“I destroyed him, I made it 30-26, I proved I’m better,” Alexandre Pantoja calls out Brandon Moreno for a rematch after UFC Vegas 34 win
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Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Moreno
The number 3rd ranked UFC Flyweight fighter, Alexandre Pantoja secured a win against Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 with a second-round submission. This is Pantoja’s second consecutive win and now he is aiming to fight for the UFC Flyweight title.
Alexandre Pantoja already holds two victories against the UFC Flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno. He defeated Moreno for the first time outside UFC, and then the duo faced each other on UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Usman, where Pantoja again secured a unanimous decision win.
Now, the Brazilian fighter is aiming to fight Moreno for the third time and he is confident he has what it takes to defeat ‘The Assassin Baby. In the UFC Vegas 34 post-fight press conference, Alexandre Pantoja says,
“I say December because I think Brandon will want that time, I’m ready to fight. I don’t know if Moreno wants to fight this year or next year, but I know he knows I’m coming for the title.”
“He knows my game. I beat him two times. I think he’s maybe a little scared because he lost to me via submission, and then when he had the possibility to get revenge against me, I destroyed him. I made it 30-26. I proved I’m better.”
Pantoja added, “When he came to the UFC, you see he’s good – but I’m better. He has the title, but he knows I’m much better when we fought three years ago.” {H/T MMA Junkie}
Alexandre Pantoja believes he is next in line for the title shot
The UFC Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has several fighters lined up for him to be Moreno’s first opponent and Askar Askarov is the strongest one of them. Askarov holds a win against Pantoja and a draw against Moreno but Alexandre Pantoja believes he is next in line for the title shot.
He added, “I’m the next for the title – he knows that, Maybe he retires. I don’t know what’s in his mind. But he knows me and he knows my power with my hands and my grappling. I think I’m the most dangerous guy in that division.” {H/T MMA Junkie}
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