{"id":722241,"date":"2026-06-08T03:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722241\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:17:10","slug":"ufc-vegas-118s-tom-nolan-calls-out-not-so-easy-money-renato-moicano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722241\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vegas 118’s Tom Nolan calls out ‘not so easy money’ Renato Moicano"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 7, 2026, 8:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS \u2013\u00a0Tom Nolan is taking an opposite approach to Renato Moicano’s callouts, and that is ask the promotion for a tough fight.<\/p>\n

Nolan (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), a rising prospect at 155 pounds, called out Moicano following his latest feat in the octagon. Nolan took the time of his in-cage, post-fight interview after his unanimous decision over Fares Ziam (18-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 278 to shoot his shot with the Brazilian.<\/p>\n

“I think Ziam was a really good challenge for me in the sense that it made me nervous. It was a hard fight,” Nolan said after his win at the Meta\u00a0APEX. “I want another fight like that. All respect, not so easy money, ‘Money’ Moicano: That’s a tough fight. I’m young enough. I’m 26. If I come out here and lose, the amount of wealth it will take from that (would be big). But I come out here and win, I’m looking at a top five.”<\/p>\n

After the fight, speaking with reporters at the UFC Fight Night 278 post-fight press conference, Nolan elaborated in the reason for his callout.<\/p>\n

“I respect him so much. I think he’s awesome,” Nolan said. “I’ve studied him a lot. I studied his fight against (Benoit Saint Denis) for my last fight. I took some stuff that he works. He does a really good job of getting the body triangle and essentially forcing his hips to face the earth while his opponent does whatever they want underneath, and he just smashes them. I think he’s great. I’ve been watching him since I was a child. It’s nothing but respect. I love that dude. He’s cool.<\/p>\n

“I’m back in love with the game and I want to challenge myself. I think that dude has a scary striking skill set, a scary grappling skill set. He’s fought everybody. He’s awesome. He’s great. Why not fight someone like that? Why not go out there and prove myself right once again?”<\/p>\n

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