Rizzo: time to kill or die in the ring

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Rizzo: time to kill or die in the ring Tuesday 06th of January 2009 11:00 AM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Marcelo Alonso

With only one fight in 2008, Pedro Rizzo stayed out of the card of Affliction’s second edition, that happens in January 24^th at California. Despite the time without fighting, Rizzo wishes to come back to the rings in the following month, at a M1 event. “Affliction will make four shows in 2009, and will be ten of M1, which is partner of Affliction. I spoke with Tom Atencio to see if he puts me to fight at M1, that will happen in February. I think it’ll happen, it’s not closed yet, but there’s the possibility of fight”, said Pedro, training in the expectative to the fight.

“I’m already training, February is coming… It’s only two months. I don’t know against who I would fight, but, whoever comes, I have to fight well, give a great show and win”, guarantees Pedro, who is also working in the psychological part for the fight. “Now I’m respecting all the restings, still killing me in the trains, but respecting my limits and my body. I’m working very much the psychological part to maintain myself always motivated, I think that you have to have motivation to continue after a defeat”, revealed the fighter, who laments the defeat to Josh Barnett at the first edition of Affliction.

“If I’m not fighting at January 24^th it’s only because of me. I with a knife at the neck, going up to the ring today is kill or die. The time is passing, so I’ll go up to kill. If I went to fight with Josh (Barnett) today, I can yet lose and take another knockout, but it will be striking the whole time, like I didn’t do in our last fight”, guarantees Rizzo.

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