One of the best MMA coaches of the world, Rafael Cordeiro, coach of Chute Boxe , spoke to TATAME about the repercussion of Cris Cyborg’s performance at EliteXC, and said that everybody is very happy with her victory. About her next fight in the event, Cordeiro said everything is already settled down and she can face Gina Carano in the future. Chegk below the complete interview with Rafael Cordeiro.

When will Cris Cyborg fight again?

She’ll be at EliteXC’s October 4^th show, again live by CBS, at Florida , against a Japanese fighter, Yoki Takarashi. She’s a very tough fighter and it’ll be a great fight. We signed the contract yesterday and Cris will fight her.

How was the repercussion of Cris’ victory in ?

They’re impressed with her performance. Gary Shaw, EliteXC’s VP, said that she’s the most brutal athlete he had ever seen and that Gina is a star of the event, but now Cris is a star too. We’re very happy, we saw that he was praising both of them, and said that they can face each other.

How is Chute Boxe’s American branch?

It’s great here. Marlon Mathias came here, Cris might come finish her training here too, Evangelista Cyborg will come prepare here for his fight too, Fernando Bettega is moving to and it’ll be great. People are enjoying the training here, the Muay Thai preparation, MMA, it’s really cool. We won a No Gi competition last weekend in Long Beach . Each day we only get better here.

Did you had any situation with American athletes on the team?

We’re getting used to they kind of work. In the beginning we were shocked, but then we saw that they want to go where the best training is. They’re coming here because of our aggressive style, and now we have a lot of athletes, new sparrings and it’s great. Our athletes are very motivated because our training is different, all the attention we give the athlete. I’m learning a lot here, as a coach, taking care of the athlete, physical preparation, losing weight… My time here has been great.