D. Lima (left) next to Thominhas. Photo: MKS/Disclosure
This Thursday (26), three days before facing Thominhas Almeida in the main fight of UFC Fight Night Vegas, the North American cody garbrandt went to social media to complain about an alleged act of intimidation carried out by the Brazilian's team at the athletes' hotel. The story was reported by Thominhas' coach and leader of Chute Boxe in São Paulo Diego Lima, who stated that the controversy was different from that reported by Garbrandt and only involved the fellow Ultimate fighter. Felipe Sertanejo.
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” Since the fight was scheduled, Cody has been going on Thominhas' Instagram all the time and making comments, saying that he's ready, that Thominhas is supposed to bring an army and things like that. A while ago, after a training session with Thominhas and Felipe Sertanejo, he commented on Thominhas' Instagram that he would beat them both together, then Sertanejo responded, they had an argument there, but nothing big. But when he went to the hotel today, Sertanejo went down alone to have lunch or coffee, I don't remember now, and Cody stopped in the casino lobby and started staring at Felipe. Felipe promptly stopped and stared back. The two started to argue, sort of swearing at each other in English, and then people got in the way and separated, each one going to one side. I believe that, Cody tried to provoke Thominhas the whole time, but without success and when it was today, it was already on social media, I posted it and other people posted the knockout he suffered in less than 30 seconds. Everyone thinks he never lost, but in the amateurs he lost twice, was submitted and knocked out. So, I think the spell turned against the sorcerer. He must have been very stressed and when he found Sertanejo downstairs he gave him dirty looks, because Felipe was alone, but Felipe came back and they argued. But it wasn’t a big deal,” Diego said on the “Combate” channel website.
The coach even recalled that Thominhas and Garbrandt's teams had already crossed paths in other events on the official UFC FN Vegas schedule and there was no confusion. “We met the day we arrived. We were going to the UFC office here at the hotel to sign the posters, and Cody was at the door, I even went by and greeted him, he also greeted me, but Thominhas didn't even look at his face, he came in, signed the posters and we left. Now, after today, let's see if we meet again what it will be. But on our part, it will definitely be nothing, our time is inside (the octagon)”, he guaranteed.
Thominhas Almeida e cody garbrandt will face a duel of undefeated fighters in the main fight of UFC Fight Night Vegas, next Sunday (29), at Mandalay Bay. As it is a clash between two of the main promises of the Ultimate bantamweight category, the duel will certainly put its winner in excellent position in the division's official rankings and very close to a title shot.
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