Fares Ziam views Matt Frevola as top-15 opponent

For Fares Ziam, Matt Frevola is his greatest combat up to now.

Ziam (15-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Frevola (11-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Combat Evening 243 (ESPN+) important card opener at Accor Enviornment in Paris. Ziam’s had Frevola in his sights for some time now, and regardless that “Steamrolla” is not ranked, Ziam sees a win propelling him an enormous step ahead.

“I known as him out like one 12 months in the past after my combat in London, and right now I’m blissful to combat him,” Ziam instructed reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Combat Evening 243 media day (h/t La Sueur). “He’s not prime 15, however for me he’s a top-15 man, so for me it’s an enormous combat.”

Ziam expects an aggressive Frevola proper off the bat however sees his method making the distinction.

“I believe he’ll have interaction at first of the combat, the place he’ll shut the space. However after, I’ll impose my method and my ways,” Ziam mentioned. “I modified my model a bit in coaching to adapt to no matter scenario with my coaches, whether or not I’m on the offensive or defensive. He’s going to lunge in, attempt to contact me, however he gained’t succeed. I, then again, will achieve touching him.”

Frevola is worked up to compete in Paris after gathering some French followers in his loss to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 295, however Ziam mentioned the group will utterly be on his facet.

“The followers might be there for me,” Ziam mentioned. “There gained’t be followers for him and on the finish, he’ll go away with a loss.”

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