Raoni Barcelos aims to show he’s ‘amongst the best’ at UFC on ESPN+ 40

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Raoni Barcelos aims to show he’s ‘amongst the best’ at UFC on ESPN+ 40

Raoni Barcelos spoke to reporters at virtual media day on Thursday ahead of UFC on ESPN+ 40.

Barcelos (15-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) discussed his bantamweight featured bout with Khalid Taha (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), his desire to prove himself to UFC president Dana White as an elite fighter, basing his camp in Brazil opposed to training abroad and much more.

Watch the video above for Barcelos’ full pre-fight interview.

UFC on ESPN+ 40 takes place Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on ESPN+.

Raoni Barcelos aims to show he’s ‘amongst the best’ at UFC on ESPN+ 40