Zero Worried! Alex Poatan Downplays Partnership Between Ciryl Gane and Carrasco Do Kickboxing and Provokes

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After much training, the moment is finally arriving... Alex Poatán putting everything into practice in pursuit of the dream of winning the unprecedented three-peat in UFC White HouseIn the co-main event of the historic event taking place this Sunday (14), in Washington (USA), the Brazilian faces forces with Cyryl Gane In his heavyweight debut (up to 120,2 kg). And, despite the magnitude of the fight, anyone who thinks the renowned striker is nervous or worried about the Frenchman is mistaken.

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On the contrary, Poatan exuded confidence to face 'Bon Gamin' to the point of even downplaying his partnership with Artem Vakhitov. If the Brazilian recruited Jonathan Diniz e Tallison Teixeira To help him prepare against Gane, Gane, in turn, trained with the Russian, a rival of the veteran during his Glory days.

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In fact, the athletes faced each other twice in the world's largest kickboxing company in 2021. In the first fight, Poatan won by split decision, but Vakhitov got his revenge in the rematch and won by majority decision. Upon discovering the partnership between the strikers, the Brazilian provoked him, emphasizing that the best advice his old acquaintance could give his current opponent is to highlight how good and dangerous he is.

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“Gane is training with Vakhitov? That makes no difference. Kickboxing and MMA are different sports, and I’m certainly not the same fighter who fought Vakhitov. I’ve evolved a lot,” the veteran said on the ‘Countdown’ program. UFC White House, available on the company's official YouTube channel.

"Maybe he has this thought that the guy is going to go through something, but he's the one who's going to be there, he's the one who's going to be feeling the blows. If Vakhitov is an honest guy, the best advice would be, 'Be careful, because this guy is tough'," he concluded.

UFC White House

O UFC White House, also called UFC Freedom 250The concert will take place on June 14th at the official residence of the US president in Washington DC. Unlike usual, the show will be held on a Sunday, Donald Trump's birthday.

In the main fight UFC White House, the Spanish Ilia Topuria He defends his lightweight title (up to 70,3 kg) against the interim title holder, the American. Justin gaethje.

Alex Poatan in the spotlight

Alex Poatán will be highlighted in UFC White HousePhoto: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Brazil will be represented at UFC White HouseIn the co-main fight of the attraction, Alex Poatán He attempts an unprecedented feat. Former middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) and light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) champion, Poatan seeks the interim heavyweight (up to 120 kg) title against the Frenchman. Cyryl Gane.

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In addition to Poatan, Mauricio Ruffy e Diego lopes These are the other Brazilian athletes on the card. They face Michael chandler e Steve Garciarespectively.