Nasrat Haqparast is eyeing a shot on the light-weight rankings after UFC on ABC 6.
Haqparast (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) edged out Jared Gordon (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) by cut up determination in Saturday’s featured prelim at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 28-year-old prolonged his profitable streak to 4, and is able to begin dealing with higher-ranked opposition once more. He has one identify particularly that he’s enthusiastic about.
“I referred to as out the highest 15, Renato Moicano, you’re subsequent brother,” Haqparast advised reporters on the UFC on ABC 6 post-fight press convention. “Let’s go. …I’m positive he’s going to try to take me down. Look what Drew Dober did with him. Possibly with 10 punches he smashed his head.
“Look what Jalin Turner did with him. Arguably he knocked him out, nevertheless it was Jalin Turner’s fault, and I feel he’s going to try to take me down, simply maintain me on the bottom. That is his recreation, however my recreation is violence and I’m coming for the highest 15 now with violence.”
A pissed off Gordon is assured he did sufficient to win. Nonetheless, Haqparast thinks he inflicted extra injury.
“Actually not (shocked),” Haqparast stated on getting his hand raised. “I landed the extra vital strikes, I damage him. He had a great recreation plan. He tried to push me again, possibly that’s why one decide gave him the battle, however I feel I did sufficient to win.
“I feel it was a great expertise. Jared Gordon is a tricky man. He has 14 fights within the UFC, he fought a number of the greatest guys on the earth. He fought Charles Oliveira, Bobby Inexperienced, Grant Dawson. Like, prime 15 guys. He has the standard of a prime 15 man, and I’m getting into my prime slowly.”
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