Junior Gypsy On November 12th, he will face the biggest challenge of his career. The Brazilian faces the North American champion Cain Velazquez, for the organization's heavyweight belt.
The Tupiniquim athlete shows confidence for the clash, which will be the first shown live on Rede Globo in Brazil, but hopes to face the best possible champion.
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“I don't think the fight will last five rounds, but if it does, I'll be prepared. I know he's been out of action for some time, but I also know that he trained a lot for his first title defense and, inside (the octagon), I want to face the best Cain Velazquez”, said Cigano, who is undefeated in the UFC with seven fights, including four knockouts and one withdrawal.
In turn, Velasquez, who returns to competition after a long time away to recover from a shoulder injury, spoke about the drama of the injury and reveals that he is looking forward to his first title defense.
“Now I’m great, but the first few months were very difficult. It took time to get better and I'm glad I was able to overcome it all. I did get frustrated a few times, because I'm a guy who likes to keep training, moving. What I did was try to stay focused”, explained Cain and then added about the feeling of defending the belt for the first time: “It's natural to be a little nervous, but I'm not more than usual”, added Velasquez.
Check out the full card for the event below, which will be the first broadcast on TV Globo
Main Fight (Broadcast by TV Globo)
Cain Velazquez vs. Junior Gypsy – Valid for the heavyweight belt
Preliminary Card (Exclusively broadcast on Canal Combate)
Pablo Garza vs. Dustin poirier
Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Ricardo Lamas vs. Cub swanson
Clay Harvs.ion vs. DaMarques Johnson
Robert Peralta vs. Mackens Semerzier
Paul Bradley vs. Mike Pierce
Matt Lucas vs. Aaron Rose
Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo
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4 responses to “Cigano says: “I want the best Cain Velasquez possible””
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I'm rooting for the gypsy, but the one who wins the fight is Velas, who at the moment the American of Mexican descent is unbeatable, but if the gypsy has a jaw like gravel and can withstand the first two rounds, there could be a turnaround. But in my opinion he loses in the second raud by nockat.
Go gypsy, go Brazil, another belt from us!!!!
I have my doubts about Cigaro's victory on the 12th, but as a Brazilian, I'll be rooting for Brasuca's victory hahaha
It's wonderful to be live... Other broadcasters took a long time to show the fights...