D. Lima lost the welterweight belt in his last fight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
On the eve of the rematch against Michael Page at Bellator 267, the Brazilian Douglas lima stated that he plans an ending similar to the first fight. In an interview with 'MMA Junkie', the former welterweight champion (up to 77,1kg) recognized the quality of his opponent, but declared that he hopes to knock him out again.
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“He’s a puzzle and you have to be able to solve it. I did this once, but it's very complicated. You can't find training partners like him. I have to wait for the right moment, like I did last time, be patient and not fall for his tricks and moves. I saw that many opponents he fought against fell. They got mad, put their hands down, trying to do what he does and got caught. I'm always focused and my hands will stay up all the time. I'm going to fight like I fight, put pressure on him and I'm going to hit him, like I did last time. The right hand will come in again. I hope to finish before the third round”, declared Lima.
After losing the welterweight belt in his last fight, the Brazilian acknowledged his poor performance in the duel against Yarolasv Amosov and promised to seek a rematch against the new champion.
“I definitely learned a lot from the defeats. My performance in the last fight was terrible. It was probably one of my worst performances. I didn't do anything in that fight, but that's in the past. I don't even think about it much now, especially with this fight coming up. I'm focused on Michael Page. I have to get the victory to go after him once again”, concluded the former champion.
Former welterweight champion, Douglas is going through a difficult phase in his career. The Brazilian is coming off two consecutive defeats. In the last one, he was dominated by Ukrainian Yaroslav Amosov and was dethroned as category leader. The fighter has a record of 32 triumphs and nine setbacks in his career.
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