Once referred to by Dana White as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in MMA in 2014, former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao is experiencing what he calls a rebirth in the sport.
Some 19 months after five consecutive losses prompted his UFC release, Barao is hungry to make a comeback.
"The most important thing for a fighter is to be happy. I had the best structure, the best sparring and best trainers in the world at American Top Team, but I was not happy. It was necessary for a rival to extend his hand to me,” Barao told Sherdog.