Renato Moicano recently took on the mammoth task of dethroning the UFC lightweight king Islam Makhachev. It was not the task the Brazilian had initially prepared as he had to fill in for an injured Arman Tsarukyan. As many had expected, it didn’t go well as Moicano lost the bout. However, his recent statements revealed that he was fairly compensated.
Renato Moicano has often talked about his sole motivation to fight, which is money. The Brazilian fighter wants to make as much money as possible before retiring from the fight business. In a recent episode of his podcast, the UFC 311 late replacement title challenger opened up about his fight purse at UFC 311, which might be his biggest to date.
I got a nice cheque. Over (nine bitcoin)
Renato Moicano via Show Me The Money podcast
Looking at the current value of bitcoins, the Brazilian fighter is estimated to have earned over a million dollars. This is also the biggest payday of ‘Money’ Moicano’s career. In his previous bouts, he was estimated to have around $250,000 – $300,000 range. However, the performance didn’t live up to the expectations.
According to the former title contender, the Dagestani’s choke was extremely powerful, which forced him to tap immediately. Going forward, the fighter is looking forward to capitalizing on this and has called out Paddy Pimblett for a lightweight clash. However, given his last performance, there has been some skepticism.
Top lightweight contender reacts to Renato Moicano’s loss against Islam Makhachev
Going into the fight, Renato Moicano looked confident and promised to put on a show and win the title. However, fighting against someone like Islam Makhachev on short-notice is not that easy at all. Arman Tsarukyan had worked for months in order to be in top shape ahead of the fight.
Renato Moicano disappointed top contender with his performance against Islam Makhachev (via X)In the end, it didn’t work out as the Armenian lightweight star got injured and had to pull out. However, the Armenian expected more from Moicano at UFC 311. In a recent interview, he shared his disappointment for the Brazilian.
I was thinking like Moicano could do like more that he did. It was so easy, like he tapped. Maybe he was nervous or something. Islam is one of the best you know, and I want to see couple more rounds.
Arman Tsarukyan via The JAXXON Podcast
UFC CEO Dana White has stated that Tsarukyan now will have to again fight to get a title shot. He accepted the punishment and has already called out Charles Oliveira for a five-round title eliminator. However, there are some doubts. Only time will tell how things will shape up in the future.
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