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Renato Moicano recently opened up about his whirlwind of a day as he would be replacing Arman Tsarukyan and challenging Islam Makhachev for the lightweight championship in the UFC 311 main event. He promised to take the fight to the Dagestani and pull off a massive upset.
The Brazilian was already preparing to compete and make weight as he was scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush on the same card. He weighed in at 155 pounds, which is the lightweight limit for title fights, making his contest against Makhachev official as the new main event.
'Money' posted a video to his YouTube channel, where he shared his thoughts on challenging Makhachev and noted that tomorrow night will be forever known as the night he became champion. Moicano promised to leave it all in the octagon and mentioned that he is confident that he will dethrone the Dagestani in Los Angeles.
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"January 18 is the day that I will become [lightweight] champion...I make the weight and tomorrow I'm ready for war...Islam Makhachev, my brother, tomorrow I'm coming for you and I'm coming for that belt. Let's fu**ing go. We are right here...Los Angeles, California, look at the city, my brother, look at that place. And tomorrow that place will be my city. This 'Money' Moicano town now, and tomorrow I will be the champion." [0:11]
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Check out Renato Moicano's video below:
Renato Moicano promises to take over the UFC lightweight division
In addition to sharing his thoughts on challenging Islam Makhachev in the UFC 311 main event, Renato Moicano promised to take over the lightweight division.
'Money' has had a unique journey competing for the MMA leader and gained a larger following during his ascension up the lightweight ranking in part due to his entertaining post-fight interviews. During the aforementioned video, Moicano mentioned that fans have come along for the journey and promised to cement his legacy at UFC 311:
"Enjoy the journey because this is 'Money' Moicano time. Time to shine, time to make money and time to become the world champion. Get used to that. 'Money' world champion. Renato 'Money' Moicano from Brazil, living in the US, and becoming champion tomorrow. Let's fu**ing go!"
Check out the UFC's official announcement that Renato Moicano would be replacing Arman Tsarukyan below:
