Brunno Ferreira calls out ‘Shara Bullet’ for Brazil

LAS VEGAS – Brunno Ferreira started his 2024 competitors calendar precisely how he needed.

Saturday at UFC Fight Night 234, Ferreira (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) bashed Phil Hawes’ face with brutal knockout blows en path to a first-round TKO victory. The aid of the victory for him cannot be understated.

“I put a weight on myself,” Ferreira advised MMA Junkie and different reporters at a post-fight information convention. “This was a weight that was lifted off my again. To truly begin the yr like this and having the chance to start out the yr like this with a combat like this, it’s very completely satisfied. I’m very lucky. … That is the best way I needed to start out my yr. That is the best way the yr is meant to start out.”

Instantly after the victory, Ferreira turned his consideration towards the long run – and one other thrilling up-and-comer within the UFC middleweight division.

“Every thing has a why,” Ferreira mentioned. “Every thing has a purpose. This combat was alleged to occur earlier than and he’s already run away from me as soon as on the finish of the yr. He didn’t combat me. On the finish of the day, I’ve a brother. I’ve a coaching associate. I’ve a good friend in Bruno Silva, “Blindado.” He welcomed him into his house. So we’d wish to welcome him into our house. So ‘Shara Bullet’, we need to face him in Brazil.”

Magomed Sharabutdin, also known to fight fans as “Shara Bullet”, doesn’t presently have a recognized combat on the books, although he has been rumored to return March 2 at UFC Saudi Arabia.

No matter whether or not or not the subsequent step in 2024 is Sharabutdin, Ferreira hopes to stay as lively as potential with a median combat depend of 1 per quarter.

“My aim, if every little thing goes effectively, is definitely to complete the yr with 4 wins, to indicate people who I’m not simply right here. I’m right here to indicate one thing. I’m right here to develop. I’m right here to be a champion. My aim is to have 4 wins by the top of the yr. We began the yr fairly effectively.”

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