Mario Bautista is worked up to headline his first UFC card on Saturday.
Bautista is scheduled to face Vinicius Oliveira in a key bantamweight bout at UFC Apex on Saturday. Bautista is making an attempt to beat a hard-fought choice loss to Umar Nurmagomedov, and though he wasn’t positive what would occur subsequent after the loss, he was excited when he was set to face Oliveira in the principle occasion, making Bautista a -205 favourite on FanDuel.
“I just like the turnaround time,” Bautista instructed BJPENN.com. “After the final combat, I wasn’t injured, so I used to be in a position to take just a few weeks off and get proper again to camp. … They mentioned Vinicius, they mentioned he was in the principle occasion. That is why being in the principle occasion and having the chance to have a five-round combat was interesting to me.”
Bautista is preventing beneath him within the rankings, however he would not care at UFC Vegas 113. In truth, Bautista is keen for this matchup and would not assume the rating means a lot.
“I do not assume rankings imply a lot,” Bautista mentioned. “If that is the case, Umar took the combat to me. It is an thrilling combat and it is the principle occasion, so I used to be completely happy.”
Mario Bautista expects to complete Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Vegas 113
Bautista is aware of Oliveira is a harmful opponent and expects it to be an entertaining combat. Nevertheless, he believes he can make the most of the Brazilian within the later rounds and earn a choice victory.
“I believe this combat goes to be eventful throughout,” Bautista mentioned. “He’ll come out energized and I’ll need to be very cautious with that. He throws from the hip and he is making an attempt to knock his head off. I do not assume he has an incredible fuel tank, so I believe he’ll search for a end within the later rounds and drown him out within the later rounds.”
If Bautista raises his hand at UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday, he’s anticipated to get again into the bantamweight title image shortly.
“Earlier than the Umar combat, I used to be again near the highest 5. Particularly if I end this man, and it is a primary occasion combat, I will be among the many prime guys and the large guys,” Bautista concluded.
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