Wallid talks Paulo’s fight at the UFC 100

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

With only two fights in the UFC, Paulo Thiago already faced two of the biggest names of the division. Knocking Josh Koscheck out, the Brazilian was scheduled to face Jon Fitch at UFC 100, but lost by unanimous decision. In conversation with TATAME, Wallid Ismail, manager of the fighter that followed the fight from his corner, commented the bout.

"Jon Fitch is a tough fighter... Paulo won the first round, but it’s a war... I talked with him and Ataíde (Paulo’s coach), now is get back to the hard training to be called and return to the top. The guys from Ultimate are very satisfied, because imagine doing the second fight of the event already against the second of the ranking, winning the first round. We know that he could have fought better, even he said that wasn’t satisfied, but we’ll go on", says Ismail, revealing that the fighter can still return to the octagon this year. "They said that until December he’ll fight again. He’ll rest a week and return to the training to improve the wrestling".

Analyzing the fight of the other Thiago, the “Pitbull”, who was dominated by Georges St. Pierre, Wallid praises the Brazilian’s heart. "That's right, it’s a war, but doesn’t have any demerit for Pitbull, a warrior ", commented the former fighter, providing the Canadian domain for a long time. "I don’t see anyone from this category to beat him".