After third knockout in a row, Marreta asks for a fight against Brunson

Marreta comes from three consecutive victories at middleweight (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/ThiagoMarreta)

Packed after knocking out Jack hermansson on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo, held this Saturday (28), and achieve his third consecutive victory, the middleweight Thiago Marreta He is already making plans for his next steps inside the Octagon. Aiming for the top of the division, the Brazilian commented on the strategy used during the fight and suggested a duel against Derek Brunson, which knocked out Lyoto Machida in the main fight of the show.

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“I knew he was a guy who moved a lot, so the idea was not to get into his game and wait for the right moment to connect a blow. The sky is the limit, I hope to have an opportunity to do a main fight very soon. I have no pretensions regarding the ranking, I think I need to do what I've been doing: win my fights properly and the rest will happen naturally. Me and Derek Brunson We're fighting on the same night, right? Whether he wins or loses, I would accept this fight”, declared the fighter in an interview with the Combate channel.

A participant in TUF Brasil 2, Marreta has already had 12 fights in Ultimate, with eight wins (seven by knockout) and four defeats. At 33 years old, he has a record with 16 positive results and five negative results.