With a victory on his debut on WEC, Will Ribeiro will be back inside the American octagon, and already knows who’ll he face. Against Brian Bowles, who knocked Marco Loro out at WEC 31 and remains unbeatable, Ribeiro will go after another victory to earn a chance for the belt. In an exclusive interview to TATAME.com, Will spoke about his fight, his trainings at Minotauro Team, Boxe Thai and Nova União, and how he started fighting in MMA. “At first time, this fight in December would be for the belt, but they decided to give me another fight first. I’ll do this and I hope I win and then fight for the belt”, said the fighter, on the exclusive interview you check below.

How is your preparation for the fight?

Thanks God I had this opportunity to fight in WEC, Rodrigo, Rogério (Nogueira) and Luiz (Alves) helped me a lot  to get this contract. I’m very thankful for my teams, Boxe Thai, Minotauro Team and Nova União. I hope I stay in WEC for a long time.

How do you think it’ll be your next fight?

I’ll do my game plan, everything I always done in my fights. I’ll study my opponent, and prepare my strategie. His name is Brian Bowles, he has 12 fights.

What do you expect with another victory?

I hopt I can fight for the belt soon. I was going to fight for the belt in December, but they decided to give me another fight first. I wanna win this fight and then go after the belt.

Where did you start training?

I’m from Rio de Janeiro, started when I was really young… I went to Boxe Thai and there I met Rodrigo and Rogério, who called me to join their team. Now I train in Minotauro Team, Boxe Thais and with André Pederneiras at Nova União. I’m a Luta Livre brown belt.

How did you develop your Boxing game?

I started very young in Boxing, and when I was 16 years old I joined the national team. I fought there for a year and then I came to MMA.

Who are your idols in MMA?

The Nogueira brothers, Anderson Silva and Randy Couture.

How do you feel training with these guys everyday?

Here we have the best heavyweights in the world. I’m honored to train at Minotauro Team, Boxe Thai and Nova União, where we have excellent lightweight fighters. I think Nova União has the best lightweight fighters in Brazil.

Who do you think is the best in the world in your division?

I think is Miguel Torres, that Mexican fighter that trained with Carlson Gracie, and Kid Yamamoto.