Edson Barboza: "Fan in me rooting for Cerrone, Khabib is very boring".

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Say what you want, Barboza bringeth forth the violence and excitement.

Here is the full article.

http://www.df.superesportes.com.br/...ta-de-cinturao-entre-cariocas-no-brasil.shtml

Edson Barboza is one of Brazilian fighters in a better position in the UFC ranking. Sixth in the lightweight division, the carioca faces Michael Johnson in coprincipal fight the first edition of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Porto Alegre on Sunday in Gigantinho Gym. Increasingly close to the belt, the fighter expects two more victories can give you the dream title shot category. "If I go through that fight (against Michael Johnson) will be knocking on the door of the belt. I believe that the next challenger will the fight between Cerrone and Nurmagomedov and after them, I should come. I'm coming (laughs), I'm one or two title fights. As a fan, I hope the Cerrone win. I do not like to see the Russian fighting because he is only grappling, it is very boring, "Barboza said in an interview on Friday in Porto Alegre. The next duel by category belt will take place on March 14 in Texas, between Anthony Pettis champion and Brazilian Rafael dos Angels. Edson Barboza twists for the victory of his compatriot and dreams of a Rio duel worth the lightweight title. "I always root for Brazilian and writhe to be champion Rafael dos Anjos. It would be nice I title shot against him in a fight here in Brazil. It would be great for the sport and I'm rooting for him to hold that belt until my time comes and I can play with it, "he added. For the duel against Michael Johnson, Barboza expects his rival in between your game so that it win another victory. "The strategy is to drop my game, I'm sure that if I only worry about what I have to do, I will do a good job. He will not catch me. My goal is to make my opponent get into my game," concluded
 
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Dat translation.

Edson Barboza twists for the victory of his compatriot and dreams of a Rio duel worth the lightweight title. "I always root for Brazilian and writhe to be champion Rafael dos Anjos. It would be nice I title shot against him in a fight here in Brazil. It would be great for the sport and I'm rooting for him to hold that belt until my time comes and I can play with it


This is my favorite part because it is a bit more sexual than your average fighter interview, what with Barboza twisting and writhing while thinking of the belt, hoping for the day he can play with it.
 
The twist thing was funny, let me explain. In portuguese, we use the verb torcer when it means to support/desire something competition/sport related, in this it is a indirect verb, torcer for someone/something. But it also means to physically twist something in other contexts, but now it is a direct object, torcer the towel.
 
Edson could be the most entertaining fighter in the division...until he takes a jab to the face.
 
Edson is gonna destroy Johnson, Mark my words.

He's gonna make it look easy.
 
Completely agree. If khabib was from America, people wouldn't even want to see him on the main card. Askren gets shit on despite finishing people lately, while khabib is praised because of where he came from.
 
Completely agree. If khabib was from America, people wouldn't even want to see him on the main card. Askren gets shit on despite finishing people lately, while khabib is praised because of where he came from.

Praised from where he came from? By whom? Isn't he from Terroristan?
 
He's fast paced at least. Not the drag you down and lie on you.

He will take you down, let you get up, take you down again.

16 times in the Abel Trujillo fight in R1 alone? Something crazy like that.
 
The fan of me wants to see Khabib win so he can fuck up Pettis in a new exciting fight, not a rerun.
 
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