Siyar Bahadurzada (L) def Paulo Thiago (R) at UFC Sweden – Photo via UFC.com
Less than a month ago, UFC welterweight Paulo Thiago (14-4) suffered the first knockout loss of his career at the hands of promotion newcomer Siyar Bahadurzada at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden.
The stoppage was also the first of Thiago’s career, having only been defeated by decision three previous times, and now puts him at 1-3 in his last four matches.
Speaking to Tatame.com, Thiago admitted that he made a “fatal” mistake against Bahadurzada and vows to get back on the “winning track” in his next fight.
“There was no fight. Congratulations Siyar for having punched me at the right time. There’s no bruise in my face, but my neck still hurts. I don’t know what happened to my neck, if he punched it really hard”, reveals the fighter.
“I went for a swing and wanted to fit him a hook, I wanted to take him down so he wouldn’t keep his guard up. But then he moved. I made a mistake because I was too far from him, so I gave him the chance to counterattack. I made a mistake and paid for it. On a fight we make many mistakes and get things write and in the end of the day it’s about who makes fewer mistakes. But there wasn’t it. My mistake was fatal”, said.
UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva took place on April 14, 2012 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The bout between Thiago and Baharduzada appeared on the FUEL TV broadcasted main card.