UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja has declared that he desires to be the #1 pound-for-pound fighter within the promotion’s rankings.
Proper now, Alexandre Pantoja is definitely one of the vital spectacular fighters in all of combined martial arts. He has efficiently defended the flyweight title 4 instances, he appears to be getting higher with age, and he has fought a number of the highest names to have ever compted at 125 kilos. This weekend, he faces a wholly new problem when he battles 24-year-old contender Joshua Van.
Many consider that is the second for Van to burst into superstardom and declare the title. Alexandre Pantoja, in the meantime, has one thought on his thoughts – efficiently defend the strap for a fifth time, and transfer additional up the pound-for-pound rankings – which he believes that he deserves.
In a current media scrum, Alexandre Pantoja spoke about this need as we get nearer and nearer to combat night time.
Alexandre Pantoja reveals P4P need
“I need to be the pound-for-pound (No. 1) – I need to be one of the best fighter on this planet,” Pantoja instructed MMA Junkie and different media on the UFC 323 media day on Wednesday. “It’s very robust that I conquer that as a result of we’ve lots of good champions proper now.
“You will have (Islam) Makhachev, Merab (Dvalishvili), (Ilia) Topuria, (Khamzat) Chimaev, (Alex) Pereira, (Alexander) Volkanovski – so many nice guys. I believe that’s one of the best time to be a UFC fan, however on the identical time, it’s very arduous for fighters to get the No. 1 place.”
“I believe all people’s so nice in these rankings,” Pantoja stated. “Lots of these guys have good factors. You see Chimaev undefeated, Topuria, Makhachev appears to be like unstoppable, Merab. I really feel very comfortable to be a part of that membership, one of the best fighters on this planet, and what I need Saturday night time is to show that I’m one of the best one. That’s what I attempt to comply with. That’s considered one of my objectives.”
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