A. Pantoja celebrates victory in the UFC (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram)
Considered a big favorite for the duel against Steve Erceg No. UFC 301, the champion Alexandre pantoja He will have a 'general' at his side so that he doesn't get distracted and lose focus for the confrontation on May 04th. Coach of the owner of the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg), Marcos Parrumpinha revealed that he even vetoed his pupil's trip to Brazil and said that until the day of the event, his fighter will only fulfill the commitments that are required by Ultimate.
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“Everyone has to understand that the main thing is not to promote the show or give interviews. The main thing is to win the fight. Get there, defend our belt, keep it in Brazil and leave there victorious. There's no point in promoting, giving millions of interviews, going to the mall and getting there, at the right time, and not responding. People already know what I'm like. In fact, I even banned Pantoja from going to Brazil at the beginning of April to promote the show. I said: 'He doesn't have time, we're training hard'. So he's not going to Brazil, he's going to do everything online. This is already a preview of what will happen during fight week. Of course we can't say no to his obligations with the UFC. But it will be just enough for him to get there on May 4th and defend our belt. The champion has obligations, but the biggest obligation is to win. I will do everything I can to contain and protect our champion. After the victory, he can even talk to the Pope”, said Parrumpinha in an interview with 'Ag. Fight'.
No UFC 301, which will take place on May 04th, in Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre pantoja will put his belt on the line for the second time against the Australian Steve Erceg, tenth in the flyweight rankings.
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