Nascimento (22-7) died in his sleep in early August, reportedly due to a cardiac arrest. The Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight’s coach has now paid tribute to his late friend and pupil.
Diego Lima renames his institute after longtime student and UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento
Chute Boxe head coach Diego Lima recently revealed that the Diego Lima Institute has now been renamed the Allan Nascimento Institute in honor of “Puro Osso.”
“Allan has been my student since he was 14 years old,” Lima told MMA Fighting while tearing up. “So, we have been together for 20 years. It’s almost been a month. There hasn’t been a single day when I haven’t cried. Our institute today, the Diego Lima Institute, is not going to be called the Diego Lim Institute anymore. It’s going to be called the Allan Nascimento Institute. As long as I live, I will honor his name. As long as I live, I will say his name because he was my student, he is my student, he is my athlete.”
Lima also revealed that apart from being his student, Nascimento was also his business partner, handling some management responsibilities. Lima had originally planned to retire from coaching when Nascimento hung up his gloves.
“He was one of the most loyal friends I’ve ever had in my life,” Lima added. “He was my business partner. A lot of people didn’t know this, but when it came to all my management affairs, he was my partner. I would always have the conversations and negotiations, but the email account was ours, so all the emails, everything, was with him. And I used to joke with him that when he retired, I would retire too. He was going to fight until he was around 40 years old. That was our plan. Maybe he would go a little beyond that, maybe not, but as soon as he retired, I was going to retire too, because then he would take care of everything. Those plans ended up changing a little bit.”
The Chute Boxe team is still reeling from the tragic death of Nascimento. Notably, Charles Oliveira reportedly withdrew from a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 331 to grieve the death of his friend and teammate.
Chute Boxe head coach Diego Lima pays an emotional tribute to the late Allan Nascimento:
"The Diego Lima Institute, is not going to be called the Diego Lima Institute anymore. It’s going to be called the Allan Nascimento Institute."
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