UFC 134 – Paulo Thiago “under no pressure” ahead of Rio showdown with David Mitchell

UFC welterweight on the ropes, Paulo Thiago has been giving his thoughts on facing David Mitchell next weekend on the UFC 134 card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, explaining he’s feeling “no pressure” despite losing back-to-back fights inside the octagon.

Speaking via Tatame Magazine, Thiago said:

“I’m cool, I’m feeling motivated to be fighting at home. I want to go for the win now because I’m coming from a loss, but I’m under no pressure. I’m really motivated.”

“I’ve trained it all, like I always do. I trained striking, I trained the ground game, but I guess my conditioning trainings were a lot harder this time because we really focused on it, since I got tired on some of my last fights. We might have been mistaken on my recovery, or we might have been mistaken in some tactical matter, so many things might have been played an important role, so we focused a lot on my physical trainings so I can get there and don’t lack it.”

Thiago will be desperate to recapture the kind of form that saw him knock out former title contender, Josh Koscheck on his octagon debut after dropping back-to-back fights to Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann.