Bantamweight Raulian Paiva cannot wait for the Octagon door to close at UFC 269. Paired up against hot prospect Sean O’Malley, the Brazilian hopes to not only steal the hype around ‘Suga’, but to also silence his opponent’s trash talk.
In an interview on Super Lutas’ YouTube channel, Paiva explained how Sean’s behavior actually motivates him to win even more. In fact, should things go according to plan, Paiva does not expect the fight to go past the second round.
“He has lots of fans,” Paiva said. “The fans are about to know who Raulian Paiva is.