In a good phase, Cara de Sapato guarantees: “This year will be one of many achievements”

Cara de Sapato returns to fight at UFC 212, in June. (Photo: Christian Petersen/UFC)

Shoe Face returns to fight at UFC 212, in June. (Photo: Christian Petersen/UFC)

Considered one of the main Brazilian promises in MMA, the middleweight Antonio Shoe Guy He is going through his best moment in Ultimate. Coming off two consecutive victories, he will look for his third consecutive victory at UFC 212, on June 3, in Rio de Janeiro, when he will face American Eric Spicely. According to the Brazilian, the positive result will bring him even closer to his goal: to be among the best in the category.

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“The expectations are very good for this fight. I think he has a game very similar to mine, a jiu-jitsu game, which is where I feel most comfortable. All I want now is to be able to put together a good sequence of victories within the event to really get where I want, which is at the top of the category. (…) I'm always trying to evolve in the areas that I think I still lack, to improve with each fight and show people that I'm evolving as a fighter. I think that last year was a year of maturity and, certainly, this year will be one of many achievements”, declared the fighter, in an interview with the website 'Portal do Vale Tudo'.

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Without fighting in Brazil since 2014, when he was defeated by Patrick Cummins, still as a light heavyweight, Shoe Face guarantees that being able to fight 'at home' again is always an extra motivation, in addition to highlighting the fact that you can fight on the same card as Anderson Silva e José Aldo.

“I'm super happy to be back fighting in Brazil. I know I will have the entire crowd by my side and many family and friends will be present. So, this gives more energy. Plus, I'm on the card that will have Anderson Silva and the José Aldo, who was my training partner when I trained at Nova União, a good guy and very talented. Anderson is the greatest idol Brazil has ever had in MMA. He is the greatest of all time. I've never fought on the same card as him, so I'm really happy about that too. This card promises. UFC 212 will, God willing, only be a victory for Brazil and a lot of joy for the Brazilian people,” he concluded.

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TUF Brasil 3 champion in the heavyweight division, Shoe Face, 27 years old, has already had seven fights in the UFC, totaling four wins, two losses and one I didn't answer.