UFC stalwart Marc Diakiese to heading to Brazil to take on a home favourite fighter – and he's hoping to be booed by the crowd.
The 30-year-old lightweight, nicknamed Bonecrusher, failed in an appeal to overturn his July submission defeat against Joel Alvarez despite the referee missing a huge clash of heads.
Now looking to get back to winning ways with a professional record of 16-7, the Congolese-born English star is not feeling the pressure of being the away fighter – but relishing it.
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Speaking to Daily Star Sport on fightweek before the November 4 bout in Sao Paulo, Diakiese said: "I don't usually take much notice of the fans, they are just there.
"They'll always be there and I'm just here trying to do my job. But if they're gonna start booing me, that's even better.
"I feel, to be honest, I fight better when people booing me – so that's pretty good for me."
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Diakiese appealed his July defeat but failed to get the loss overturned which puts him on consecutive defeats after back-to-back wins.
Despite that, he remains grateful for the position he is in and won't be dwelling on the past ahead of his 15th UFC bout.
He concluded: "This isn't about me knowing I've got two losses in a row, it's just always about having to go and try to perform out here.
"It is what it is and I can't complain. I'm just grateful to be doing what I'm doing and I'm going to go and have some fun."
His opponent this time around is UFC debutant Kaue Fernandes who hails from Rio de Janeiro and has a pro record of 8-1.
The 27-year-old is a former LFA fighter winning his last two fights by TKO and looking to get his UFC career underway with another highlight reel victory.
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The fightcard is headline by rising heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida (19-2) who is on a 14-fight win streak and promotional icon Derrick Lewis (27-11)
The card includes Gabriel Bonfim taking on Nicolas Dalby and Rodrigo Nascimento fighting Don'Tale Mayes, with Diakiese the first fight of the night.
Watch UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis in the UK and Ireland from 11pm on Saturday evening on TNT Sports with the main card kicking off at 1am on Sunday.
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