Gleison Tibau and the loss at TUF 9 Finale

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Scheduled at the last minute to TUF 9 Finale, the Brazilian Gleison Tibau was defeated by Melvin Guillard. For the athlete of the American Top Team, the problem was the less training for the bout. "I believe that if had a longer time of preparation, the result would have been different. Two more months of training would weigh much more", said Tibau, who ended losing in controversial decision.

"The result strengthens my theory that could have been different, because he didn’t get a good advantage at any time", says the Brazilian, who made his third fight in only six months, after beating Rich Clementi and Jeremy Stephens. "It has its good and bad sides. The good thing is that I’m being much requested and I can, increasingly, score points to win the belt. But if fight a lot a it’s a problem at the end of the day. But the season is being very good, mainly because of the victory over Jeremy Stephens, who is idol in the United States".

Ready to return to Brazil, the lightweight wants rest in Rio Grande do Norte. "I’ll finally take some time to do what I like, there in Brazil. I don’t know if I’m still going to fight this year as I completed three fights, which is usually the number that the athletes do in the season. Therefore, I want to take this time to help develop the sport in my state", concluded the