The story when Big Nog saved Anderson Silva's career

[Kung Fu bb]

I´m not sure how many of you guys know this, so I thought I´d share this story when Big Nog saved Silva's career.
http://sportv.globo.com/site/combat...-irmaos-nogueira-salvaram-minha-carreira.html

Silva said:
"We always fought in rival team (chute boxe and brazilian top team) , but I had a lot of respect and admiration for both the Nogueira brothers. Because of Pride, we used to meet in Japan and I always rooted for them. At a certain point in my life, they ended up helping me tremendously without even knowing me that well."
"I had just left my team Chute Boxe because of "politics" and I wasn´t happy. The team said they "had to choose" between me and another guy, and they chose the other guy. But Rodrigo (Big Nog) stood by me. His contract with Pride was about to end, and when he went to talk to the president, they said he had to choose between "renewing his contract or putting Silva to fight". And Big Nog chose me. I was about to give up fighting and the Nogueira brothers said they would help me. Only after that things started to work out well for me."

Big Nog gives a little more details in another interview:
http://sportv.globo.com/site/combat...-spider-quis-largar-luta-e-abrir-negocio.html

Big Nog said:
"There was a moment when Silva had lost all motivation. So one day I got this call from my cousin "Hey, Rodrigo, that fighter Anderson Silva, showed up here in our gym asking for a job giving bjj classes replacing the bjj instructor who left." And I thought "Anderson Silva wants to teach bjj at a regular gym?" So I talked to my brother and my cousin and we decided I should go talk to Silva and help him come back to fighting. So I canceled all my appointments got in a plane and went to Curitiba to talk to him."

Thanks, Big Nog!!!

 

[Reign009]

Great decision by both.

 

[Pierced7681]

Roids if true

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Roids if true

That playboi hate....

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Nog’s gym clearly had better supplements, i mean, instruction.

 

[gono btw]

I´m not sure how many of you guys know this, so I thought I´d share this story when Big Nog saved Silva's career.
http://sportv.globo.com/site/combat...-irmaos-nogueira-salvaram-minha-carreira.html

Silva said:
"We always fought in rival team (chute boxe and brazilian top team) , but I had a lot of respect and admiration for both the Nogueira brothers. Because of Pride, we used to meet in Japan and I always rooted for them. At a certain point in my life, they ended up helping me tremendously without even knowing me that well."
"I had just left my team Chute Boxe because of "politics" and I wasn´t happy. The team said they "had to choose" between me and another guy, and they chose the other guy. But Rodrigo (Big Nog) stood by me. His contract with Pride was about to end, and when he went to talk to the president, they said he had to choose between "renewing his contract or putting Silva to fight". And Big Nog chose me. I was about to give up fighting and the Nogueira brothers said they would help me. Only after that things started to work out well for me."

Big Nog gives a little more details in another interview:
http://sportv.globo.com/site/combat...-spider-quis-largar-luta-e-abrir-negocio.html

Big Nog said:
"There was a moment when Silva had lost all motivation. So one day I got this call from my cousin "Hey, Rodrigo, that fighter Anderson Silva, showed up here in our gym asking for a job giving bjj classes replacing the bjj instructor who left." And I thought "Anderson Silva wants to teach bjj at a regular gym?" So I talked to my brother and my cousin and we decided I should go talk to Silva and help him come back to fighting. So I canceled all my appointments got in a plane and went to Curitiba to talk to him."

Thanks, Big Nog!!!

About Spider givin´BJJ classes... that´s what sparked some tension btw him & Cordeiro, who even slapped him coz he was 'stealin' students from one of his friends there in Curitiba...

 

[Dozer .]

Anderson is the GOAT

17 fight win streak

15 finishes (13 within 2 rounds)

10 title defenses (should be 11)

3 1st round LHW KOs


Big Nog is a legend too.

 

[gono btw]

Nog’s gym clearly had better supplements, i mean, instruction.

tbh, you should think about what u jus´wrote...u´re basically sayin´that BTT was more roided than Chuteboxe... Hilarious, wont u agree?

