After defeating Benoit St. Denis with a doctor stoppage in the second round of the UFC Fight Night 243 headliner, Renato Carneiro reveals behind-the-scenes details of the fight.
In a video on his YouTube channel, “Moicano” began talking about the nature of the shoulder injury he sustained heading into the lightweight bout.
“The first thing I have to say is that my shoulder was really injured. I had a ligament tear (AC joint level 5 acromioclavicular dislocation). It was actually surgery, but the main I had to compete in the event, so I kept training every day and went to physical therapy every day,” Carneiro said. “It was a very painful experience, but I couldn’t give up because ‘Moikano’ couldn’t afford to lose.”
Carneiro also acknowledged Brendan Allen’s complaints regarding the French Mixed Martial Arts Federation (FMMAF). Allen said he and “Moicano” were the only ones who underwent blood and urine tests after being weighed. Opponents Nassourdin Imavov and Saint-Denis were not subjected to the same tests.
“Let’s talk about the French sports commission, you bastards,” Carneiro said. “They tried to hit me in France… There was actually a conspiracy to harm foreign fighters in France. In order to make it a topic, you have to share it.
“I was there completely dehydrated. I had just put on some weight. Then a guy from the committee came over and just said, ‘Moicano, you’re going to have to do urine tests and blood tests. I was randomly selected.” But the next thing I knew, I was completely dehydrated. [almost 13 pounds]
All night long. So I was actually changing the fluid, and they said: ‘We don’t have enough agents to test everyone, so you have to stay here in this room. “Me and Brendan Allen and another foreign fighter waited four hours for urine and blood tests because they couldn’t even find a vein. The blood was thin.
“Then they made me wait four hours until 2 p.m. There was a public weigh-in at 4:30 p.m., so I had to travel from the hotel to the arena to do the showdown. At 10 o’clock, Benoît Saint-Denis and all the combatants were already in the room, and they had the nerve to say that this was random and that it didn’t affect anyone more than others, obviously. I looked at Brendan Allen. My coach was also very angry, but I said, “There’s nothing to do, I’m going to do what they say, I’m not going to let it affect me.” I went to [completely focused]. When I woke up the next day, I was ready for the Saint-Denis massacre.
FMMAF said the anti-doping agency did not consider it necessary to test the Frenchman at the time, but promised to make adjustments to avoid suspicions and future complaints.
