Not many fighters get one other likelihood within the UFC after a 0-4 begin, however Daniel Lacerda is a uncommon case.
Lacerda, a flyweight from Chute Boxe, believes his thrilling model is the explanation behind his fifth octagon alternative, and he would possibly change issues up for what he hopes is a job-saving victory.
Lacerda attracts Edgar Chairez on Saturday evening at Noche UFC after struggling 4 stoppage defeats in a span of 15 months. On this week’s episode of MMA Preventing’s Trocação Franca podcast, he emphasised that profitable issues, however finally it’s his intuition to ship thrilling matches to MMA followers.
“The intention is to win,” Lacerda mentioned. “We all the time go to a combat with a technique, however every thing can change over the course of the combat. I’ll go there to placed on a secure combat, however I may also ship, you recognize? That’s what I do. One thing would possibly go uncontrolled, and we would have to recalculate the route and return, in fact, however I wish to go for the knockout or the submission.”
“I don’t discuss an excessive amount of outdoors the octagon, I’m no controversial man, however my work speaks for itself once I’m in there,” he added. “I don’t disappoint. Even earlier than I joined the UFC, nobody would sit down and be sleepy watching my fights, as a result of I hold individuals on their ft. I’ll go ahead if the group is just too quiet, you recognize? I do this in coaching, too. I prefer to assault and placed on stunning fights.”
Lacerda jokes that his coaches would possibly get mad at him for his model, as a result of he can’t sit again and watch a gap move by with out exploring it to its fullest.
“I all the time add issues midway via,” he mentioned. “If I land a jab or a kick, and the man offers me a seem like he’s in ache, I’ll go for it. I received’t suppose twice. I do know he would possibly toss stuff again, however a punch from a semi-knocked out man received’t drop me.”
Lacerda feels Chute Boxe abilities have now turn out to be a “goal” within the group after so many spectacular performances, particularly ones by former light-weight champion and staff’s greatest star, Charles Oliveira.
Chairez, who’s 0-1 within the UFC after shedding a call to Tatsuro Taira this previous July, was initially slated to face Lacerda’s teammate, Felipe dos Santos, at Dana White’s Contender Collection. As a substitute, each athletes have been signed to the UFC. Dos Santos misplaced a “Battle of the Evening” choice to Manel Kape this previous weekend at UFC 293.
“I’m coaching all features of the combat, so I’m going in there and don’t have any surprises,” Lacerda mentioned. “However the path to victory on this combat is to search out the gap and put my arms on him, my kicks. If he tries to grapple with me, it might be dangerous for him, however we’ll finally grapple, and I believe my jiu-jitsu is superior to his and lots of different fighters on this division. I haven’t had the chance to showcase my jiu-jitsu but, however once I do, you’ll see what I’m speaking about.”
