After defeating Benoit St. Denis by doctor stoppage in the second round of the UFC Fight Night 243 headliner, Renato Carneiro revealed some of the behind-the-scenes details surrounding the bout.
In a video on his YouTube channel, “Moicano” began by discussing the nature of the shoulder injury he had going into the lightweight bout.
“First thing I have to say is that my shoulder was really injured. I suffered a ligament rupture (AC joint level 5 shoulder clavicle dislocation). Actually it was a surgery case, but I had to fight in that main event, so I kept training every day and going every day to physiotherapy,” Carneiro said. “It was such a hard experience, but I couldn’t give up because ‘Moicano’ can´t afford to lose.”
Carneiro also confirmed Brendan Allen’s complaints regarding the French Mixed Martial Arts Federation (FMMAF). According to Allen, only he and “Moicano” were subject to blood and urine tests following weigh-ins. Their opponents, Nassourdine Imavov and St. Denis, did not undergo the same tests.
“Let’s talk about the s—-y athletic commission in France. Sons of bitches,” Carneiro said. “They tried to f—k me there in France … There really was this conspiracy there to harm foreign fighters in France, and this has to be talked about, it has to be shared.
“I was there completely dehydrated. I had just made weight, and a guy from the committee arrived and simply said: ‘Moicano, you were randomly selected to do a urine and blood test.’ But the next thing is, I was completely dehydrated. I had lost [almost 13 pounds] overnight. So I was really replacing the fluids, and they said the following: ‘We don’t have enough agents to test everyone, so you’re going to have to stay in this room here.’ Me, Brendan Allen and other foreign fighters waited for four hours until I could do the urine and blood test, because they couldn’t even find the vein. The blood was thin.
“And so they left me waiting for four hours, until 2 p.m. Since at 4:30pm there was a weigh-in for the public, we had to move from the hotel to the arena to do the face-off. Meanwhile, from 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. in the morning, Benoit St. Denis and all the fighters were already in the room. And they had the nerve to say that this was random and that it wouldn’t affect some more than others. Clearly I saw Brendan Allen and his coaches extremely angry. My coach was also angry, but I said ‘There’s nothing to do, let’s do what they’re saying, I’m not going to let it affect me,’ and I went to the fight [completely focused]. I woke up the next day ready to massacre St. Denis.
The FMMAF stated that the anti-doping agency considered that there was no need to test the French at that time, but promised adjustments to avoid doubts and future complaints.
