Renato Moicano was honest when assessing his UFC 317 loss.
After dropping Beneil Dariush (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) at the end of Round 1, Moicano (20-7-1 MMA, 12-7 UFC) was outgrappled in a unanimous decision loss on Saturday’s main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Moicano now has lost back-to-back fights against former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Dariush – which has him eager to improve a certain aspect of his game.
“What’s up, everybody? Thank you so much for the support,” Moicano said after the loss (h/t Home of Fight). “Tonight was not my night. I got a little bit tired, but Dariush executed a very good game plan in the second round. He took me down. I need to get way better on the takedown defense. But it is what it is.
“I have to get back to the gym training. I know it’s all bullsh*t, everything that I will say. Like, ‘F*ck.’ Nobody f*cking cares, but I am just trying to say that I am healthy, I’m good, and thank you for the support. I need to get back, I need to get better, and I will.”
Prior to his two-fight losing skid, Moicano had won four fights in a row – including battering and finishing Benoit Saint Denis in the UFC Fight Night 243 main event last September.
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