“Get out of here, let him enjoy his moment” Alexandre Pantoja reveals shocking details about his meeting with Brandon Moreno on the day of UFC 283’s fight night victory

Brandon Moreno regained the UFC flyweight title against Deiveson Figueiredo in the co-main event of UFC 283, the first tetralogy fight in UFC history; Alexandre Pantoja was the backup fighter for the event.

In the post-fight press conference, The Assassin Baby revealed that there had been an argument between Pantoja and him behind the scenes regarding their upcoming fight.

Pantoja clarified on the Trocaço Franca podcast that he had nothing but respect for Moreno and was disappointed by the incident.

“I was a little annoyed about that. I have worked. This is entertainment. I went there because I felt an obligation as a UFC employee, I had to do something, show up, create something, but I respect Moreno a lot. I’ve known Moreno for a long time, we had a nice exchange on TUF and that’s important to me.”

Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno in Chile Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Both fighters have known each other for quite a long time, so the cannibal only informally asked Moreno about the date of their upcoming title fight backstage at UFC 283, and because of that, the Brazilian liked the idea of ​​slandering him.

“Of course I’ll ask him when we’re going to fight. Are we fighting next month? In two months? tell me how much time you need And was like, ‘Get out of here, let him enjoy his moment.’ fuck you man I wasn’t disrespectful, I’m not. I don’t want Moreno putting me in this villain role like I’m trying to ruin his moment.”

Pantoja added that he still greatly admires Moreno and expects him to become a better fighter than ever.

“And honestly, let’s be clear here, he lost to me twice. I could say he was scared of me, scared of fighting me, but I doubt it, man. The Mexican people are strong.

He’s a great athlete and he developed incredibly against Deiveson Figueiredo.”