Themba Gorimbo has revealed a number of of his cousins celebrated his loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 310.
‘The Reply’ is recent off his return to the cage final month in Las Vegas. Using a four-fight successful streak, Themba Gorimbo stepped up on brief discover to face Vicente Luque. ‘The Silent Murderer’ was initially anticipated to face Nick Diaz at UFC 310, however the former Strikeforce champion withdrew.
The 33-year-old had the chance to interrupt into the UFC 170-pound rankings with a win. Nonetheless, the Brazilian didn’t let that occur. It took lower than a minute for Luque to drop, after which choke out Themba Gorimbo. The defeat was an agonizing one for the rising welterweight prospect.
Talking in a current interview with The Pivot, Themba Gorimbo mirrored on the battle. There, ‘The Reply’ revealed that some in his family had been relishing in his loss. In line with Gorimbo, a number of of his cousins texted him mocking the fast submission defeat. Whereas it wasn’t everybody in his household, it nonetheless closely weighed on him.
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Themba Gorimbo says his Cousins had been celebrating his final loss within the UFC
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Themba Gorimbo says his cousins had been celebrating his UFC 310 loss to Vicente Luque
Later within the interview, Themba Gorimbo speculated that the celebration might stem from misconceptions about him, now that he’s within the UFC. ‘The Reply’ hopes to offer for his impoverished group in Zimbabwe, however it hasn’t been simple. He added that his try and construct a nicely simply resulted in frustration from some in his city.
“After I go surfing, like considered one of my cousins, I can’t communicate his identify however he messaged me that day.” Themba Gorimbo acknowledged to The Pivot, opening up on his UFC 310 loss to Vicente Luque. “After I misplaced this final battle. A few of my cousins had been celebrating my loss, they had been all celebrating my loss. He despatched me a video of them in a spot the place we had been 15 years in the past. Simply this small circle in Danone.”
He continued, “It’s a slum, such as you name it, a slum. These cousins had been celebrating my loss, and have you learnt how a lot that eats you? As a result of all I do, is attempt to do higher for everyone. I may not instantly show you how to, however I need to construct a nicely for the group. Then, one individual will get indignant ‘Why did you construct the nicely near this man’s home and never this home?’… Folks suppose that I’m within the UFC and I’m a millionaire, I’m not.”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC welterweight? Who do you need to see Themba Gorimbo battle subsequent?
