On the eve of the fight, Alex ‘Poatan’ praises his opponent and guarantees that he is not in the mood for a rematch after his teammate’s defeat to the same fighter
Former UFC middleweight champion, Alex ‘Poatan‘, is ready for his first fight for the light heavyweight belt. Facing the Czech Jiri Prochazkathe Brazilian promises a fight with a strong mentality, without focusing on the opponent’s victory over his training partner and friend, Glover Teixeiradespite having praised the opponent.
“I’m not going into this fight with mixed emotions about revenge. I don’t want to play this game. I want to go in with a very positive mindset. I’m going to fight with the mentality that they haven’t even fought before. But looking at the other side of being able to bring the belt back to Glover and get him back in the gym, it means a lot to me.“, he told “CBS Sports”.
Exactly two years ago, 🇧🇷 Alex Poatan made his UFC debut with a brutal knockout over 🇬🇷 Andreas Michailidis. pic.twitter.com/5dsaW9cEFe
— MMA Melotto (@MMAmelotto) November 6, 2023
It is worth remembering that Glover lost the belt he held in the category, exactly to Prochazka, in 2022. The Brazilian ended up being submitted with a jiu-jitsu move at the opportunity, which made Poatan praise his opponent, when talking about his aggressive style, even comparing with your own.
“Everyone knows I’m an aggressive guy, I have a lot of knockouts. Prochazka is also a knockout guy. All of this makes me more attentive, more trained, motivated, really wanting this fight”, said the fighter speaking to the official UFC channel.
The fight is scheduled for next Saturday, the 11th, for the UFC light heavyweight title and belt, in event number 295. In addition to Alex Pereira, other Brazilians are also present on the card, such as Tabatha Ricci, Alessandro Costa, Diego Lopes It is Jessica Andradewho also had a belt in the organization.
Source: sportbuzz
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