French MMA fighter Taylor Lapilus, who was not retained by the UFC in 2016, has again signed up with the American organization and will fight on September 3 at the big UFC party in Paris.
Taylor Lapilus will face the German Khalid Taha at the Accor Arena for the first event in France of the UFC, the largest MMA league in the world. ” If someone had told me that when I started MMA, not sure I would have believed it said Taylor Lapilus. “ I participate in a moment in history. It’s the first big UFC event in France, and I’m on the map in a legendary room. Couldn’t ask for a better return “, he added. Taylor Lapilus’ father practiced boxing and his older brother had a taste of martial arts.
” Do the rest of my career in the UFC »
Taylor Lapilus, who has practiced Thai boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, among other things, first signed with the UFC in 2014 but, unexpectedly, his contract was not renewed after the four fights scheduled. His return to the American organization “ will change (my) life again “, advanced the 30-year-old fighter. ” My goal now is to establish myself for a long time in the UFC, to win and to rise in the rankings and do the rest of my career in the UFC. »
Despite a record of three wins for one defeat in the company, the Frenchman, a welder by profession, had to leave to go “perform” elsewhere. In the other organizations in which he passed, “Double Impact”, his stage name, the resident of the MMA Factory chained the victories before being recalled by the largest MMA organization in the world.
extreme combat
MMA is an extreme combat sport that allows kicks, punches, knees and elbows, as well as ground blows, chokes and locks inside an octagon, which has been very popular for a few years. France was one of the last major countries to ban the discipline before officially recognizing it in 2020.
During the September 3 event, the main battle will be between Ciryl Ganestandard-bearer of MMA in France, to the Australian Tai Tuivasa in the heavyweight category.
(with AFP)