• Published on 05/06/2024 – 13:59 • Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Dana White was impressed with Maurício Ruffy’s debut in UFC Rio, held on Saturday (4), in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian acted with authority and knocked out Jamie Mullarkey in the first round.
On his social networks, the president of the biggest MMA league made a point of publicly praising Maurício and shared a record with the Brazilian’s best moments in the fight.
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— This guy is an absolute monster! Maurício made one of the best UFC debuts of all time! NowYouKnow — wrote the North American on social media.
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In addition to the highlight given by Dana, Ruffy took home the “Performance of the Night” bonus and was called by a number of fans the “New Conor McGregor”, for his precision and technique in striking.
Maurício is one of the main promises in MMA and aims to establish himself in the lightweight division (70 kg). The representative of the ‘Fighting Nerds’ team began his adventure in the sport in 2016 and debuted in the competition in 2024.
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