Renato Moicano launched a no holds barred attack on French president Emmanuel Macron at UFC Paris. The incident took place during his post-fight interview, which was also the main-event of the evening. Moicano outplayed local talent Benoit Saint-Denis, defeating the latter in just two rounds via technical knockout. Moicano got the better of Saint-Denis with a barrage of powerful strikes, which was convincing enough for doctors to stop the latter from continuing further. The early finish led to jeers from local supporters but Moicano didn't hesitate from risking further hostility. He then blasted at the French president, also dropped the 'F' word in an explosive post-fight interaction with Michael Bisping, a UFC Hall of Famer.
"France, I come here and I wanted to talk a lot of s--- about France. But, I went to the Louvre, I went to all beautiful places in Paris, and I had just one thing to say. French Revolution tried to erase God from the map, but guess what? Jesus Christ is life.
"F--- Macron. They're trying to push a political and corrupt agenda. I hope you understand that democracy is a fallacy. Democracy is not the real government."
Renato Moicano is electric on the mic #UFCParis pic.twitter.com/6ixtoJaBEM
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Moicano also had a message for UFC president Dana White about his next booking. The Brazilian MMA fighter called out Paddy Pimblett and it will be interesting to see if the latter, who comes from Liverpool accepts the challenge. "I want the easy money, give me Paddy Pimblett. Don't come up with bull---- fights. Moicano is the man tonight."
Interestingly, Paddy too shares a history of slamming people, who hardly have anything to do with the UFC in his post-fight interviews. He had challenged Mark Zuckerberg after win over Kazula Vargas at UFC London in March 2022.
"I'm never in a boring fight, lad! I have to get punched in the face to get woke up!" - @theufcbaddy! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/rI2ms2iN85 UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) March 19, 2022
UFC Paris complete results - main card
Renato Moicano defeats Benoit Saint-Denis by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2
Nassourdine Imavov defeats Brendan Allen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
William Gomis defeats Joanderson Brito by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Bryan Battle defeats Kevin Jousset by TKO (strikes) at 3:47 of Round 2
Morgan Charrière defeats Gabriel Miranda by knockout (left hand) at 0:27 of Round 2
Fares Ziam defeats Matt Frevola by knockout (knee) at 2:59 of Round 3
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