Renato Moicano respects what Conor McGregor has executed for combined martial arts.
On Saturday, Moicano scored his fourth-straight win contained in the Octagon through a brutal first-round beatdown of Benoit Saint-Denis on the Frenchman’s residence flip. Whereas the ‘God of Conflict’ made it out of the primary 5 minutes, he was bloodied and battered to the purpose that the cageside doctor was compelled to step in and drive the stoppage instantly following the second stanza.
Instantly following his massive win at UFC Paris, Moicano fielded questions throughout the post-fight press convention, lots of them relating to his future and what could come subsequent. Unsurprisingly, a possible struggle with Conor McGregor was introduced up.
‘Cash’ was fast to close the thought down, making it clear that whereas he respects every little thing ‘Mystic Mac’ has executed for the game, he has no real interest in ready round for a fighter who merely doesn’t need to struggle anymore.
“Conor McGregor and me, I don’t suppose he’s preventing ‘Cash’ Moicano… To be trustworthy, one of many fighters I respect essentially the most within the sport is McGregor as a result of he utterly modified the sport,” Moicano stated. “So, I’ll pay my respect to him simply because now, he’s virtually a billionaire. So, he can have, I don’t know, 200 losses and he’ll nonetheless be McGregor. He’s not preventing anyone, I feel…
“I’d not wait to struggle McGregor as a result of like Chandler, it’s only a entice proper now. I feel McGregor makes extra money exterior preventing. So, I don’t suppose he needs to go to cage to any individual that is able to kill any individual for cash” (h/t Sportskeeda).
Renato Moicano thinks a struggle with Paddy Pimblett can be nice for publicity
As a substitute, Moicano will concentrate on scoring a showdown with rising light-weight contender Paddy Pimblett.
“I feel it’s going to be an enormous publicity,” Moicano stated when requested a few potential showdown with the Liverpudlian. “Proper now, I’m searching for publicity. I’m searching for cameras as a result of I’ve been within the UFC for 10 years. This 12 months can be 10 years. Three years in the past, no one knew me. No one knew me, and I at all times work exhausting. I at all times have put within the work. Nevertheless it doesn’t matter if you happen to’re the perfect fighter on the planet no one is aware of.
“I would like extra cameras. I would like extra individuals speaking about my identify in MMA as a result of that means I can deliver extra consideration, and I could make my case to struggle for the belt ultimately.”
Moicano known as out ‘The Baddy’ throughout his post-fight interview which acquired a right away response from Pimblett.
Sadly, we could also be ready some time for that struggle after Moicano revealed that he suffered a nasty shoulder harm throughout his struggle in The Metropolis of Mild.
