Pedrita defends coach from criticism and says he would fight Valentina 'ten more times'

Paraná (left) next to Pedrita. Photo: Reproduction / Instagram Priscila Pedrita

The premiere of Priscila Pedrita in Ultimate it didn't go the way the Brazilian expected. The flyweight division was completely dominated by Valentina Shevchenko and ended up finishing with a rear naked choke in the second most important fight at UFC Belém. In addition to the setback, the fighter had to deal with criticism of her coach, Gilliard Paraná, for allowing her to receive more than 230 blows without throwing in the towel. Pedrita, however, made a point of defending his master and called his relationship with the coach 'father and daughter'.

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“About the treatment and intimacy I have with my master, who is on the outside knows nothing to criticize. Here it's not master and student, it's father and daughter, and no one will tell him how he should treat me. About throwing in the towel, this is PRVT (name of the team led by Paraná), and we are the ones who know my limits. Never throw in the towel,” said Priscila, in a post on Instagram.

Pedrita also revealed that he suffered a knee injury in the first movements of the fight against Valentina and will have to undergo surgery to repair the meniscus. Despite the injury and the huge punishment suffered, Priscila does not regret facing the main star of the flyweight division. She even revealed that she would agree to face Shevchenko 'ten more times'.

“I would fight Valentina ten more times without thinking twice. Whoever chooses an easy battle is not a warrior.”, he concluded.

Hey guys, just passing by to say that everything is fine, it took me a while to speak because I didn't have my cell and I was in the hospital... So... Come on, I apologize to my fans and friends and family who threw a party to watch my fight... I took on a very tough fighter who I'm a fan of, and at the time of the fight I wasn't the real Pedrita. Anyone who knows me and is present in my day to day knows what I could do... And even though I injured my knee right at the beginning I went until the end of the fight because I don't know what it's like to give up. blah blah lol…Come on.. I'LL FIGHT AGAINST ANY FIGHTER IN THE WORLD, NO MATTER WHAT POSITION SHE OCCUPIES… I WOULD FIGHT WITH VALENTINA 1 MORE TIMES WITHOUT THINKING TWICE.. WHOEVER CHOOSES AN EASY BATTLE IS NOT A TRUE WARRIOR…. AND THE TREATMENT AND THE INTIMACY I HAVE WITH MY MASTER.. THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING TO CRITICIZE.. HERE IT'S NOT MASTER AND STUDENT.. IT'S FATHER AND DAUGHTER.. AND THERE WILL BE NO ONE WHO WILL TELL HOW HE SHOULD TREAT ME. . AND ABOUT THROWING IN THE TOWEL... THIS IS PRVT, AND WE'RE THE ONE WHO KNOWS MY LIMITS... NEVER THROW IN THE TOWEL 👍 THANK YOU ALL FOR THE MESSAGES OF CARE AND SUPPORT THAT I'VE BEEN RECEIVING, I'M SURE I HAVE GAINED A FAMILY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, AND WHOEVER IS CRITICIZING, I DON'T CARE, I'LL COME BACK STRONGER..💪.”””””””WILL NOT BE A MOMENT THAT WILL ERASE A STORY'””””” . . . #ufcbelem #ettosuplementos #canalcombate #prvtnoufc #prvt #prvtgirls #sportv #ufc #ensaio #photography #belem #brasil #riodejaneiro #mma #wmma #pedritanoufc #zombiegirl

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