Ruffy trains with UFC champion for return to competition. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Brazilian fighter Maurício Ruffy seems determined to bounce back from his first UFC loss. The Fighting Nerds fighter is currently training in Thailand, sharpening his stand-up game with reigning featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) Alexander Volkanovski . The training sessions took place at the 'Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA' academy.
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Through posts on his Instagram account, Ruffy showed excitement about the intense pace of training on the other side of the world.
"Just leaving training now. I'm exhausted. I'm not exaggerating, it was about four hours of training. One hour was sparring, it wasn't intense sparring, but I did it with the ONE champion, he's really good on his feet," said Mauricio Ruffy before continuing to describe his work with the UFC champion.
“Then I did it with Volka ( Alexander Volkanovski ). The sparring session ended, I thought it was over. The guys said it would be wrestling now. An hour of wrestling positions, I thought it was over. Now, five rounds of wrestling sparring. It's over, we went to positions. I need to sleep,” he concluded.
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Ruffy looking to bounce back and Volkanovski with a title defense scheduled against a Brazilian.
Mauricio Ruffy has a professional record of 12 wins and only two losses. The Brazilian was on a seven-fight winning streak, three of them in the UFC, but was surprisingly defeated by Frenchman Benoit St. Denis at UFC Paris in September. Despite the loss, he is ranked 14th in the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg).
On the other hand, Alexander Volkanovski already has a date scheduled to defend his featherweight title. The Australian will face Brazilian Diego Lopes at UFC 325 on January 31st in Sydney, Australia.
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