We already know that Brad Tavares offered to take on Vitor Belfort on short-notice when illness forced Uriah Hall out of his UFC Fight Night 124 meeting with the Brazilian legend. But that wasn’t only time that Tavares, who’s now set to meet Krzysztof Jotko at UFC on FOX 29 on April 14, was willing to forego a full fight camp in order to meet a big name. A few weeks ago, Tavares sat in MMAjunkie Radio’s studio as fellow UFC middleweight Derek Brunson recapped the issues that plagued his camp ahead of his UFC on FOX 27 rematch with Ronaldo Souza . Brunson, who ended up losing via first-round knockout , told the hosts that he battles illness for a lot of his preparation and even considered pulling out before ultimately feeling healthy enough to compete. Related Brad Tavares vs.
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