Austen Lane wasn’t shocked when he received provided to battle Jhonata Diniz at UFC Vegas 91.
Lane is coming off a knockout loss to Justin Tafa again in September at UFC 293, this after their no-contest end result. Following the loss, Lane needed to return a lot sooner as he needed to be as energetic as doable.
“Most likely slightly later than what I believed it could be, I need to keep energetic, I need to keep busy. Most likely later than I needed, however I’m completely happy to get a matchup,” Lane mentioned on Simply Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com.
Lane is about to return at UFC Vegas 91 in opposition to Jhonata Diniz who picked up a formidable knockout win on the Contender Sequence. After he misplaced to Tafa, Lane thought this battle could occur subsequent as he is aware of it will likely be a fan-friendly hanging match.
“I knew of him as a result of I watched the Contender Sequence, I keep in mind the battle that he had when he received his UFC contract, trying him up, a Glory kickboxer, a adorned kickboxer. Some would name me a striker as nicely so the UFC brass knew what they have been doing once they made this battle,” Lane mentioned.
Coming into the battle at UFC Vegas 91, Austen Lane is the betting underdog, however he believes he has extra instruments to win. Lane is aware of Jhonata Diniz is probably going a greater pure kickboxer however in MMA, Lane has confidence he’ll get his hand raised in a violent battle.
“He’s going to try to kickbox me and I’m going to try to battle him. That’s what it’s going to be, I feel I’m the higher fighter, he could have me in kickboxing and that’s cool, however we’re sporting four-ounce gloves,” Lane mentioned. “You are able to do much more issues in an MMA cage than you are able to do in a kickboxing ring. That has all been talked about in coaching camp, and I feel I’ve the flexibility to take the battle wherever I need it to go…
“It may well play out a number of methods, for me personally it’s about staying affected person and never in search of that one knockout shot. It’s about being calm and picked up and people knockout alternatives will current themselves. Watching movie on him there are openings that we plan on exposing, when it requires management chaos, I’ll flip it free. The one prediction that I’ve is it’s going to be violent,” Lane continued.
Ought to Austen Lane get his hand raised on Saturday at UFC Vegas 91, he says the aim is to be as energetic as doable and try to work his approach up the heavyweight ranks.
“I need battle as a lot as doable, clearly staying wholesome is an enormous a part of that. I get pleasure from it once I sit round, I get stressed, I’m on this sport as a result of I get pleasure from it. I benefit from the grind, I embrace all of it,” Lane mentioned.