
Going as far as calling Charriere “a French Jake Paul,” Vucenic does applaud Charriere’s way of marketing himself. They don’t know what organization or anything.” Probably half of them don’t even know Morgan Charriere’s a fighter. “They just know Morgan Charriere and because he’s French they’re just backing him. “A lot of Morgan’s fans probably couldn’t name, you know, ten MMA fighters,” Vucenic said. While Vucenic has no ill will for Charriere, personally, he does note that Charriere’s path of YouTube fame has led to a fanbase that is loud, but uninteresting. When we get in there it’s going to be a different story.” A lot of his fans aren’t expecting anything to come of me. “The French fans are just looking straight past me, straight to Morgan being the champion and moving on to the UFC so, if anything, all the pressure is on his side. “If anything, this just puts pressure on his part, I believe,” Vucenic says. Watch Vucenic's Next Fight On UFC Fight Pass! The cerebral, confident Vucenic believes this level of hype harms Charriere more than helps him. He is adored across all platforms and he’s so well represented, in fact, that you’re never just fighting Charriere - you’re fighting his entire fanbase as well. Vucenic’s chance at grabbing a Cage Warriors title is only weeks away at Cage Warriors 122, as “The Epidemic” will be standing across the cage from a fighter more famous than any other fighter outside of the UFC, Morgan Charriere.Ĭharriere’s tendency to go viral with every social media post is comparable to that of most NFL players. With a record of 7-1 and a perfect 3-0 record in the Cage Warriors cage, Vucenic has had only two things in his crosshairs his whole career: Cage Warriors gold and a UFC contract.
