Despite defeating number one welterweight contender Josh Koscheck at UFC 95, Paulo Thiago tells Tatame.com that he is not upset with his title shot against Georges St.Pierre later this year. Thiago will face off against Martin Kampmann next weekend at UFC 115 in Vancouver BC, Canada.“Not at all. Koshcheck is much more respected than I am and deserves this opportunity more than me. He has a long history, has beaten much more tough guys and will be a tough one to fight against (Georges) St. Pierre… He will get there with chances to win. I believe Koshcheck is better on the trade of punches than St. Pierre and is as good as him on Wrestling… I think that the Jiu-Jitsu will be the decisive part, maybe one of them got the other… I believe Koshcheck has chances, because he has great takedowns and Georges is more aggressive on his standing game. I try not to think about it otherwise it’ll disturb me on my fight against Kampmann, but I think it’s coming close… Winning this one and two more, maybe I’ll get there, but I try to do a fight a time, I could risk to lose this duel is I kept that thought in mind.”
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