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Adrian Yanez went back to his original game plan at UFC 329. | 📷: Getty/UFC
Adrian Yanez says his coach was instrumental at both keeping him out of danger and finding the finish in his return to winning ways in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Yanez took on Cody Garbrandt in a bantamweight matchup at UFC 329 in Las Vegas. After trading punches in the early moments, Yanez knocked out the former bantamweight champion with a crisp combo less than three minutes into the first round.
While Yanez was previously doing his training camps between different gyms, he has settled at Fortis MMA in Dallas since last year. He credits his head coach, Sayif Saud, for his win over Garbrandt.
Adrian Yanez reveals the advice from Sayif Saud that changed the Cody Garbrandt fight
When Garbrandt initially came out all guns blazing, Yanez instinctively wanted to stand and trade with him. However, he then heard Saud’s distinct voice guiding him back to his game plan. He reveals that he also went for the finishing sequence on Saud’s instruction.
“Honestly, for me, it’s the coaching… Since I started working with coach Sayif, hearing his voice, it’s so distinct, you can hear it through any crowd,” Yanez said in a post-fight interview. “So as soon I heard, ‘Move, get out of there, don’t. Stop.’ I was like, ‘Yes, you’re right, coach. I’m being an idiot right now.’… He hit me with that first flurry and I was like, ‘I’m gonna bite down and fight.’ Then I was like, ‘Wait, this is exactly what he wants.’ Right as I skidded out, coach Sayif told me to get back on the plan. And as soon as coach Sayif called for it, I went for it, I landed it, and I got the knockout.”
Yanez (18-6) returned after a 15-month layoff this past March, when he fought Ricky Simon to a majority draw. The win over Garbrandt (15-8) marked Yanez’s first win in two years. Meanwhile, “No Love” has now dropped three of his last four outings.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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