Off the again of his day discover title struggle at UFC 311, Renato Moicano has revealed he earned $900,000 in his return to motion towards pound-for-pound primary, Islam Makhachev — regardless of his dominant opening spherical loss.
Moicano, who changed an injury-stricken, Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311 over the course of final weekend, headlined the promotion’s return to California in a short-notice championship struggle towards Makhachev on simply in the future discover on the Intuit Dome.
And dropping a one-sided opening spherical D’Arce choke submission loss to the Russian — in disclosed paydays launched by the California State Athletic Fee (CSAC), Moicano pocketed $250,000 for drafting in on short-notice.
Renato Moicano teases sizeable payday for UFC 311 return title struggle
Initially scheduled to return to motion on the primary card towards Iranian-born veteran, Beneil Dariush, Moicano was pulled from the conflict in favor of a struggle with Makhachev, and revealed at present he earned within the area of $900,000 to tackle the Russian in Inglewood.
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Welcoming a possible return to motion later this 12 months in a long-standing grudge match with surging Liverpool grappler, Paddy Pimblett, Moicano ripped the previous Cage Warriors featherweight titleholder as a “brat motherf*cker”.
“Yeah, yeah, and that’s fair, you know, that’s fair, but… But let me tell you something, brother, it’s unbelievable,” Renato Moicano advised. “Paddy Pimblett is unbelievable. He by no means beat anyone that’s good on the octagon. UFC all the time favor him for a motive, you understand. He has thousands and thousands of followers. That’s a spoiled brat motherf*cker, you understand? They [the UFC] give him all the pieces that he wants.
“He never took a fight on short notice, never,” Renato Moicano defined. “He never did. And he never will, because he doesn’t need. He has the silver spoon. They’re going to feed him the best matchups. They’re going to do everything that is good for him. Yeah, fair play. That’s not my business. I’m just calling out. And to be fair, I did tap pretty fast. So he might be right on that one. But let me tell you something, if I fight Paddy Pimblet, I will finish him in the first round just for this disrespect.”
