A. Pantoja defeated B. Royval at UFC Vegas 34 Photo: Instagram
the way of Alexandre pantoja to get to the duel against Brandon royval No. UFC Las Vegas 34 was surrounded by 'thorns'. In an interview with 'Combate' after the event, the Brazilian fighter spoke about the serious problems he suffered during the preparation and said that his main coach, Marcos Parrumpinha, was even hospitalized.
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“About a month before the fight I had a very serious injury, which we thought I wouldn't be able to fight. I train very hard, I like great intensity in my training, unfortunately my training partners, they know that I always train hard. During this month, I trained well so as not to aggravate the injury and leave for good. I had a problem with my main coach (Parrumpinha) who was hospitalized, thank God he is fine now, he was able to be with me at the corner and it made a total difference in this fight. The week of the fight I still had a cold that really hit me, I came to Vegas taking syrup, medicine, I had a difficult weight cut because of that, but it wasn't a problem to make weight. All of this made the victory even stronger for me and gave me an even stronger desire to win”, said Pantoja.
Current number three in the flyweight rankings, Pantoja could be the champion's next challenger Brandon Moreno. Undefeated in the 2021 season with two victories, the fighter from Arraial do Cabo-RJ has an MMA history of 24 triumphs and five setbacks.
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