Bantamweight champion, Barão (photo) faces Dillashaw this Saturday (24). Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
| This coverage is sponsored by: |  |
A recent statement from the bantamweight champion Renan Barao questioning the values received in the UFC was the trigger for president Dana White to publicly reprimand the Brazilian. Later, Dana and Barão tried to ensure that everything was just a misunderstanding and that the situation had already been completely resolved between the athlete and the organization. This Friday (23), Barão himself tried to demonstrate that everything is fine in his relationship with Ultimate and that he finally received the requested appreciation by announcing that he renewed his contract with the main MMA event on the planet.
“My contract was just renewed. Any and all controversies were clarified. Now I have three more fights to go and everything is great. Everything is going well, as planned. Dedé (Pederneira, Barão’s coach and leader of Nova União) is the one who takes care of this, and everything is fine, everything is fine”, said the native of Rio Grande do Norte, in an interview with the website of the “ESPN Brasil” channel.
The bantamweight champion also took the opportunity to reject the pound-for-pound second name position in the UFC granted by Dana White in an interview, which would have put him ahead of his training partner and featherweight champion. José Aldo. "Oh no! I don't consider it that way. Aldo is still the best. He is the best in his category and I am in mine. We are showing our work. I was very happy for the recognition, which is the result of my work. But I’m arriving now”, said Barão.
This Saturday (24), Renan Barao puts the bantamweight belt on the line for the second time against American TJ Dillashaw. The duel is the main fight of UFC 173, which takes place in Las Vegas (USA). In the co-main fight of the night, after winning Mauritius Shogun by knockout in Natal (RN), the veteran Dan Henderson faces the undefeated and undefeated champion of the extinct Strikeforce heavyweight GP Daniel Cormier.
Comments