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A UFC veteran recently opened up about a potential lightweight clash against Justin Gaethje and shared his thoughts on what he believes would transpire. The lightweight competitor has been riding a great deal of momentum, and so a bout against the former interim lightweight champion could be realistic.
No.11-ranked lightweight Renato Moicano has made his title aspirations known and wants an opportunity against a top contender. He most recently competed at UFC Paris, where he earned an impressive TKO win via doctor's stoppage over Benoit Saint Denis. The Brazilian showcased his improvements and turned in a dominant performance as he controlled the Frenchman on the ground and bloodied him with strikes.
While speaking to MMA Fighting's Damon Martin, the 35-year-old expressed interest in competing against lightweights ranked higher than him as it would get him closer to a title shot.
Moicano mentioned that he wouldn't be opposed to waiting for an extended period to fight Gaethje and predicted that he would knock the former 'BMF' titleholder out:
"I can wait to fight Justin Gaethje in March, 100 percent. I see no problems. And especially him coming off a knockout. I think I am a good fight to test him again, especially because he is a wrestler, he can defend takedowns and I think that would be an awesome fight...He could be the baddest guy on the planet, the 'BMF'...I don't care, I'm not losing. If they send me the contract, I will knock him the f**k out. I'm telling you." [14:38 - 15:56]
Check out the full interview with Renato Moicano below:
Renato Moicano believes a win over Justin Gaethje would secure UFC lightweight title shot
In addition to sharing his thoughts and prediction regarding a potential bout against Justin Gaethje, Renato Moicano added that he believes it would result in a significant surge up the rankings.
During the aforementioned interview, the No.11-ranked lightweight mentioned that a win over Gaethje could in fact secure him a long awaited UFC lightweight title shot:
"I don't know the plans for Gaethje...Will Gaethje fight [Dustin] Poirier again like last fight? They could do that but if they don't do that, I'm here. I'm here to get my title shot after I beat Justin Gaethje." [17:59 - 18:16]
Check out Renato Moicano's post-fight interview following his latest win below:
