Seeking regularity, Marcos Pezão promises knockout and risks 'victory round' at UFC Vegas 26

M. Pezão is one of the Brazilian highlights in the UFC Las Vegas 26. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Seeking to move away from the instability in his recent trajectory in Ultimate, Marcos Foot wants to win again in style. Opponent of Maurice Greene No. UFC Las Vegas 26, which takes place this Saturday (8), the Brazilian projected his favorite scenario for a positive result. In an interview with 'Combate', the São Paulo native spoke about the subject.

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“I'm a guy who goes to fight! The moment he touches the glove, I'm going in, and I'm a guy who likes to define the fight. When I see the moment, I go to define it. I'm going to knock him out from the first second to the last thousandth of a second. I'll be there to knock you out, to finish. I think I can get a knockout in the third round”, said Pezão.

Arriving in his 26th commitment as a professional in MMA, Marcos is betting on a good marriage of styles. Analyzing Greene, the Brazilian spoke about what he could study about his rival.

“He is a tall striker (who fights more standing up), a good striker, he likes to fight a lot from the middle to the back, from medium to long distance. But he's funny because he has a lot of submissions. I don't see him as a good jiu-jitsu guy, but he has some dangerous positions. He's a guy who can't waver. But the cage is smaller, the fight is closer, it's bad for him in that aspect and it's good for me. My fight is medium to short, I'm more effective at this distance, I think I'll be able to put this into practice a lot. And he's going to want to mess with me. When I tangle, I have very fair jiu-jitsu on top, I have very good pressure, and good positions”, he concluded.

In his last appointment, which took place in November 2020, Marcos ended up being surpassed by the promising Alexander Romanov. Before, the São Paulo native was coming off a devastating victory over Ben Sosoli.

Making his seventh fight with Ultimate gloves, Maurice tries to move away from the unstable moment in the company. In his last five fights, the North American ended up suffering three negative results, the last against Greg hardy, in October of last season.