Dubbed “UFC Fight Night 93”, the event will take place on Sunday (Manila time) at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg and feature top 10 division contenders Arlovski (#6) and Barnett (#9) in an Octagon battle for pride and fortification of their current standing in the game.
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‘I am going to win this fight.
“I can enjoy the whole process now, the whole fight”, Bader said. I spent a lot of time with my boxing coach, wrestling coach and kickboxing coach. “Greg Jackson created a great game plan for this”. “I know what I did wrong and I hopefully did my homework and am ready to take on Josh Barnett”. “We were supposed to fight back in 2010 I believe, which didn’t happen so hopefully it will be worth the wait on September 3”. “It wasn’t a matter of there being any personal agenda”. This is a legacy fight. “It was just one of those fights where I didn’t show up”, Bader said.
‘I’m going to give it everything I’ve got and I am going to win this fight. The round was competitive, but Gustafsson had a clear 10-9 edge in his favor.
‘The amusing thing about fighting is, whether you want to test your striking skills or the other guy wants to test his striking skills, the fact that all these fights start on the feet means you’re going to have to, ‘ Barnett said. Gustafsson was working for strikes in the full guard of Blachowicz, whose defense was much better than earlier in the fight. My skill set is above whatever he has to bring.
One of the most disheartening things for a fighter – especially for a veteran is to get close to a title shot, but falling short. After taking a kick to the body, Gustafsson took Blachowcz down and delivered more punches and elbows. I’m preparing for the best Alex ever and I’m the best I’ve ever been. “Well, we saw him fight Fedor”. I’m going to knock him out. It’s going to be a good night for me.
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It was a great confidence-building win for Gustafsson, who should probably square off with Ryan Bader after the American’s big win over Ilir Latifi earlier on the card.
Losses like the one Bader suffered to Johnson can help an athlete refocus, but they can also break a fighter. It’s been a fantastic camp and I’ve got all the right people around me over at ASW Manchester. All the guys at light heavyweight have power-he’s had a few knockouts. He’s a big, burly heavyweight who can shuck another man out of position and then wallop him with a quick overhand right.
‘I’m over the moon, it’s been a long time coming, ‘ Wallhead exclusively told Metro.co.uk. This is just another fight towards my main goal, which is the title.
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The presser will announce the fight of the night and performance of the night bonuses and include the usual media Q&A with the fighters breaking down the bouts and finding out what the winners are aiming for when negotiating their next fight. Also at the top of the marquee is another burgeoning female fighter as European sensation Iman “Pretty Killer” Barlow makes her promotional debut.
