While Junior Gypsy was the holder of the UFC heavyweight belt, the name of Rodrigo Minotauro as a challenger he was completely discarded. The fighter himself said, even before the Brazilian won the belt in 2011, that he would never face his friend in the Octagon. However, just a few days after his teammate's defeat to Cain Velazquez At UFC 155, the title fight was a question presented to Minotauro again. And the former interim champion of the category confirmed that the belt is back in his plans.
Rodrigo Minotauro He already has an opponent defined for his next fight. He faces Fabricio Werdum, in the coaches' duel of the second season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, in June. And it was precisely alongside Werdum, in the Q&A (round of questions and answers) of UFC Sao Paulo, that the title dispute came to the agenda.
“Like everyone who is competing, I dream of the belt. I certainly don’t rule out this possibility, if I go through this fight (against Werdum)”, replied Minotauro when asked.
The last time that Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira stepped into the Octagon at UFC Rio 3, in October last year. The Brazilian submitted Dave Herman in the second round, after a series of provocations from the North American before the fight, especially aimed at practicing jiu-jitsu.
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