From the Bronx (photo) wants to turn things around in 2013. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
Charles of the Bronx He hopes that 2014 will be completely different from what 2013 presented for his career. Scheduled to face Andy Ogle at UFC Fight Night 36, in Jaraguá do Sul (SC), on February 15, the Brazilian hopes to have a busier year, even considering the possibility of having four fights in the next 12 months.
Last year, Do Bronx only acted once, at UFC 162, when he was defeated by Frankie Edgar in the judges' decision, as a muscle injury took him out of combat in October. Even though his performance against the former lightweight champion was praised at the time, the fighter's main goal is to rediscover his winning path, considering that, before that, he had been knocked out by Cub swansonIn 2012.
“This year will be very important. I want to turn things around and win again”, said the São Paulo native. “I'm staying strong and thinking positively about having a good year both in terms of fights and in my personal life. I've already had four fights in a year and, if I can repeat that number, it will be very good. As I didn’t fight much in 2013, I want to be in action as much as possible and show everything I didn’t show last year,” he outlined.
Do Bronx has made no secret of the fact that, in his fight against Ogle, his objective will be to showcase his skills on the ground, which have already earned him nine submission victories in his career. “I'm aware that my jiu-jitsu is good, but I have to keep working on it and never put it aside”, he acknowledged. However, he is also working to improve other aspects of his game. “I'm trying to improve my striking and I feel like I'm growing at this point. If you concentrate and train hard, you will evolve naturally. That's my job. I want to be the best in the category and I’m going to work towards that”, he concluded.
The fight between Do Bronx and Ogle is part of the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 36, whose main attraction will be the fight between Lyoto Machida e Gegard Mousasi, in the middleweight category.
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