Toquinho (left) tries to finish Belcher). Photo: Getty Images
The Brazilian Rousimar Toquinho arrived at UFC on FOX 3, an event held last Saturday (5), in New Jersey, with the possibility of reaching the top of the middleweight category. But the setback suffered by Alan belcher delayed the Minas Gerais athlete's plans.
After the confrontation, Toquinho used Twitter to justify the defeat and congratulate the North American, who knocked him out at the end of the first round. The Brazilian athlete also stated that he is returning to Brazil to improve his training and improve his performance.
“Yesterday my opponent was better. Now I’m going to do what I’ve always done, train and train to be happy again”, wrote Rousimar on the microblog.
The loss to Belcher ended Toquinho's three-fight winning streak. Before this confrontation, the BTT team fighter had triumphs over David Branch, Dan Miller e Mike massenzio