A. Pantoja (right) submitted A. Perez (left) in the first round. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufcespanol
The rapid and categorical victory of Alexandre pantoja about Alex Perez No. UFC 277, consolidated the Brazilian as one of the main names to compete for the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg) in the future. The Brazilian fighter commented that he had to turn down an opportunity to compete for the title due to a knee injury and said that he is fully capable of being a dominant champion in the category.
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“Before this fight, I faced Brandon royval, I also submitted, and I was asked to fight for the belt, but I had just come out of surgery and in no way did I want to hold back the category. I couldn't fight for six months and I said: 'I can't fight'. We continued working. I say a lot that God told me that, no matter how close I was to the belt, He would want me to prove again that I was ready to fight. And today, again, I talk to God that I want to show that I'm ready to fight for the belt. More and more I see that I can be the dominant champion in this category”, said Pantoja.
Number four in the under-56,7kg category, Pantoja now has an undefined future, as, at the very least, if there is nothing out of the ordinary, he will have to wait for the fourth duel between Deiveson Figueiredo e Brandon Moreno, current linear and interim champions of the division. With three consecutive victories, the Brazilian athlete has a record of 25 triumphs and five setbacks in his professional career.
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