Andre Pederneiras has confronted many challenges contained in the cage as a fighter and cageside as a coach.
Within the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pederneiras now faces a special form of problem. A prolonged Instagram submit from the legendary Nova Uniao coach posted Monday introduced he’s self-isolating after a constructive take a look at for the novel coronavirus at the moment wreaking havoc on the globe. He initially revealed the information in an interview with Combate.
The submit from Pederneiras reads (translation by way of Google Translate):
“Good morning everybody!
“I took the Covid-19 take a look at and it was constructive. I’m effectively, fulfilling my isolation at dwelling, and my largest concern at this second is to proceed our fundraising marketing campaign, as a result of the starvation of the much less lucky can not fail to be quenched as a result of a MOMENTARY low medical in the midst of this struggle that we’re preventing, to feed the much less lucky.
“No matter whether or not I’m unable to go to the road, our military of ATHLETES AND COLLABORATORS will proceed to distribute the fundamental meals baskets on the scheduled instances – and as quickly as I’m free, I might be again in entrance of all the pieces, shopping for and distributing the meals TOGETHER WE WIN THIS WAR.
“Each week I’m going to the financial institution to get the assertion to account for the marketing campaign. Sadly, this week I must submit the cellphone assertion (which I don’t love to do as a result of it doesn’t present the identify of André Pederneiras Institute and the worth collectively), however as quickly as I’m launched to go away, I’ll submit the assertion the best way it got here making.
“The motto of my life has at all times been FIGHTING TO WIN, and it will likely be no totally different now!! My because of everybody who’s donating and serving to these individuals in want not directly.”
Pederneiras, 53, is probably most well-known for his perennial presence within the nook of former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao. All through his profession, Pederneiras has coached dozens of different MMA notables together with B.J. Penn, Junior dos Santos, Claudia Gadelha, Grey Maynard, and Eduardo Dantas.