RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rafael Cavalcante finally returns to the Octagon on Aug. 1, and he wants to erase the image of his last UFC appearance.
A former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, "Feijao" went the distance for the first time in his MMA career against Ryan Bader at UFC 174 after being outwrestled for 15 minutes. Back to the cage 14 months later, he says he changed his approach to the game after the decision loss.
"I have to attack first," Cavalcante told the media in Brazil. "Unfortunately, wrestlers developed a game to take the talent away from their opponents, especially Brazilians.