A veteran of the international MMA scene and a vale tudo legend from the early days of the spot, the 39 year old Macaco will head into this Friday’s co-main event title defense at Legacy Fighting Championship 18 riding the wave of a five-fight win streak including two title victories. Although he looks to be in the best shape of his life, he also recognizes that he has a hungry young challenger looking to take his championship belt and has prepared as such for this fight. The leader of Gold Team with his successful academy in Sugar Land, TX, he’ll be fighting in front of friends and family as the hometown favorite against his Longview, TX based opponent this Friday.
Check out this in-depth TXMMA pre-fight video interview as Macaco discusses his fight record including the early days, what this fight means to him, and his reaction to Derrick Krantz’s comments stating that he was coming to “whoop Macaco’s ass” and knock him out in the first round.
TXMMA.com – Legacy FC 18 Pre-Fight Interview with Jorge “Macaco” Patino