 

[A.S. Deep]

It's cool knowing how most top fighters intersected in each other's lives at some point.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Nog’s gym clearly had better supplements, i mean, instruction.

Big Nog is the man. End of story.

 

[B ville Famous]

No carrots involved?

 

[gono btw]

I´m not sure how many of you guys know this, so I thought I´d share this story when Big Nog saved Silva's career.
http://sportv.globo.com/site/combat...-irmaos-nogueira-salvaram-minha-carreira.html

Silva said:
"We always fought in rival team (chute boxe and brazilian top team) , but I had a lot of respect and admiration for both the Nogueira brothers. Because of Pride, we used to meet in Japan and I always rooted for them. At a certain point in my life, they ended up helping me tremendously without even knowing me that well."
"I had just left my team Chute Boxe because of "politics" and I wasn´t happy. The team said they "had to choose" between me and another guy, and they chose the other guy. But Rodrigo (Big Nog) stood by me. His contract with Pride was about to end, and when he went to talk to the president, they said he had to choose between "renewing his contract or putting Silva to fight". And Big Nog chose me. I was about to give up fighting and the Nogueira brothers said they would help me. Only after that things started to work out well for me."

Big Nog gives a little more details in another interview:
http://sportv.globo.com/site/combat...-spider-quis-largar-luta-e-abrir-negocio.html

Big Nog said:
"There was a moment when Silva had lost all motivation. So one day I got this call from my cousin "Hey, Rodrigo, that fighter Anderson Silva, showed up here in our gym asking for a job giving bjj classes replacing the bjj instructor who left." And I thought "Anderson Silva wants to teach bjj at a regular gym?" So I talked to my brother and my cousin and we decided I should go talk to Silva and help him come back to fighting. So I canceled all my appointments got in a plane and went to Curitiba to talk to him."

Thanks, Big Nog!!!

Actually, the rupture btw Spider & ChuteBoxe was a lil bit more more complex... Some tensions btw fighters & Rudimar Fedrigo about the Pride contracts... Spider was supposed to pull out along with the Rua Brothers, who backed down...

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Actually, the rupture btw Spider & ChuteBoxe was a lil bit more more complex... Some tensions btw fighters & Rudimar Fedrigo about the Pride contracts... Spider was supposed to pull out along with the Rua Brothers, who backed down...

According to Silva and Big Nog , Chute boxe was boycotting Silva's career in Pride.... they didn´t get into details, but there was a rivalry between fighters in the gym at the time.

 

[gono btw]

According to Silva and Big Nog , Chute boxe was boycotting Silva's career in Pride.... they didn´t get into details, but there was a rivalry between fighters in the gym at the time.

Yeah... this version is a lil bit awkward...since most Chuteboxe fighters/stars were 'MW'/LHWs or HWs, and Pelé & Spider were fightin´@ WW...No reason to boycott him technically... Tailor-made for the Bushido cards...

Now the rivalry btw Spider & Pelé was real... since their 2 MT fights... Recently, they almost fought in the street during a heated meeting...

 

[ANIM4L]

Great stories. Thanks. Crazy how Pride didnt respect the talent they had with Spider. Even the losses elevated the Japanese fighters. His MJ walk out was one for the ages.

 

[Danis_champ]

mmmm nice nog bois are legends

 

[aus101]

If you remember the TUF season with Big Nog the guy seemed super nice. I remember thinking he came across as just a legend and hearing what he did for Silva makes sense.

 

[Mondo Freaks]

Awesome story. I wonder what the rift was at Chute Boxe.

 

[Flokk]

They just don't make em like that anymore.

 

[Pierced7681]

That playboi hate....

Who the fuck you calling a playboy? You’re the playboy, you live in Rio and wear havianas while posting on sherdog from the safety of your gated community with armed guards protecting your street from the favelas and the pit boys. You ever stepped foot in Rocinha, playboy?