M. Chiesa after setback in Oklahoma (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC)
the american Michael chiesa does not seem willing to forget referee Mario Yamasaki, according to him, directly responsible for his defeat in the main fight of UFC Oklahoma, against Kevin Lee. After being caught in a rear naked choke by his opponent, Chiesa seemed to sleep when the Brazilian stopped the fight. However, “Maverick” guarantees that he was trying another defense and that the interruption was premature. To get “revenge” against Yamasaki, the lightweight wants to fight him in grappling (grappling).
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In an interview with the North American program The MMA Hour, Chiesa commented on his confrontation with Mario Yamasaki and said he wanted to test the fifth-degree black belt that the Brazilian has. The fighter already has a date for the “roll”: September 30th.
“To be honest, as soon as we saw Mario Yamasaki walking into my locker room, we looked at each other at the same time with that “F***” look on our faces. But now it's in the past. I'm moving on. I have an invitation for September 30th. It is my open challenge to Mr. Yamasaki. I would like to test this fifth degree black belt in a friendly grappling match. Let's see if he is what he says he is. I'm not saying this in a hostile way, I'm saying, “Hey, if you're a fifth-degree black belt and you don't back down on what you said, as a martial artist, that's my open challenge,” Chiesa commented.
Recently, the American had his request to annul the result of the fight against Lee rejected by the Athletic Commission that organized the event on June 25th. Yamasaki maintains that Chiesa blacked out, but woke up as soon as the rear naked choke from Kevin Lee was released at his command.
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