P. Borrachinha (photo) provoked Vitor (Photo: Reproduction Instagram ufc_brasil)
the average weight Paulo borrachinha plans higher flights after starting his UFC career with two knockout victories. And, upon learning that Ultimate was interested in pitting him against the veteran Vitor belfort, the former TUF Brasil member made a point of publicly challenging his compatriot. But the Phenomenon didn't seem interested in the fight, irritating Borrachinha.
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In an interview with the “MMA Ganhador” podcast, the Brazilian said that he already imagined that Belfort would “run” from the challenge and detailed how his name was approved by the UFC to be Vitor's next opponent, in a fight that would take place at UFC 215, in Canada. , In September.
“To begin with, Dana White had a meeting with Mick (Maynard, UFC matchmaker). He is responsible for my category and was the guy who hired me. They were defining a name to fight with (Vitor) Belfort. After that meeting, my name was approved by both of them, they reached a consensus and decided to offer me the fight (…) I accepted the fight, but they said that Vitor still had to confirm if he was willing to fight. I thought to myself: “I'll post it here to see if it encourages him to accept this fight”. Then I made the post, but I already imagined that he wasn't going to accept it, he was going to run away from the fight”, said Borrachinha, explaining that, even if he had a full camp, he would accept facing Belfort, whom he accused of wanting easier fights.
“There were almost five weeks to go, I'm not in a strong training rhythm, but I accept fighting Vitor at any time. Not only because it is Vitor belfort, I have nothing personal against him, but he is 11th in the rankings. I want to climb my way up soon, I asked the UFC after the fight in Rio to put me against a Top 10. Vitor is a Top 11, that's why I accepted Vitor immediately. And the fact that he has a strong name in MMA also weighs heavily (…) Vitor has shown that he has been looking for easier fights. He even considered fighting CM Punk! I think the easier it is for him, the better. In his mind, he will look for the easiest fight,” he concluded.
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