Renato Moicano believes that victory over 'Zumbi Coreano' brings him closer to fighting for the title

R. Moicano (photo) wants to get closer to the title after victory at UFC Greenville. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @renato_moicano_ufc

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg.) Renato Moicano He has already mapped out in his mind the path to get a chance to compete for the belt in his category. For the Brazilian, a victory over his next opponent, 'Korean zombie', in South Carolina (USA), will qualify him for a fight for the title. In an interview published last Monday (27), by 'The Score MMA', on his 'YouTube' channel, the athlete revealed his plan for the future in Ultimate. The athletes will face each other in the main fight of UFC Greenville, on June 22nd.

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“After I win, I will be a challenger again. You know I’ve already shown everyone how good I am”, commented the fighter. “I think that with a big win, this fight will boost me and I will return to the best in the category. I want a fight against a top 5 fighter and then a chance for the title”, said Renato.

Moicano is coming off a frustrating defeat to his compatriot, and former division champion, José Aldo, at UFC Fortaleza, in February this year. At the time, a victory over the 'People's Champion' would put him in a very favorable situation to face the current champion, Max Holloway. However, plans went down the drain after Renato suffered a knockout at the beginning of the second round.

Almost four months after his setback against Manauara, Ultimate selected an old acquaintance of Brazilians as Renato. The Korean CHan Sung Jung was already in the position of challenger for the category belt, when he faced José Aldo in August 2013, and lost by knockout.

Today, 'Zumbi' finds himself in another situation within Ultimate. Coming from a defeat after suffering a spectacular turnaround in his clash against Mexican Yair Rodríguez, the athlete is only in 12th place in the division rankings. The opponent's experience, however, for Moicano, is a favorable point in the fight, which keeps the Brazilian excited.

“I think it will be a great fight, because the 'Korean zombie' always brings good fights to the public”, praised the Brasilia native.

Currently, Moicano, 30 years old, has 16 fights in his professional MMA career. The athlete won 13, was defeated in two and had a draw.

His opponent, aged 32, in turn, has a record of 19 fights, with 14 wins and five losses. Interestingly, Sung had to stay away from fighting for almost four years, between 2013 and 2017, after having to provide military services to his country.