Coach Andre Dida Discusses Bruno Silva's Battle with Anxiety Issues in the UFC
Briefly

We were sure that Bruno was superior in all areas - under normal conditions he would not lose this fight. We studied his opponent and saw that he had already lost two fights with a calf kick and had already been knocked out in boxing, so we were very confident that muay thai and Blindado's experience would bring us victory. But we were surprised, once again, by the anxiety attack that affected our athlete.
Before joining the UFC in a fight he had in Lebanon. It was exactly the same. There is only one body standing in front of the opponent because Bruno was no longer there. When this happened in Lebanon, we started with a psychology and exposure protocol in training, doing training in public, and it worked really well.
After these three victories he fought Alex Pereira. He lost on points, but fought 15 minutes standing up with the current champion. Exactly. I remember that when the fight ended, I went to talk to Blindado in the locker room and as.
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