Trener: GSP wymiotował całą noc przed walką z Nickiem Diazem, był wykończony

Wieloletni trener Georgesa St-Pierre’a (25-2) od brazylijskiego jiu jitsu, John Danaher na swoim profilu w mediach społecznościowych powrócił do słynnego pojedynku GSP z Nickiem Diazem, do którego doszło w 2013 roku na gali UFC 158 w Montrealu.

Danaher przedstawił okoliczności, które doprowadziły GSP do totalnego wycieńczenia organizmu jeszcze przed starciem z Amerykaninem:

„Georges pił sok z arbuza w celu nawodnienia, ale ten arbuz był zbyt długo poza lodówką i GSP nabawił się rozstroju żołądka. Całą noc wymiotował. Był wykończony. Smutno było patrzeć, jak tak profesjonalny obóz przygotowawczy został zaprzepaszczony przez małe niedopatrzenie. W noc walki z Diazem, Georges wyszedł z niedowagą i bardzo odwodniony.”

Przypominamy, że St-Pierre zwyciężył tamten pojedynek jednogłośną decyzją sędziów.

Poniżej pełne oświadczenie trenera:

The best laid plans of mice and men: As a coach one of the main aspects of my job is to conceive plans of action that raise the likelihood of an athlete winning an event. Yet despite our best intentions, there is always a good chance of things going awry that require spontaneous change and adaption in the face of unexpected circumstances. All the major MMA fight camps I have been a part of furnished unforeseen incidents and drama that could not have been predicted and which had to be overcome. Probably the most flawless and well run fight camp I ever saw was that of Georges St-Pierre in preparation for Nick Diaz (Interestingly, his prior fight camp with Carlos Condit was probably the worst). We had an excellent game plan, the physical preparation was excellent, superb choice of sparring partners, all match contingencies covered, no injuries, no backstage drama, perfect weight cut – everything was perfect – until the very night before the fight when Georges drank some watermelon juice for rehydration that had been too long out of the fridge and got a badly upset stomach. He spent the entire night vomiting. It was so sad to see such a perfect camp get ruined at the last minute by such a minor oversight. The night of the fight, Mr St-Pierre came in underweight and drained. We had to curtail the warm up for fear of exhausting him before the bout even began. There was some drama with Mr Diaz’s camp insisting that both sides have their hand wraps double checked. This was done, but we did not want them to see how bad Mr St-Pierre looked, so he had to put on an act of confidence and vigor when they came in the dressing room. In the end, Mr St-Pierre showed why he was a great champion that night, putting on a dominant shut-out performance to win a unanimous decision – no one in the audience would have guessed how serious a problem he had to overcome. He used a system of pacing the rounds and timing the takedowns and allowing standing escapes to maintain the pace of the fight whilstcontrolling the action but at the same time, not exhausting himself. It worked brilliantly and the problem was overcome. This kind of adaptation is crucial in fight preparation at all levels.

Zdjęcie zamieszczone przez użytkownika John Danaher (@danaherjohn) 6 Sie, 2016 o 3:33 PDT