Barboza (photo) will be on the main card of UFC 197. Photo: Jefferson Bernardes
Considered one of the most exciting names in the lightweight category, the Brazilian Edson Barboza is about to face one of the biggest challenges of his career at UFC 197, an event in which he will face the former champion Anthony Pettis on the main card. Aware that the fight is one of the most anticipated by fans, who are expecting a busy fight, Barboza said he was ready for a real war in the octagon.
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“It’s the fight that people asked me for the most on social media. My way and his is that we fight more on the feet and look for striking. But it's an MMA fight. I'm prepared to fight MMA and I believe it will be a great fight. If it’s up to me, you can be sure that I’m prepared for a war”, said the Brazilian, in an interview on the website of the channel “Combate.
Furthermore, Barboza also commented on choosing his teammate Eddie Alvarez to challenge the champion Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title. “I was very happy because Eddie Alvarez has been my training partner since the last camp, in which he helped me and I helped him. Eddie has been training a lot since his last fight, non-stop. I believe he will do the right job to give this belt to the team. I always support the Brazilian, except if he fights with one of my training partners. Of course, I hope that the belt will always belong to Brazil, but this time my fans are all for Eddie Alvarez”, he guaranteed.
Edson Barboza x Anthony Pettis will be the third-to-last fight on the main card of UFC 197, which will be led by a fight for the interim light heavyweight belt between Jon Jones e Ovince St Preux. In the co-main fight, the flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson puts his title on the line against the undefeated challenger Henry Cejudo.
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