The legend of the BJJ Marcus Buchecha thinks that the “pressure” is on the opponent before the beginnings at the UFC Abu Dhabi
Martin Buday won six of his seven UFC fights since he joined the company in 2022 and has never been submitted in 17 professional fights, but the new promotional coming Marcus Buchecha is still strongly favored to win their UFC Abu Dhabi confrontation.
Before their fight this Saturday, Buchecha does not agree with this feeling.
“I can’t wait to feel all of this, but I don’t feel under pressure,” Buchecha told MMA fighting before his UFC debut. “I think the pressure is on the other side. Of course, I have my titles, I have my career, my story in Jiu-Jitsu, and I will bring all this experience with me to the UFC, but I am not the favorite.
“If we had to fight on the GI, then I would be the favorite and that you had to win. With this obligation to win, let’s say it this way. But in MMA, I don’t feel it. I never did it [in ONE Championship]And also not in the UFC. I’m new in sport, but I’m hungry for that.
The Brazilian is nothing less than a legend of the grappling circuit with a record of 13 IBJJF world championships as a black belt and a pair of ADCC gold medals, as well as a long list of major achievements in sport. Buchecha joined the MMA in 2021 and currently has a 5-1 record, with all its victories on the way to the end of the first round. Despite the media threshing, Buchecha does not feel pressure on his shoulders to deliver.
Having not fought for some time, a forced layoff had buchecha considering retirement. He wants to make up for lost time and fight again in 2025 after the UFC Abu Dhabi, but a chance of dreaming of being part of the UFC Rio de Janeiro on October 11 could be too early.
“The accent is put on the 26th. I saw a step at a time,” said Buchecha. “I want to keep my feet on the ground, go there and fight, then make this type of plan. But I am super excited for these beginnings. I am happy to fight. I will wear the Jiu-Jitsu flag to the biggest and most famous in the world.”
Buday won decision -making victories on Andrei Arlovski and Uran Satybaldiev in his last octagon appearances, bouncing his only octagon defeat, a TKO in the second round in Shamil Gaziev.
Buchecha gives Buday the “pressure” to gain its experience, and is grateful to have the opportunity to train with a long list of experienced heavyweights in the best American team from Florida, from Renan Ferreira to Junior Dos Santos in Rodrigo Nascimento, as well as a coach staff who understands Katel Kubis, Steve Mocco, “King Mo” Lawal, Marcos Parumpa, Marcos Conan Silveira and Mike ”.
“It’s a [jiu-jitsu] Black belt, “said Buchecha about Buday.” There are a lot of heavy goods vehicles that are monsters on their feet but know nothing when they touch the ground. This is not his case. It has been a black belt and has had Jiu-Jitsu for a long time, but I fought against black belts all my life. The world championships, all the black belts there, so my opponent being a black belt or not changes anything for me because I will always believe in my jiu-jitsu against anyone. “”
“But I have to be prepared for a situation, right?” He continued. “If the fight is not going to the ground, we must stay on the feet, we must therefore feel comfortable there. I will be prepared for all the areas, as if it happened to me when I could not take the fight on the ground and I should fight on my feet, take me more time to reach it.
