D. Cormier at a press conference Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @dc_mma
The declaration of Paulo borrachinha that he would have fought ‘half drunk’ in his defeat to Israel adesanya, UFC 253, did not resonate well with the MMA community. One of those who didn't believe the Brazilian's excuse was the former light heavyweight (up to 93kg) and heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) champion. Daniel Cormier. In an interview with 'ESPN' American, 'DC' stated that it was one of the worst justifications for a defeat he had ever heard.
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“It’s a joke, it’s an absolute joke. He's out of his mind. This Paulo Costa (Borrachinha) is going to kill me when he finds me. He said some of the dumbest things I've ever heard in my entire life. I don't know who is advising this young man. That's what you say later because you didn't have time to think of an excuse. It took you six months to think about saying he got drunk and drank a lot of wine. Who told him to say that?” criticized Cormier.
Last Sunday (28), Borrachinha declared on his channel YouTube that its below-average performance in UFC 253 it was because he was ‘a little drunk’ (the athlete’s words). The middleweight claimed that he had difficulty sleeping and that he drank a bottle of wine to do so, which would have caused him to enter the octagon 'hungover'.
In his next fight, the Minas Gerais native will face former category champion and current number one in the rankings, Robert Whitakker. The duel will be the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 24 and will take place on April 17th.
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