Diego Lima, Thomas Almeida's coach at the legendary Chute Boxe gym sees no need to rush their athlete to the top of the division, but says they will train even harder now that Almeida is getting noticed.
Thomas Almeida turned heads with a stunning first round TKO win over veteran Yves Jabouin at UFC 186. Diego Lima, his coach and head of the Chute Boxe camp in Sao Paulo, knows his pupil could have a great future ahead of him, but at 23 years old and 2-0 in the UFC, they feel no need to rush him.