Minotouro working to box against Cane

By Erik Engelhart

Photo Gene Blevins

Rogério Minotouro is with the perfect box to his opening on UFC against Luis Cane. Working with Erival Conceição, Luiz Dorea’s pupil in Bahia, the UFC fighter is ready.

“Erival is phenomenal, there’s nobody here in Brazil to fight on his category, he’ll be a world champion. He trains with Dórea for ten, 15 years. He’s a southpaw, as Banha (Cane), so he’s a good sparring to help me. He’s pushing my train and Rodrigo’s“, said Nogueira, praised by Erival.

“I train with Luis Carlos Dórea and Minotouro always went to Salvador to train. I met him on the gym and we created a friendship training together. I’m helping him with the box. I came from Bahia just to help him, his boxing is getting really better, he has a heavy hand... He’s faster. I’ll be with him until the fight, we’re always together”, explains the sparring.