Alex Morono, the top coach of Ricky Turcios says the UFC took care of the bantamweight after his canceled struggle towards Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC Mexico Metropolis.
Simply minutes earlier than Turcios was set to make the stroll, it was revealed Rosas Jr. was sick and the struggle was off. It was disappointing information for Morono and Turcios, who appreciated the type matchup towards the 19-year-old.
However, what’s extra irritating is Morono says he has since talked to folks within the UFC who revealed the medical doctors cleared Rosas to struggle, however he was the one who mentioned no.
“For the document, I do know the UFC attached Rick, I do know they made positive he was compensated, which was superior. He was in Mexico for a month prepping and he was in struggle form earlier than he obtained there,” Morono mentioned on Simply Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com about Ricky Turcios vs Raul Rosas Jr. “I used to be speaking to the coaches and I requested if the elevation obtained to them they usually mentioned ‘oh ya’ and once I requested if it obtained to Ricky, they mentioned ‘probably not.’ I rise up there on struggle week, and all the pieces goes nice, made weight, and we end the warmup, we’re about to make the stroll, Ricky is meditating, and we’re minutes from making the stroll, and we hear that Rosas was sick for no matter meaning and the struggle was off…
“They mentioned the supply is subsequent week at 145lbs, which doesn’t favor Rick it favors Rosas, however Ricky accepted, accepted all the pieces. Monday we get our airplane tickets, after which a couple of minutes later we hear that Rosas couldn’t struggle once more… I talked to one of many UFC workers that was in Mexico about Rosas and requested what the analysis was and he mentioned he didn’t even know. Normally, the medical doctors says you possibly can’t struggle and the fighter needs to struggle. From what I heard, the medical doctors mentioned he may struggle and Rosas mentioned he couldn’t,” Morono continued about Ricky Turcios.
The excellent news is that the UFC did compensate Ricky Turcios and the hope for Alex Morono is he will get one other struggle quickly.