M.Shogun (photo) faces Chael Sonnen at UFC on FOX Sports 1. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Used to publicly exchanging barbs and provoking his opponents before fights, the North American Chael Sonnen appears to have found a very different rival in Mauritius Shogun. The Brazilian, who faces the loudmouth on August 17th, adopted a measured stance when commenting on his opponent's behavior and stated that he prefers to show his weapons only within the arena. cage.
“I think those who talk a lot are the ones who fight badly, so they have to talk well to compensate. I like to show what I can do in the octagon, up there. I don’t like to say anything,” said Shogun, in an interview with journalist Adriano Albuquerque, from the website Fight.com, at an event in Rio de Janeiro.
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The athlete from Curitiba also commented on the impacts of changing dates and opponents for this match. “It’s another training, it’s another preparation, it’s another strategy. He is the opposite of Minotouro, he tries to fight on the ground, while Minotouro likes to fight standing up. Now it’s time to change the strategy and change the training,” he concluded.
Mauritius Shogun faces Chael Sonnen in the main fight of UFC on FOX Sports 1, on August 17, at TD Garden, in Boston (USA). The fight night marks the beginning of the series of Ultimate events in association with the organization's partner group's new channel.
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