Kelvin Gastelum’s profession may use a win this Saturday. After struggling to take care of a profitable 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 have the ability to return to the win column, as he sees himself higher than Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in all areas of the combat sport.
However in a late twist, the combat will happen at middleweight after Gastelum revealed a battle with the burden minimize to 170 kilos, at which the bout was contracted.
“I’ve clearly fought in opposition to many former champions and elite degree fighters, proper, so I believe I simply must go in there and keep centered on the technique I’ve established with my workforce,” Gastelum advised MMA Junkie in Spanish. “D-Rod does many issues properly. He’s a very good boxer and we should be cautious with sure issues. Total, I really 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 combat wherever the combat goes.”
Gastelum moved again all the way down to welterweight and altered his workforce from Kings MMA in California to Battle Prepared in Arizona. He made large profession adjustments in preparation for his final outing, which sadly didn’t pan out for him.
“It’s very powerful to stand up many times and once more, however that’s what a fighter does,” Gastelum stated when requested bout his loss to Sean Brady final December. “We combat every single day. It’s unlucky I wasn’t capable of present how a lot I’ve advanced and improved as a result of the combat didn’t go as I assumed it might. Nevertheless, this time round, I really feel excellent 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 a few of the greatest on this planet at 185 and 170 kilos. Though he’s been within the UFC for over a decade, at simply 32, Gastelum stated he thinks there’s loads left in his profession.
“I nonetheless assume I can do that, and I believe my higher days are forward of me,” Gastelum stated. “That’s how I really really feel.”
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