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Raulian Paiva says Kyler Phillips gets ‘scared when under pressure,’ eyes knockout win

Former flyweight turned bantamweight Raulian Paiva thinks he will have the upper hand against his opponent at UFC Vegas 32. Paired up against Kyler Phillips, the Brazilian hopes to put the pressure on ‘Matrix’ in order to score a finish and make an impression his debut.

In an interview with Combate, Raulian pointed out how he noticed that Phillips does not perform well under pressure and hopes to take advantage of that. Although Paiva does sing Kyler’s praises when talking about the pairing, he still thinks his opponent simply becomes too desperate when things start not to go his way.