Cigano is going through a delicate phase in his career. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter
junior gypsy He is going through the most delicate moment of his career. Former heavyweight champion, the Brazilian comes from three defeats in a row and left the top 5 in the weight division ranking after being knocked out by Jairzinho Rozenstruik No. UFC 252. Aware of the difficult moment, the Brazilian athlete recognizes the bad phase, but promises to work to improve.
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“A difficult time. I’m going through a strange moment where it’s very difficult for things to work out,” said Cigano, in an interview with MMA Fighting. “We have to evolve. Sometimes we can't even understand what needs to be changed or not. Regardless, we're obviously analyzing my reaction to his movements inside, but it's hard to come up with a simple answer, you know? I really call it a bad phase”, added the Brazilian, who promises to learn from his mistakes.
“Obviously we have to learn and try to absorb as much as we can to improve for the fight. And maybe we need to work harder to avoid giving the opponent a spot, you know? Follow the plan we had instead of letting the fight go, using more kicks, boxing, wrestling and even jiu-jitsu”, he added.
Despite recognizing the bad phase, junior gypsy He made a point of praising the triumph of Jairzinho, who is his teammate on American Top Team, but he accepted the duel and won by knockout.
“It's that heavyweight thing, especially against Jairzinho, who hits very hard, one of his punches grazes and you go out for a moment and that's enough to take you out of the game. I was doing really well and it was a shame that I lost,” he added.
With the setback against Jairzinho, the Brazilian has a professional record of 21 wins and eight losses. He is currently ranked seventh in the heavyweight rankings.
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