December 20, 2022 9: 00 pm ET
UFC 283 approaches and while previous flyweight champ Brandon Moreno dealswith a modification in the loss of James Krausefrom his training team, his head grappling coach states the level of focus and stability is muchbetter than ever.
That’s mainly due to the tight-knit group Moreno crafted around him. For the past 3 battles, Moreno hasactually consistedof a boxing-style training camp around him. While he checkedout Krause in Missouri, much of his camp took location in Las Vegas, discussed Hector Vasquez, who owns Cobrinha BJJ Las Vegas.
A protege of Rubens Charles Maciel, Vasquez is the veryfirst and just black belt to total the “Super Slam,” which consists of ADCC, World Championship, Pan Championship, European Championship, and Brazilian Nationals titles.
He took a leap of faith, jam-packed up his bags and moved to Las Vegas, where he brushed shoulders with popular MMA figures like Sean Shelby, Ali Abdelaziz, and ultimately Khabib Nurmagomedov and Javier Mendez.
One thing led to the next, and priorto long, Cobrinha BJJ Las Vegas emerged.
Now 45, Vasquez is completely focused on training, especially with a restricted number of top-level customers consistingof Moreno and increasing UFC potentialcustomers Raul Rosas Jr., and Viktoriya Dudakova.
“I’m simply blessed to have a fantastic life and do what I love to do,” Vasquez justrecently informed MMA Junkie. “It’s something I’ve constantly desired my entire profession of working a 9-5 task. I’m able to do something I have enthusiasm for. I’m simply grateful.
Under Vasquez, Moreno hasactually gone 2-1. He won the flyweight title versus Deiveson Figuieredo, then lost it to the verysame challenger. In July he beat Kai Kara-France to make a 4th bout vs. Figueiredo, which will take location Jan. 21 at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Moreno turnedover Vasquez, as well as boxing coach Jorge Capetillo and muay thai coach Pedro Lopez Joya with secret management duties. Moreno likewise preserves a deep group of training and sparring partners around him consistingof Marcelo Rojo and Masio Fullen.
“Right now, truthfully there’s not truly a leader,” Vasquez stated. “We all understand what we requirement to d