Light heavyweight veteran, Vladimir Matyushenko has been giving his thoughts on his upcoming fight later this month with powerhouse, wrestler, Jason Brilz at UFC 129 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as well as talking about a certain rematch he’d like to see happen later on this year when the octagon touches down in Rio de Janeiro. Speaking via BleacherReport.com, Matyushenko said:
“I’m so excited to be on this card, the biggest [UFC] in history. It’s an honor to even be asked to participate. I’m not just excited for myself, I’m excited for MMA in general. This event is a victory for fighters, for the [MMA] media, and for the fans. We all did this together, we all made it happen. I can‘t wait to go out there and put on a good show.”
“As far as [Brilz] goes, this fight is actually a continuation of my training. I was supposed to fight him [at UFC 122] in Germany, but he got injured and had to drop out. So I’ve been preparing for this fight for almost 6 months now. It’s tough to be any more ready then that.”
“The Janitor” also spoke about his desire to rematch Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and he can’t think of a better time or place than on August 28th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.“I want to rematch Nogueira in Brazil. I want to fight him in his hometown. I think the first UFC event in Brazil is going to be a big deal, and I think it’s a perfect place to do this fight. Of course I want that rematch and it’s a fight I think I can win, but to do it in Brazil, in that atmosphere. That would be perfect. That’s the fight I want next.”
Matyushenko was last seen on that very card in Germany, defeating Alexandre Ferreira via first round TKO. Prior to that he was stopped by current light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.
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