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Paige VanZant’s boxing coach expects ‘smooth transition’ to bare-knuckle boxing

American Top Team boxing coach Gabriel de Oliveira is one of the men responsible for getting former UFC star Paige VanZant ready for a new challenge in her professional career, a transition to the bare-knuckle boxing ring after a long run in MMA.

Son of 1968 Olympic bronze medalist Servilio de Oliveira, who went 19-0 as a professional boxer between 1969 and 1977, Gabriel trains a long list of MMA fighters over at ATT in Florida, including Marlon Moraes, Thiago Santos, Edson Barboza, Santiago Ponzinibbio and Renato Moicano.