Raoni barcelos is a Brazilian highlight in UFC Atlanta. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Raoni barcelos climbs into the octagon of UFC Atlanta on Saturday night (14) to face cody garbrandt. The Brazilian will face the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) on the main card of the event at the State Farm Arena headlined by Kamaru Usman x Joaquin buckley. The promotion is scheduled to start at 20pm (Brasília time). Buoyed by the victory over Payton Talbott No. UFC 311, the Jiu Jitsu black belt is oozing confidence.
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“For me, for my career, it was great to win the Payton Talbott that way. Everything happened naturally after that. I always said that all athletes have ups and downs in the organization. Some become champions first, others take a little longer, but it’s not easy to get there, to be ranked, to be champion. The criticism I received, doubting my true story, all of that pushed me to become stronger for that fight. It all happened because of those mean comments,” he said. Raoni barcelos in an interview with journalist Guilherme Cruz from 'MMA Fighting'.
With all this load of trust, Raoni barcelos He didn't bother to hide his game. During the interview, the fighter promised that he would finish his opponent tonight.
“I can’t hide my game anymore, especially now that everyone is studying a lot. MMA is very strategic these days and I’m going there to take him down and finish him. That’s the easiest game. I’m not going to trade blows with Cody, who has great boxing and heavy hands. It could happen, of course. My hand could fall and I could try to take him down, knock him out. He knows that too. He knows that I’m going to try to impose my game and try to take him down to make the fight more dynamic, but I’m sure he won’t be able to keep up with my pace and I’ll be able to take him down and catch him,” said Raoni.
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