Renato Moicano: ‘I can’t afford to lose’

“It didn’t really make sense,” Moicano said of his upcoming fight. “That’s what the UFC offered and I want to stay active. I feel good, I feel healthy and I want to fight as much as possible. And I don’t know, the first pay-per-view of the year, especially with the title on the line for the lightweight division, I think it’s good, I’m on the same card, the main card, and I I’m going to talk some s*** and see what happens.

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“If I take him down, and I do, I’m going to stay on top and he’s not going to sweep me or anything or finish me. If he takes me down, I’m going to get up and do what I have to do, which is to beat him. I can’t afford to lose. I don’t want to lose. It’s only half a check the full check.”