Wilson Reis :: TATAME

Wilson Reis needed four fights in EliteXC to win his first belt in América. Unbeaten after six fights in professional MMA, Wilson defeated Abel Cullum at September 26th, and bring home the ElieXC title. In an exclusive interview with TATAME.com, Wilson spoke about the fight, the polemical Giva Santana’s loss, and the Brazilian domain in the event. “I think the Brazilian fighters will dominate other categories, because all of them have qualities and talent”, said the athlete, in the exclusive interview you read today here at TATAME.com.

How was the fight?

The fight was great since the beginning. I think we did a great fight and I put some punches that he really felt on the second round. I was comfortable on the fight, well prepared for the five rounds, and I won all of them.

Did everything go like you were planning?

Yes. I went there to win by submission, but Abel defended my takedowns very well and used the cage. I didn’t punished him like I wanted on the ground and pound, but I’m getting better on it. I felling more comfortable standing up, and my Boxing it getting better. Abel had 22 fights and only one loss, so I fought a very expert fighter.

How do you feel about winning the belt?

I feel very good with this victory, after more than 10 years and now I’m the champion of a big event. I knew that it wouldn’t be easy, Abel is an expert fighter. I’m very happy to be back on training and be the most complete bantamweight fighter. I’m happy to continue unbeaten with my sixth fight and fought better than the last fight. I know I have a lot of thing to develop, but now I’ll enjoy my title.

What’s your plans for the future?

I’ll rest a little, because I fought four times this year… I wanna relax now, train a lot of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and I’ll promote my belt, do some seminars and wait for my next fight.

Do you think the Brazilian fighters will dominate the EliteXC?

I think the other Brazilian fighters will dominate all weight division in EliteXC, because all of them has qualities and Elite is very happy with our performance. We have (Rafael) Feijão, that’ll fight for the 205 belt in November, and I’m sure he’ll win, because he’s well prepared for it.

What do you think about Givanildo Santana’s fight? Was it fair?

People said that he fought well, but I was concentrating for my fight and didn’t watch his, but he said that he deserved to win and I saw a lot of prople saying the same thing. His opponent was very good too, and I’m sure that it won’t change anything, because EltieXC likes Giva and he’s a good and humble man.

Do you wanna thank anybody?

I wanna thank TATAME for another opportunity to show my work on the site and speak to Brazil and all the world. I also wanna thank my teacher, Roberto Godói, and I dedicate this victory to him, my family, friends and sponsors Bad Boy, Fightplanet.ca, P90X and Fightma.com.