Without suffering from his weight, Lucas Mineiro wants to use his striking to get his first victory in the UFC

Lucas Mineiro promises a lot of striking at UFC Combate 2. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

L. Mineiro promises a lot of striking at UFC Combate 2. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Responsible for opening the UFC fight program in Combate 2, lucas mineiro You want to have a very peaceful weigh-in. The Brazilian, who faces Jeremy Larsen on the show, doesn't want to be scared in the duel against the scales, which takes place at 16pm this Friday.

“The weight won’t be a problem for me fighting at 70kg,” he said. “I did very hard training and a balanced diet since the beginning of my preparation and I arrived here following the schedule stipulated by my team very closely. I have to use the fact that I won't cut too much weight as an advantage for me in this fight, because, even though I'm stronger, my opponent will suffer more than me until he reaches the scale”, added Lucas, who revealed what his strategy will be for The fight.

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“I'm a striker and I'm not going to deviate from my characteristics in this fight. I will put pressure on my opponent and he will fall”, he guarantees.

UFC Combate 2 takes place next Saturday (18) in Jaraguá do Sul, in Santa Catarina. In the main fight of the night, Vitor belfort face Luke Rockhold, where the winner could have the chance to fight for the middleweight division belt. Check out the full show card below:

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Main Card:

Vitor belfort vs. Luke Rockhold

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Ronaldo Jacare vs. Chris Camozzi

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan dunham

Rafael Sapo vs. João Zeferino

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Preliminary Card:

Hacran Dias vs. Nik lentz

Francisco Massaranbuba vs. Mike Rio

John Cholish vs. Gleison tibau