Daniel Barez attempted to select a battle with Ronaldo Rodriguez, yet rather obtained unbeaten possibility Andre Lima.
Barez (17-6 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, 1-1 UFC) and Lima (10-0 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, 3-0 UFC) are readied to clash this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 254 (ESPN+), which is readied to occur at the UFC Apex inLas Vegas The Spanish competitor believed he was an excellent match for “Lazy Boy” and does not understand why Rodriguez wound up illustration Kevin Borjas as opposed to him for the UFC’s go back to Mexico City at the end of the month.
“I wasn’t told anything,” Barez informed Hablemos MMA inSpanish “I kept sharing stuff on my social media in terms of wanting that fight, but it didn’t happen. I took a shot to see if it would land, but that doesn’t depend solely on me. And like I’ve always said, whoever they put on the contract, I’m signing because I want to be here, and I want to fight against the best, and I just want to fight people who are ahead of me.”
Although Barez really did not obtain what he desired, he is quite delighted with his match versusLima He assumes it’s a harder battle, yet one that might better his standing in the UFC flyweight department a great deal.
“On paper, yeah (it’s more difficult),” Barez claimed. “On paper, I would certainly also claim it’s much more difficult than the Victor Altamirano one. So yes, this could be also theoretically. However, often a design does not match one more one.
“Altamirano was maybe not too difficult, and this one might be even easier or maybe even a lot harder. We won’t know until the fight happens. But on paper, yeah, it’s more difficult.”
Barez is figured out to obtain his hand increased and obtain construct off his choice sway Victor Altamirano lastSeptember He likewise assumes the match offers itself for a $50,000 Fight Night incentive.
“I think it’s going to be a hard fight, but I see myself finishing the fight before the third round to not leave the fight on the hands of the judges,” Barez claimed. “I also see myself, or both of us, winning a bonus because we’re both good strikers with a lot of tools.”
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