Surprise! Renato Moicano reveals a fighter he would never face in the UFC: 'He would beat me'

Moicano promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Renato Moicano He has impressively returned to winning ways and already has in mind what he needs to do in the following events. Last Saturday (4), in the main fight of ufc vegas 115The Brazilian ignored the pressure from the two consecutive defeats and shone against Chris Duncan, finishing him off easily in the second round. Excited by the victory, the veteran listed several fighters he would like to face and also surprised everyone by ruling out one name.

Still in the octagon, Moicano opened the door for duels against Brian ortega, Benoit Saint-Denis, Dan Hooker e Paddy Pimblett and classified the quartet as 'easy money'. On the other hand, the athlete, who showed himself to be against measuring strength with Mauricio RuffyHe also revealed that he would never face Mateusz gamrot, ranked eighth in the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg).

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It's worth highlighting that, like Moicano, the Pole is a long-time member of the 'American Top Team' academy. It's true that in his most recent appearance in the octagon, the former title challenger faced the Scotsman, his former training partner on the team. However, the Brazilian explained that his relationship with Gamrot is completely different and openly expressed his respect, acknowledging his quality.

“I’ve known Gamrot since the beginning, since I joined American Top Team in 2018. We’ve trained together. I would never fight Gamrot, because he would beat me,” said the fighter at the post-fight press conference.ufc vegas 115.

Mohawk Fighters in MMA

Renato Moicano, 36 years old, is a veteran of MMA and a long-time member of the UFC's top 15 lightweight division. The Brazilian began his career in the sport in 2010 and debuted in its biggest organization in 2014. Currently, the athlete is ranked tenth in the competitive category.

In this modality, the professional built a record consisting of 21 wins, seven losses, and one draw. His main triumphs were against Benoit Saint-Denis, Calvin kattar, Chris Duncan, Cub swanson, Drew dober, jalin turner e Jeremy Stephens.