MMA analyst Din Thomas has admitted that he might have been mistaken about Mauricio Ruffy within the wake of his defeat by the hands of Benoit Saint Denis.
At UFC Paris, Benoit Saint Denis placed on a powerful show as he submitted Mauricio Ruffy within the French capital. Ruffy by no means actually felt like he was within the battle, whereas BSD appeared calm, assured and composed in his house nation.
Whereas Mauricio Ruffy remains to be younger, this loss has left many questioning whether or not or not he’s nonetheless able to reaching the very high of the light-weight division. Throughout the post-show, Din Thomas admitted that he might have overestimated the Brazilian.
Din Thomas’ view on Mauricio Ruffy
“I’ve been excessive on Ruffy since he hit the stage,” Thomas mentioned on the UFC Paris Put up Present. “We’ve been making comparisons between him and Conor McGregor, and I anticipated that from Ruffy.
“I mentioned this man, particularly preventing a man that will get wild like Benoit Saint Denis, I believed he would have the ability to choose him aside. I believed he was going to do one thing fascinating tonight, and the primary physique kick shook Ruffy up. Then the pinnacle kick shook him up. And I feel that took Ruffy to this point out of his recreation, he didn’t need to battle anymore.”
“He didn’t need to be on the market anymore, and it stunned me,” Thomas mentioned. “He made me eat my phrases. And I’m all the time comfortable when these guys could make me eat my phrases, as a result of meaning there’s one thing that I don’t know. I come clean with it.
“Benoit Saint Denis made me eat my phrases tonight. I used to be uncomfortable speaking to Benoit Saint Denis in regards to the battle, as a result of I believed he was going to get beat up. Tonight he made me eat my phrases.
“And Mauricio Ruffy additionally made me eat my phrases. Possibly he’s inferior to we thought he was. But. He’s nonetheless received some work to do. However tonight he didn’t present up and he didn’t appear to be he needed to be on the market.”
Quotes by way of MMA Combating
