NEW YORK – Benoit Saint-Denis is whom Mauricio Ruffy needs to fulfill within the octagon for his subsequent UFC outing.
Ruffy, one of the promising rising fighters at 155 kilos, referred to as out the gritty veteran following his victory at Saturday’s UFC 309 in Madison Sq. Backyard. Ruffy (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) defeated James Llontop (14-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) in a unanimous choice that served because the opener of the pay-per-view foremost card.
For Ruffy, Saint-Denis is a logical subsequent step, and a step followers would very a lot take pleasure in in his profession.
“The man is coming off two losses and persons are taking a look at me and beginning to level the finger and say, ‘This man is arising,’” Ruffy stated on the UFC 309 post-fight press convention. “I feel will probably be a very good battle, and it’s not even coming from me. Lots of people on-line and on social media would really like that battle to occur. I feel will probably be a fantastic battle. I hope he takes it.”
Ruffy hasn’t had a straightforward highway to get to the octagon. The Combating Nerds product was imagined to battle Charlie Campbell on Saturday, however his rival withdrew from the battle days away from the occasion. Llontop ended up stepping in on brief discover, however the battle was moved to a catchweight, which Llontop missed weight for.
“It’s been a mixture of studying experiences,” Ruffy stated. “You speak about six months: six months of camp, six months of weight-reduction plan, six months of getting ready for fights that didn’t occur. Plenty of studying experiences, however I do wish to thank the UFC for the chance to be right here at a card in Madison Sq. Backyard. I discovered rather a lot and I took rather a lot from these experiences.”
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