Liddell e Ortiz frente a frente. Foto: Divulgação

O mundo das lutas vai parar no dia 24 de novembro, data marcada para a disputa entre as lendas do MMA Chuck Liddell e Tito Ortiz, que voltam a subir nos cages 12 anos depois de se enfrentarem pela última vez. O Combate e o Combate Play vão transmitir, ao todo, seis lutas do evento que acontece na Califórnia a partir de 0h.

Veteranos e conhecidos no mundo das artes marciais, os americanos Liddell e Ortiz vão deixar a aposentadoria de lado para se enfrentarem pela terceira vez. Os atletas ficaram frente a frente pela primeira vez em 2 de abril de 2004, no UFC 47, com vitória de Liddell por nocaute aos 38s do segundo round. A revanche, em 30 de dezembro de 2006, no UFC 66, foi marcada por outra vitória de Liddell, desta vez por nocaute técnico aos 3min59s do terceiro round.

Além da disputa principal da noite, o evento terá a presença do brasileiro Gleison Tibau. Aos 35 anos, o atleta acumula 32 vitórias e 14 derrotas em 19 anos de carreira, e agora se prepara para enfrentar o mexicano Efrain Escudero em peso casado de 72,6 kg. Além do desafio do brasileiro e da disputa entre Liddell e Ortiz, os assinantes também poderão acompanhar os seguintes confrontos: Deron Winn x Tom Lowler, Kenneth Berg x Jorge Gonzalez, Waleel Watson x Ricardo Palacios e Jay Silva x Oscar Cota.

O Combate está disponível em todas as operadoras e também pelo Combate Play. Outras informações: assinecombate.globo.com

Serviço:

Golden Boy – Liddell x Ortiz
Data: 24/11
Horário: 0h (de sábado para domingo)
Narração: Luiz Felipe Prota
Comentários: Carlão Barreto

(Fonte: Assessoria de imprensa)

Funch fighting to remain undefeated. Photo: Publicity

Undefeated in his seven-fight MMA career, Ricardo Funch will make his octagon debut at UFC 107 this Saturday, December 12, in Tennessee. A representative of Team Link, the same as Gabriel Napão, Funch is one of team leader Marco Alvan’s great hopes. Ricardo, otherwise known as “Golden Boy”, will face Johnny Hendricks, another undefeated fighter.

“From the fights I’ve seen of his, he was very dominant and really good. But who isn’t? The UFC is where the best are, so I’m going to give it my all,” says Funch on the official UFC website.

“On facing an undefeated opponent, Ricardo is unworried. Aware of Hendricks’s strengths, he worked hard on his wrestling.

“I’ve fought undefeated guys in the past and I can tell you the pressure doesn’t come from my or his record. The pressure is fighting in the UFC. He has been through something I haven’t been through yet, but I know I’ll do well psychologically. Obviously, I’ve been training more wrestling than I am used to so I can face Johnny, but the rest is the same old routine that got me into the UFC. That means brushing up on my striking and submissions.”

And if confidence is a good start to entering the organization on the right foot, the Bahia native has no lack of it.

“I’ll fight well, because my aim isn’t to just make it to the UFC, but to beat all my opponents and eventually be top 10. Some people say it’s better to debut in a preliminary fight, because there are less people watching. I say I won’t feel the difference between 20 thousand and a million people. To me the pressure’s the same, but I’ll shine,” he says in closing.