Midnight Mania! Top-ranked UFC Lightweight disappointed by UFC 300 lineup: ‘It’s not that great’

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Maybe the bar was set a bit too excessive for UFC 300?

UFC CEO Dana White promised an “insane” card stuffed to the brim with must-watch fights, and although we’re nonetheless eagerly awaiting fundamental occasion information, most of the lineup is now filled, and it’s … good? I’d even hazard to say actually good! The Strawweight belt and the BMF belt are on the road, and fan favourite former champions like Jiri Prochazka and Charles Oliveira spherical out the remainder of the principle card. It’s arduous to name it essentially the most insane combat card ever, nevertheless, when UFC 299 is equally as stacked.

Ranked UFC Lightweight contender, Renato Moicano, isn’t overly impressed. The Brazilian has turned his skilled combating profession right into a aspect gig as a well-liked YouTube host, which implies he’s spending extra time watching and judging UFC playing cards than lots of his friends. In line with “Cash” Moicano, there’s simply one thing left to be desired.

“For me, I can be trustworthy as a fan, , and as a YouTuber, UFC 300 is just not that nice,” he defined on The MMA Hour (by way of SportsKeeda). “I can be trustworthy with you, it’s not that nice. It’s good like I say for me, the one combat that I’m right here is Justin Gaethje -Max Holloway. Calvin Kattar and (Aljamain) Sterling, Charles (Oliveira) and (Arman) Tsarukyan, Bobby Inexperienced-Jim Miller, for me personally.”

Alas, Moicano won’t seemingly have a possibility to enhance the UFC 300 occasion. He’s scheduled to return to motion this weekend (Sat. Feb. 3, 2024) within the co-main occasion of UFC Vegas 85, the place he’ll tackle veteran knockout artist Drew Dober. And in the event you’re pondering of heading into the feedback to knock Moicano for judging UFC 300 whereas he’s caught combating contained in the UFC Apex, effectively …

Moicano would probably agree with you.

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