Team Link has been doing a good job at MMA. Chaired by Marco Alvan, the team got great fighters, such as Gabriel Napão Gonzaga who is considered among the bests UFC fighters at his weight category. At a TATAME Interview, the Team Link leader and also manager, Marco Alvan talked about the team performance on the Ultimate last edition, the news of the team and revealed that Gonzaga already has a bout scheduled for UFC 86, at Las Vegas. Check out below the complete interview with Marco.
How was Team Link performance at UFC 84?
This last UFC was fantastic. Our company had four athletes at the event and we maximized what athletes got from sponsorship. We have some athletes that earn more with sponsorship than with the fight salaries.
Which athletes did you work with?
Our company worked with Wanderlei Silva, Rousimar (Toquinho) Palhares, Rich Clementi and Sean Sherk. To Sean Sherk we were responsable only for the after party at LAX. I, personally worked for Wand and Toquinho and the sponsorships were very happy with the result we got.
Who is Team Link?
It couldn’t be better. We were last NAGA New England general champion and we have athletes fighting MMA almost every weekend. Gabriel Gladiador made the main event at Full Force at Plymouth. After that, next June 7th the brothers John and Chris Manley will fight at Glory Fighter with John at the main event. After that our ‘golden boy’ Ricardo Funch is going to fight for the belt at Texas, on June 14th. On June 28th, our team are going to try to maintain our tittle at Jiu-Jitsu and no gi at the NAGA.
Napão have a fight scheduled?
Napão signed a new contract for a long period and he is very happy. UFC treats him very well and he has many fans wanting to see him fighting again. For his hapness he is confirmed at UFC 86 at Las Vegas on July 5th.
How are his trains?
Napão is very good, intensifying the physical part with Phill Dixon. He is also making a Wrestling job with Marcão (Marcos Oliveira) and the ground game with our black belts Gabriel Gladiador, Alexandre Vaca and our students.
It was announced that Napão could do his physical training with Alejarra...
Yeah, I had a meeting with him at Wanderlei’s house at Las Vegas a month ago and we settled that he would come to Massachussetts to prepare Napão until the fight, but, at the eleventh our, a feel details made him not to come. Alejarra, with no doubt is the biggest at the physical training, and we are going to make everything to bring him at Napão next bout.
Do you have another freshness to the next semester?
For sure. We are waiting for the arrival of a Word Champion that must arrive after the Mundial. If that happens for sure the team will improve a lot at the ground game. We are waiting and as soon as he arrive here I will announce to you. We received some e mails from fighters that wanted to come to train here, but we have to be careful to take care of them the way they deserve to. We are investing in the structure to have the best athletes and so then receive more athletes.
