Renato Moicano suffered a lopsided beating at the hands of dilapidated UFC light-weight champion Rafael dos Anjos this previous weekend. Moicano appeared in the five-round co-predominant occasion on aesthetic a few days gaze, after dos Anjos’ usual opponent Rafael Fiziev bowed out as a consequence of COVID-19.
Despite taking a heavy loss, one many participants mediate might perhaps presumably well merely silent had been stopped earlier than the superb round, Moicano told MMA Junkie that he didn’t regret seizing the instant gaze opportunity.
“My manager despatched a message to me announcing, ‘What function you imagine about dos Anjos’ sort?’ And I acknowledged, ‘He’s right, but I’m able to beat him. If I’ve an right practicing camp, I will seemingly be ready,’” Moicano acknowledged, when he recalled how the battle with RDA got made. “Then he acknowledged that he (dos Anjos) modified into once purchasing for an opponent in five days. I believed, ‘Man, I’m heavy. I’m 180 (pounds).’ He acknowledged let’s toddle offer it to the UFC and I acknowledged, ‘Provide it and let’s stare what they are saying. Correct yell them I’m heavy.’
“We told them I modified into once 180 and they acknowledged, ‘OK, we’re going to make a selection this out because there’s so much of americans eager. A great deal of americans answered the resolution to take a look at out to battle him.’ So I modified into once waiting, and I didn’t think it too powerful because when opportunity comes, you’ve got to buy potentialities.”
Moicano revealed that he “wasn’t 100 p.c” when he took the battle. Then another time, he added, “I abhor excuses, I in actuality abhor excuses.”
“If I buy the battle, I always imagine in me, and I always imagine I’m able to beat any one in the UFC. I do know that. So I don’t in actual fact care too powerful referring to the loss and if I’ve or I don’t have a practicing camp. Even though I don’t have a practicing camp, I’m able to battle any one and beat any one on this planet.”
The bout at UFC 272 modified into once Moicano’s first to pass five-rounds. The Brazilian acknowledged he’s interested to function that another time, but would eradicate that to realize after a beefy practicing camp.
“I are attempting to battle five rounds another time, but in my finest form, bright, ready to earn and willing to position the followers applauding and going loopy. I are attempting to be known by the followers, and I are attempting to to find a living. So what’s better than a predominant occasion? I’ve like this will seemingly be my bonus if UFC says. ‘Necessary occasion, you vs. Bobby Inexperienced in a UFC Fight Evening. Let’s toddle.’”
Moicano joined the UFC in 2014, as a featherweight, and impressed with wins over Zubaira Tukhugov and Jeremy Stephens. His upward trajectory modified into once stifled by a submission loss to Brian Ortega in 2017. Moicano bounced aid with bonus-snatching wins over Calvin Kattar and Cub Swanson.
These victories characteristic him up for a battle with dilapidated UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. In their 2019 battle Aldo grew to became aid the clocks and done his younger compatriot with a second round TKO. Moicano then lost to Chan Sung Jung, moreover by TKO.
After these disappointments, Moicano moved as much as light-weight. He’s currently 3-1 at 155 lbs with wins over Alexander Hernandez and Jai Herbert. His loss to Dos Anjos modified into once a catchweight bout at 160 lbs.
