“I’m unsafe and my confidence is through the roof, and when it’s like this, it is going to take a world-class athlete to stop me, but my focus this whole camp will be on remaining humble and focused”. UFC strawweights Rose Namajunas will take on Paige Van Zant in the main event.
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But Pfister (12-4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) believes Northcutt, and the rest of the doubters – Northcutt is as much as a 14-1 favorite – have another thing coming on Thursday at UFC Fight Night 80. The show also features the finals of the Faber vs. McGregor TUF season. “My goal is to be the youngest UFC champion in UFC history.” .
Welcome fight fans, to my picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night 80. Jacare Souza, Yoel Romero, Tecia Torres, Damien Maia, Max Holloway are all also on the card.
It wouldn’t be at all surprising if this fight gets everyone buzzing as heading into a jam-packed weekend of action inside the Octagon. “What I saw from her last fight (against Valerie Letourneau at UFC 193), and granted she broke her hand, but what I saw from that fight, was I know the person who can beat her now”.
“That’s amusing, and I just want to tell my opponent thank you for saying that, because that’s a huge compliment to me”, Northcutt said.
Opposite him is Cody “The Pfist” Pfister, who was most recently seen besting Yosdenis Cedeno in a unanimous decision. At the same time, luck is a part of this game and avoiding getting opened up in the first place changes the direction of that bout.
His immediate future, though, falls against Pfister, a hard-nosed veteran of two UFC fights.
“I think [my debut] went just perfectly, as planned, how it should’ve gone, and it don’t think it really could’ve gone any better than what it went”, Northcutt said.
“From what I’ve heard [Northcutt’s] been drug tested like four times, I think that says something”, Pfister said.
Charismatic and engaging, he has the personality and look to be a bankable star for the promotion; now it’s just a matter of finding out if he’s got the skill to carry him into the Top 15.
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“I hate when people overlook me, people been trying to do that shit my whole life.”
