Kelvin Gastelum’s profession may use a win this Saturday. After struggling to take care of a successful streak in recent times, the UFC veteran firmly believes his greatest profession days are across the nook.
Gastelum returns on the primary card of UFC on ABC 6, which takes place at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 12-9 UFC) takes on fellow veteran Daniel Rodriguez.
Gastelum is assured he’ll be capable to return to the win column, as he sees himself higher than Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in all areas of the battle sport.
However in a late twist, the battle will happen at middleweight after Gastelum revealed a battle with the load minimize to 170 kilos, at which the bout was contracted.
“I’ve clearly fought in opposition to many former champions and elite stage fighters, proper, so I believe I simply must go in there and keep targeted on the technique I’ve established with my staff,” Gastelum instructed MMA Junkie in Spanish. “D-Rod does many issues properly. He’s an excellent boxer and we should be cautious with sure issues. Total, I actually really feel superior to him in each side – the standup and the bottom sport.
“I really feel very assured in my skills and that I’m the higher fighter. I’m able to battle wherever the battle goes.”
Gastelum moved again right down to welterweight and adjusted his staff from Kings MMA in California to Combat Prepared in Arizona. He made huge profession adjustments in preparation for his final outing, which sadly didn’t pan out for him.
“It’s very powerful to rise up many times and once more, however that’s what a fighter does,” Gastelum mentioned when requested bout his loss to Sean Brady final December. “We battle each day. It’s unlucky I wasn’t in a position to present how a lot I’ve developed and improved as a result of the battle didn’t go as I believed it might. Nonetheless, this time round, I really feel superb and really assured in my preparation. I really feel good.”
Gastelum is 2-6 in his previous eight bouts, the place he competed in opposition to among the greatest on the earth at 185 and 170 kilos. Though he’s been within the UFC for over a decade, at simply 32, Gastelum mentioned he thinks there’s lots left in his profession.
“I nonetheless assume I can do that, and I believe my higher days are forward of me,” Gastelum mentioned. “That’s how I actually really feel.”
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