Esteban Ribovics is assured he’ll do one thing huge in his subsequent UFC bout, and he actually has the stage for it.
The Argentine fighter will probably be taking over fellow rising prospect Daniel Zellhuber on the principle card of UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas. It is a large occasion that celebrates Mexican Impartial weekend, and Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has all of the intention to spoil the social gathering for Mexico’s Zellhuber (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC).
“I anticipate a struggle,” Ribovics advised MMA Junkie in Spanish. “I’m clearly going to get hit, however he’s going to take hits, as properly. In my head, in some unspecified time in the future, he’ll fall. That’s what I imagine. That’s what I really feel, and from my standpoint, in some unspecified time in the future he’ll fall.”
Ribovics has the prospect to get on a three-fight win streak ought to he beat Zellhuber at Noche UFC. He doesn’t assume a giant win over Zellhuber will get him within the UFC light-weight rankings, however it might actually be a giant step in his profession.
“I wish to be within the rankings quickly,” Ribovics mentioned. “God keen, possibly by the top of subsequent yr I’ll be within the rankings. So yeah, I believe getting a win in any such occasion, and if I win in a giant approach, how I’ve it visualized, I believe it can get me loads nearer to the highest 15.”
So far as enjoying the spoiler position at UFC 306, Ribovics is having fun with all of it. He’s not pressured in any respect by the Mexican presence, and actually, he feels fueled by it.
“I don’t really feel pressured, however you do see a variety of Mexican occasions taking place this weekend with all of the posters for music artists and different Mexican occasions,” Ribovics mentioned. “You’ll be able to inform this week it can get very Mexican in Las Vegas, however no, I like feeling just like the unhealthy man. This motivates me and I at all times like preventing because the customer, so it’s one thing that brings out the demon in me. I’m joyful, very joyful.”
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