![]() ![]() I really want Brendon Moreno to come a better fighter, in his prime.” He’s a great athlete and has shown incredible evolution against Deiveson Figueiredo. I could say he was afraid of me, that he’s afraid of fighting me, but I doubt it, man. ![]() “And honestly, let’s be clear here, he lost twice to me. I don’t want Moreno to put me on this villain role like I was trying to ruin his moment. I wasn’t being disrespectful, that’s not who I am. And was like, ‘Get out of here, let him enjoy his moment.’ F*ck you, man. Let’s fight next month? In two months? Tell me know much time you need. “Of course that I’m going to ask him when we’re going to fight. … I have a ton of respect for him, the family he’s built, his wife and kids, so when I go there to congratulate him and also work, of course, I’m not being disrespectful or trying to take anything away from his moment. I’ve known Moreno for a long time, we had a nice exchange on TUF and that’s what matters to me. I went there because I felt obligated as a UFC employee, I had to do something, to make an appearance, to create something, but I respect Moreno a lot. “I was a little upset about that,” Pantoja said. ![]() Now campaigning for a trilogy bout with the UFC belt on the line after being recruited as the backup fighter at UFC 283, Pantoja said he did not enjoy being painted as a villain after the event with Moreno saying at the press conference that their post-fight interaction backstage started “very friendly”, but then he “started to look a little bit aggressive”. They met again two years later at UFC Chile, and this time Pantoja dominated to win a decision. Pantoja tapped Moreno with a rear-naked choke midway through round two, but the bout isn’t listed on his official MMA record since TUF bouts are considered exhibitions. I was like, ‘F*ck, this guy is willing to die here, brother.’ And he was. I landed the elbow and he’s bleeding, that’s the only time in my life that I thought about it during a fight. “There was a moment I landed and elbow on his face, that was the only time I felt sorry to be beating someone because we were both there for our families, for everybody. “It was a super tough fight, brother,” Pantoja said on this week’s Trocação Franca podcast. 1 seed, with Moreno being the last pick, and they met in the opening bout. Pantoja and Moreno were enlisted to compete at the 24th season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2016, a special season that featured flyweight champions from various promotions. ![]() And looking back at one of those wins, Pantoja reveals it gave him a unique feeling. performance and we go the resume that Matheus Nicolau had compared to Amir Albazi, it’s like, ‘There’s no way he’s gonna jump me in the rankings.’ This dude’s never fought anybody and the fight that was supposed to be a big one, nobody really thinks he won it.With two wins over UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja is likely next in line for the title after the Mexican talent finished Deiveson Figueiredo to put an end to their tetralogy at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro. If it was, it was the razor-ist of winning, barely. “It was definitely not him (Albazi) winning. “That was a sh*tty fight,” Royval said on Albazi vs. “Raw Dog” thinks his body of work has been much more impressive than that of Albazi. Royval then dropped two straight to Moreno and Pantoja, before rebounding with three straight wins – most recently snapping Matheus Nicolau’s six-fight winning streak with a first-round knockout in April. Royval beat Kara-France in a more definitive way than Albazi, submitting him at UFC 253. I’m not even trying to say just over my winning over Kai Kara-France.” Then I saw Dana White’s interview and I was like, ‘What the f*ck?’ If they’re really gonna jump me over that performance, that’s f*cking crazy. “I thought at the very least, even if Albazi won, it’s not deserving of a title performance and it’s not really deserving to jump me in the rankings,” Royval told MMA Underground. “I thought that immediately, I was like, ‘Cool, he ain’t gonna beat me in the rankings and he’s not gonna take my title shot from me.’ But after Albazi beat Kara-France, not only did he jump Royval in the rankings, but Dana White said the next title challenger is still up for debate.ĭana White says Brandon Royval isn't a lock over #UFCVegas74 winner Amir Albazi for the next flyweight title shot.įull interview: /Tnz2SaoMEP Royval (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is pegged as the backup for the flyweight title fight between champion Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290. Like many, Royval disagreed with the judges’ scorecards. Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) lost a split decision to Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 45 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Brandon Royval doesn’t think Amir Albazi’s performance against Kai Kara-France warrants a title shot. ![]()
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