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Diego Branda favors competition on money in 2025 hoping that this brings back to the UFC cage.
A Ultimate fighter Winner of the reality show with six victories in 10 octagon appearances between 2011 and 2016, including high -level fights with Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Brian Ortega, the Brazilian veteran spent a tumultuous moment outside the UFC. Since a man allegedly swiveling a man outside a strip club – which he pleaded with self -fighting and scrums in Russia, Brandao decided that he had enough.
Faced with 12-2 prospect featherweight Jamie Siraj for the Tuff-N-Suff belt, Brandao considers Friday evening show at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas as the first stage of a new life. Brandao has gone 9-11 in competition all over the world since its release from the UFC, entering cages and rings from Russia and Kazakhstan in Poland and Japan.
“It was a reset in my head,” Brandao told MMA, fighting why he went to Russia in the first place, where he reached the lowest point of his career losing six in a row. “I started again. Repairing errors inside and outside the fighting, so the only place to fight was Russia because the Americans did not want to fight Brandao. »»
Brandao said he was paid up to $ 40,000 per fight in Russia, but had chosen to leave this on the table to build his career form instead of a springboard for Russian coming. The title with Siraj if the first of an agreement of three fights, he said.
“I try to repair my life,” said Brandao. “Forget money and start at scratch. Back to the United States. F * CK this money. I’m going to fight for $ 1 in the UFC. Many people think my life is upside down. It was upside down. Now you will hear the noise. It all starts on Friday, brother.
“Greg Jackson and (Mike) Winkeljohn believe that it is the fight to bring me into the UFC,” he continued. “I have already spoken to Dana White and Sean Shelby, I have been talking to them for over a year, and they have always said to me:” Diego, leaves Russia “. How would I leave Russia? They paid me $ 40,000 to fight there. My financial situation was not good. But I left these $ 40,000 (check) there to receive $ 5,000 here. I am not embarrassed to say it. I fight for $ 5,000 because it is a great opportunity. This is not about money. I no longer need money. I fight for my name, I fight to find out who is the villain on Friday in Las Vegas. And I’m going to get this belt.
Brandao does not expect to be signed by the UFC with a victory on Friday, accepting “it’s too early”. That said, Brandao thinks that the end of the sequence of nine victories of Siraj will be a good indication that it is back.
“Winner of this other defenses of the title, I think it’s UFC time,” said Brandao. “The UFC concerns fun fights and the show. There is no age, guy. This is what Sean Shelby said to me: “Diego, win three fights and organize a show, so we see where you are.” I am his plans. They asked me to fight in the United States and I do what they want. I will finish this guy live at the UFC combat pass and leave it in the hands of Dana White and Sean Shelby. Give me a Russian, a Dagdestani. The Americans are afraid to fight them, the Brazilians do not want these fights, and Brandao is there to kill. »»
“(Siraj) is about to sign with the UFC. People say he is a future UFC star and has not lost for nine years. I’m going to fight this guy! I think he feels the pressure. I have already been in this cassino, I lived all this, and my experience will be too much for him. I know it’s my last blow to return to the UFC. It is a dream for me, and I will continue this dream as long as I am alive.
