“BREAKING NEWS! @islam_makhachev will now face @renato_moicano_ufc for the lightweight title. #UFC311 is LIVE TOMORROW on @espn+ PPV!”, wrote the company president.
Initially, the Brazilian would face Beneil Dariush at the same UFC 311, but with last minute changes and to maintain a title fight at the event, White chose to call the Brazilian for a title fight the day before the event, highlighting that he would be the best choice. due to the sequence of victories he is having in the organization.
“Moicano is very good, he has the longest winning streak among the top 10 [dos melhores lutadores do peso] and with three of the last fights being finished before the end,” White said. And he stressed: “He’s an animal.”
The Brazilian arrives for the fight as a big underdog, given the winning streak of the current champion and best in the world weight-for-pound, but if he wins he will be able to celebrate his first title at the end of his career and could break a record of being the first to win a belt in the lightweight over 32 category.
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