towards Karine Silva and Jasudavicius.
“We noticed that I wanted to coach,” da Silva mentioned. “Each athlete trains and learns a sure approach. How do I study? Repetition. I’ve to coach lots, I’ve to repeat so many occasions so my physique reacts the correct approach within the struggle. And that’s what we did now. We did a wrestling crash course with out realizing who we have been going to struggle.”
Da Silva anticipated to face Miranda Maverick subsequent. As an alternative, she’s going to tackle a Chinese language prospect who just lately rebounded from a surprising upset loss to Gabriella Fernandes with a choice victory towards Bruna Brasil.
“I imagine she would possibly even attempt to go for a grappling gameplan towards me as a result of that’s a flaw I’ve confirmed in my final fights, so I’ve to be ready for all the things,” da Silva mentioned. “I educated all of it and the toughest I may so my physique can react and have the right reply for regardless of the struggle asks me.”
Da Silva is assured regardless of having misplaced two in a row within the UFC, and expects the identical from Cong regardless that her hype has taken a success after shedding to Fernandes and going to a choice towards a pure strawweight.
“I imagine that each fighter is assured going right into a struggle no matter their state of affairs,” mentioned da Silva, who was victorious in six of 13 octagon appearances. “I can converse for myself. I’m coming off two losses and nonetheless really feel assured. I can’t have a look at her efficiency and marvel how her head will likely be. However I can analyze her technically, and imagine it’s going to be an excellent struggle as a result of we’re each strikers.”
“She’s very technical on the toes and doesn’t do something loopy,” she continued, “so I imagine this struggle will play out totally on the toes and it’s going to be a enjoyable one for followers to observe. It’s a chance for me to point out all my evolution in MMA, however greater than something to have enjoyable in there. I’m preventing a striker and I imagine I’ll be capable to go there and have enjoyable, show my method and all the things I do know, and all my placing arsenal.”
