Carlos Diego Ferreira Credit score: Gleidson Venga/Sherdog.com
When he steps into the cage on Saturday, Diego Ferreira will likely be 40 years previous. Regardless of competing round this milestone, Ferreira is firmly in the midst of a strong run. He’s not solely completed back-to-back opponents, however he’s gained efficiency of the evening bonuses for every of these efforts.
The important thing to getting higher at his present age? Ferreira says it has to do with lastly consuming proper.
“My last loss was more about my diet. I think the way that I was being and trying to adapt that into me cutting the weight was too drastic,” he defined. “Trying to look full, but being weak at the same time. I think it took me a while to understand – took me a while to prepare my body.”
The Brazilian now walks round between 170lbs and 168lbs in an effort to make the load cuts simpler. Not solely has it made that a part of his sport simpler, however now he’s been in a position to prepare tougher within the lead up.
“I don’t have to drastically cut weight [anymore],” he mentioned. “Now I can prepare myself for the performance. Having more fuel, being more mentally prepared – because before I was just draining cutting weight. Now I can actually enjoy the camp.”
These beneficial properties have translated to the cage as properly. Not solely does he have the aformentioned victories and bonuses below his belt, however he’s additionally having extra enjoyable. That enjoyable permits him to let unfastened and placed on the most effective model of himself, at the same time as he cracks 40 years previous.
“That’s why I don’t feel much pressure [anymore]. Like ‘I need to make weight’, ‘I need to do this’. Now I enjoy more,” he mentioned. “I feel more enjoyment in the fight. I love to fight, I always do… but now I feel more happy in the cage.”
You’ll be able to catch the 40-year previous Ferreira for the primary time at UFC 311 this Saturday. He faces Grant Dawson as a part of the prelims which can air on ESPN+.
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