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Charles do Bronx’s dominating performance against Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 did not go unnoticed by Dana White. The UFC president praised the Brazilian at the post-event press conference but avoided guaranteeing him a lightweight title fight. According to him, the update of the ranking next Tuesday may show more clearly the situation of the Brazilian in the fight for the possibility of being champion of the category.
Dana White picked up the press UFC 256 – Photo: Playback / YouTube
– Charles was amazing tonight. The ranking will be updated on Tuesday and we will see where it appears. But this guy is one of the best in the world in the wildest division of MMA. It is in the game. There was some debate about this fight, if we would see Tony Ferguson from the old days or not. He was very affected by the weight cut in his last fight. But ten out of ten people would hit that arm. That he resisted and kept fighting was incredible. It is further proof of how tough, tough and crazy this guy is. Now he has to go home, spend the holidays with his family and think about what he wants for 2021.
Charles do Bronx had a gala performance against Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 – Photo: Getty Images
Dana White also spoke about referee Jason Herzog’s decision to take a point away from Deiveson Figueiredo in the fight against Brandon Moreno, who ended in a tie and kept the flyweight belt with the reigning champion of the category.
– He was backstage at the end of the fight, and we said there might be a draw when the referee took a point from Deiveson. But we never know what the judges are going to do. He didn’t know that one of them had given Moreno the victory in the fifth round. The referee said that this was Figueiredo’s third foul. Normally you would have to warn him in the first, but since it was the third, I think the referee felt that he would have to take control of the fight and prevent Figueiredo from stopping his finger in the opponent’s eye or kicking the balls. And it worked.
See more statements from Dana White at the press conference:
Kevin Holland phase analysis
– Kevin Holland fought six times this year, smashed Ronaldo Jacaré with his back on the ground and dominated him on the ground. It was very impressive. I really like him, he has a great attitude … And you know what? He made a lot, a lot of money this year. It couldn’t have happened to anyone better.
– Between 2019 and 2021, you will see that many of the big names will be fired or retired. This discussion happens at all events. We will talk about this again next week.
Complaint about the interruption of the fight between Moicano and Fiziev
– That drives me crazy. A fighter is hit like a Mohawk, with a beautiful three-punch combination, and falls. The referee stops the fight and begins to complain. People watch the winner celebrating and don’t follow the guy who lost trying to get up and failing. Moicano was unconscious, he barely managed to get up to walk and sit on the bench. Video production continued to film it, so there isn’t so much nonsense that the fight was stopped too early This fight was perfectly stopped.
– Brandon Moreno received real horse kicks to the body and head, and resisted. One of these days he said in an interview that his greatest idol is Júlio Cesar Chávez, and he said he wanted to be remembered as him. When you look at the typical Mexican wrestler, Moreno is a true prototype. It is exactly what you imagine when you think of true Mexican fighters.
Ciryl Gané’s blow at the nape of Junior Cigano
– From what I saw, Junior had felt it, and he was already turning his back on Gané, who nudged him. Junior turned his back to her and she took the back of his neck. Happens.
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