Renato Moicano didn’t work with teammate Dustin Poirier forward of his conflict with Benoit Saint-Denis on Saturday.
Coming off a few massive wins over Drew Dober and Jalin Turner, ‘Cash’ will look to land his fourth-straight win contained in the Octagon when he meets Saint-Denis in The Metropolis of Mild.
Coaching on the prestigious American Prime Staff fitness center in Coconut Creek, Florida, Moicano lately made an look on the Present Me The Cash podcast to debate his preparations for struggle night time and who he labored with throughout his most up-to-date camp.
“I educated lots with Thiago Moises, and he advised me that the man may be very robust, particularly as a result of he fought Benoit after which we educated collectively,” Moicano mentioned. “We’re each lightweights, in fact, so he was telling me to be prepared; he’s very robust. I’m not underestimating him; I do know he’s robust, I do know he’s robust. Dustin Poirier additionally gave me some suggestions, however on the finish of the day, it doesn’t matter. I’ve to go over there and do my job, and my job is to beat him.”
Renato Moicano opted to let Poirier Relaxation after his tough go in opposition to Islam makhachev
Surprisingly, Moicano didn’t squeeze in additional work with Poirier.
In March, ‘The Diamond’ scored a spectacular second-round KO in opposition to Saint-Denis at UFC 299, making him the proper mind to choose for anybody staring down the barrel of a bout with the ‘God of Struggle.’ However after a brutal coaching camp and an much more brutal five-round scrap with light-weight champion Islam Makhachev over the summer season, Moicano thought it was greatest to let the previous interim titleholder relaxation.
“I do know he had a really onerous coaching camp in opposition to Islam [Makhachev] and Benoit, and I didn’t wish to hassle him. Regardless that we talked in Las Vegas on the Worldwide Struggle Week, and he was greater than prepared to come back down and practice with me to assist me for the struggle, he was on trip or one thing. I mentioned, ‘Hey, I’m not gonna message you; I’m not gonna be egocentric and attempt to make him come to ATT simply to coach with me’… I’m glad that I didn’t have to coach with Dustin Poirier as a result of he would beat my a**.”
With Moicano sitting because the No. 11 ranked light-weight contender and Saint-Denis at No. 12, a win for both fighter may give them the push they should lastly break into the division’s prime 10.
