UFC’s American lightweight, Gaethje commented on the photo in which he appears with the Flamengo shirt, pointed out as being made on purpose to provoke Charles do Bronx
UFC 274, which will take place this Saturday, the 7th, was initially scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, but the event’s organization moved its headquarters to Phoenix, in the United States. This change turned out to be good for the American Justin Gaethjewho would most likely hear the most different provocations coming from the Brazilian fans.
The fighter is the challenger for the Brazilian’s lightweight belt Charles Do Bronx, and sent a strong message to the fans. Adopting a posture of not caring about anything, Gaethje even called on the Brazilians to provoke him as much as possible. “Do you want me to die? I hope so!”, said in response to a message from the Brazilian fans.
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This statement by the fighter took many people by surprise, as he recently posed with the shirt of the Flamengorival in football Corinthians, the heart team of challenger Charles of the Bronx. Many indicated that it was an attempt to take away the Brazilian support from the champion, or even a provocation to him, but Gaethje assured that he didn’t even think about it at the moment.
“I watch football. I would love to go to Brazil to watch a football game. I know that (Flamengo) is the biggest, the best (team in the country). I got it (the shirt) from a friend. It was a gift, I liked it it has my name on it. I like red and black. I don’t care if he saw it or not, it wasn’t for him. It was for me.” clarified the American fighter of the UFC.
Even though he had calmed down to talk about it, when Do Bronx’s name entered the conversation, the tone returned to the same. Despite admitting that he has seen a certain evolution in his opponent, Gaethje assured that he will prove that his criticisms of the champion are indeed true.
happy bday @Justin_Gaethje see you at the top pic.twitter.com/S1iGRszLV5
— schwick (@schwick6) November 14, 2021
“(He’s) Awesome. All the criticism you’ve heard has been about a boy. We’re talking about a man now, so I can’t wait to punch a hole in his face. I’m going to beat him up. I promise you. prove to you that he’s still a quitter,” said the American.
In fact, this will be the second chance that Gaethje will have to fight for the lightweight belt. He was already champion in 2020, but rejected the belt because he “wanted the real one”, which he disputed in front of Khabib Nurmagomedov In the same year. At the opportunity, however, he ended up being defeated by submission in the second round.
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