Distak: “Filho’s fight worth more than a belt”

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Marcelo Alonso

Back to Brazil, Josuel Distak, Paulo Filho’s coach, called TATAME.com to celebrate the performance of the fighter, who submitted Melvin Manhoef at Dream 10, earlier this month. "Melvin is a dangerous fighter for anybody, so this was the biggest test. This fight worth more than a belt", celebrates Distak, who highlights the setbacks before the fight to exalt the victory of Paulão.

"Despite the problems, this was the best victory that Paulão had in life. We were about to fight at 205, but we had to drop to 185. This weakened a bit in the fight, but in right time God has honored us and we submitted. It was the best fight in Paulo Filho’s history. He’s again like he was before: a submitter", said the coach, excited for Paulão’s next challenge, when he faces Alex Schoenauer at the Bitetti Combat, which happens on September 12 in Rio de Janeiro. "Our next challenge is to submit again at the Bitetti Combat. We’ll continue our work, but we’ll fight at 205 now", said Distak.