Vitor Miranda Learned From His UFC Fight Night 88 Loss

Vitor Miranda spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night 112. Highlights are below:

On learning from his loss to Chris Camozzi at UFC Fight Night 88: “What I learned from this fight is that I need, first of all, to respect my body. I was injured. I hurt my elbow in the fight with (Marcelo Guimaraes). My shoulder was already injured. And I didn’t respect that. I scheduled another fight right away. I trained while injured for two months, which means I missed out on a lot of sessions. I couldn’t put a lot of things into action. The mistakes weren’t technical or tactical – they were mistakes in training and in my mind, really, of not accepting that I had to take a break and have surgery.”

On his performance: “I didn’t perform at even half of what I’m capable of.”

On his fight with Vettori: “I’m certain that I’m better in every aspect. On the ground, he won’t be able to control me. And I may be able to surprise him there. I won’t be as defensive as I’ve been with other athletes, who I knew were better than me on the ground. Marvin is at my level on the ground, and in wrestling. So I can go forward. I’ll be ready to take him down, as well.”

On his current status: “I’m focused on winning. I’m going into it pressure-free. I’m healthy. I’m 100 percent well trained. I’m as calm as I was in my other three wins. And I’m sure I’ll come out with another knockout to recuperate my record.”