R.Toquinho faces Dean Lister in a submission fight. Photo: Jeff Bottari/UFC
the return of Rousimar Toquinho the competitions are defined. After his controversial dismissal from the UFC, the Minas Gerais athlete leaves MMA aside and enters a submission contest – no-gi jiu-jitsu. He will face Dean Lister, also a former Ultimate fighter, at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo 2013, on November 10th.
Rousimar received an invitation to participate in the event from Renzo Gracie, who since the controversy emerged came to his compatriot's defense. Like the veteran black belt, Lister also cleared his rival of the accusations he received in recent days.
“I have great admiration for Toquinho. I met him during ADCC 2011 in England and I know he is a good person. It's an injustice what they're doing to him in the MMA scene. It’s an honor for me to fight against him at Expo 2013”, said Lister in an interview with “Gracie Mag”.
Understand the case
In the duel against Mike Pierce, which marked the Brazilian's debut in the welterweight division, he needed just 31 seconds to land a tight heel hook and force the American to give up.
According to Dana White, president of the UFC, Toquinho took too long to release the key – around 1,08s – and this type of attitude is not accepted inside the Octagon, dismissing the Minas Gerais native.
Despite this, Rousimar released a video on your YouTube channel in which he guarantees that he did not act with malice, that the withdrawal slaps were given to the judge. Even so, he apologized for the event and asked for a new chance in the octagon.
Comments