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Cosmo Alexandre's return to mixed martial arts lasted only 29 seconds, but he does not feel 100% satisfied.
Alexander, one of Brazil's most experienced boxers, faced UFC veteran Sage Northcutt in his first MMA bout in almost three years and stopped him brutally on the first day of the ONE championship in Singapore.
A day after the match, Northcutt revealed on social media that he had suffered eight fractures and that he had undergone a nine-hour surgery in Singapore to repair injuries sustained during the short fight.
"Once the fight was over and his face back up, his face was already swollen, which is unusual," said Alexander to MMA Fighting. "I felt it was not 100%. I left the ring and went backstage to see the doctor, he was in a different room, but I decided not to enter because there were too many people. When they brought a stretcher, I knew something bad had happened.
Alexander only heard about the effects of his right hand when Northcutt published it on his social networks.
"The next day, I learned that he had undergone a lengthy operation. I hate it, man, "said Alexander. "I do my job there, to go and win. I know we can be hurt, but nothing serious. I was sad because that is his job and I do not wish anyone. "
The vicious KO went viral immediately, but the Brazilian did not approve of the way some fans talked about Northcutt as a result.
"When I got back to the hotel, there were a lot of messages online, people would say bullshit to him," said Alexander. "Honestly, I do not know why. I do not understand why people hate him so much. I do not know if it's because he's handsome, like a model. I can not understand and I do not like it. I asked people to stop tagging me on these messages.
A veteran of 89 fights according to kickboxing rules and 8-1 with six knockouts in MMA, Alexandre was not expecting to win as quickly. However, he admits to being surprised by the extent of the hype around Northcutt.
Veteran Bellator, Alexander does not often follow the events of the UFC. In fact, he did not even know how to correctly pronounce Northcutt's name before the event. He had only watched a video of one of Northcutt's victories at the UFC, and he had been told "that's what he always does."
His initial reaction was "not serious." Alexander worked on his takedown defense after learning that Northcutt was training at Team Alpha Male, but especially boosted his already deadly strike abilities for his return from MMA.
"The Americans would tell me that it was tough to cook and my question was still the same: what had it won?" Said Alexander. "I was not arrogant, it was an honest question. I wanted to know who he beat, what he won. He has never beaten anyone, never gained anything to my knowledge.
Alexandre and Northcutt met in Singapore during a 185-pound competition, the ONE does not allow fighters to dehydrate. The Brazilian says he weighed about 185 pounds when he entered the ring Friday, and that people can not blame the weight of the result.
"I thought it would take longer, but I forget the size of the gloves," said Alexander, who spent most of his career at Bellator between 2011 and 2012. "I'm used to fighting with 8 oz gloves and I never said that with small gloves in MMA, if a good hand had to land clean, it would probably fall.
Alexander plans to withdraw from combat sports after such an impressive victory in Asia. However, with three fights on his contract with ONE Championship, he plans to make money before going to bed at sunset.
If he were offered the same amount of money in the future, Alexander would choose to return to Muay Thai rather than kickboxing and MMA, and welcomed new sponsors after the spotlight that his victory over Northcutt had brought.
"I fought with everyone and won all I could win in Muay Thai, the big titles, I fought and I won them all, so there is no more goal. And neither in MMA, "said Alexander." Being the ONE champion, being a UFC champion, I do not have that (desire) .The thing for me now is making money. I want to retire soon. , so all I think is money.
"Of course, have good fights to finish my career on a good note and earn some money. It's up to now. I can fight muay thai, kickboxing or MMA there.
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