Patricio Freire har tränat i isolation inför UFC 318

UFC-fjäderviktaren Patricio Freire har infört ett nytt koncept för sin träning. Inför hans uppkommande kamp mot Dan Ige nu till helgen, har Freire tränat i isolation. Det här för att undvika distraktioner, säger han.

Patricio Freire vill vara ensam under träningen

Patricio ”Pitbull” Freire (36-8) står redo att möta Dan ”50K” Ige (19-9) under helgens UFC-gala i New Orleans, Louisiana. Matchen blir den andra för Freire i organisationen, vilken han anslöt sig till tidigare i år efter att ha lämnat Bellator. Med en förlust i sin UFC-debut, vill Freire göra allt han kan för att garantera segern mot Ige. Bland annat har han testat ett nytt koncept för sitt träningsläger.

Inga distraktioner

I en intervju nyligen beskriver Patricio Freire hur han var mycket distraherad under sin träning inför sin förra match i oktogonen. Således har han nu valt att isolera sig under sitt träningsläger, berättar brasilianaren.

I was very distracted. I think the camp had some interferences from personal situations so I decided to isolate myself and leave it all for later. Kind of a pause from social life and problems, mainly. I can’t lose. That’s the reason. Anything that took my focus away, even for a few minutes, I decided to leave behind.

My oldest son comes here and visits me, and that’s because he already trains and behaves himself. The younger one, I meet him a few times during the week with his mother, but only for a few moments. When it’s time to train, rest, lunch, I’m isolated. I don’t have access to part of my family. The great motivation is not to lose the next fight.

I debuted in the UFC, an organization that we’ve aimed to be part of for many years, and there was a great expectation around that. Yair Rodriguez is not a random guy, he’s a top 5, he was an interim champion before and was going to fight Alexander Volkanovski again. It won’t be possible because he’s having surgery.

But anyway, that’s for myself. I didn’t like to debut with a loss. It sadly happened. What I can do now is look ahead and take my next step. My next step is this fight, and me doing what’s in my hands. To shield myself from information from outside the camp, let’s put it this way. Everything that gets to me is filtered.