Antonio Carlos Jr. har nu 4 raka vinster i UFC varav 3 via RNC. Han vill nu lägga till Tim Boetsch till listan.
Det två möter under morgondagens gala UFC on FOX 29 i Glendale i Arizona.
Det här berättade Carlos via ’MMAFighting’:
Last year was a great year for me, with two submissions, but I wish I had fought more. I want to fight three or four times this year, three or four wins. I have the second-longest winning streak in the middleweight division, only the champion [Robert Whittaker] is ahead of me, so I’m happy with what’s going on with my personal life and inside the UFC.
Boetsch har vunnit 3 av sina senaste 4 matcher, alla via knockout. I den senaste matchen segrade han mot den forne welterviktsmästaren Johny Hendricks och ’Cara de Sapato’ ser fram emot att gå match mot en som har mött några av de bästa i UFC.
He fought the best, so it’s a great pleasure to fight him. He has a name, and I think he should be ranked because he’s really tough. They gave me this tough task of fighting him, and I’m feeling honored to fight him.
Boetsch har i sin karriär knockats och submittats vid flera tillfällen, men är känd för att vara en uthållig fighter som kan komma tillbaka efter hårt motstånd. Carlos tror att det kommer att bli ett 15 minuters krig mellan de två.
We’re the ones who turn fights into wars. We can make it one-sided, dominate the fight. I’m not going there for a war, but to get the victory. He can take a beating and come back, it’s hard to take him down and he has heavy hands, so I’ll use the right strategy to get my hands raised in the end with a submission.
You can see that he has flaws on the ground. he doesn’t defend that well and was submitted a few times throughout his career, and going to the ground is what I want to do every time I fight. My ground game is enough to submit anyone in this division. I can submit anyone, and I’m ready for it. I’m ready to submit him. Every fight is different, but I want to take it to the ground and get the victory.
Carlos har under sina tidigare intervjuer utmanat t.ex. den forne mellanviktsmästaren Chris Weidman och han hoppas att han nu kommer att bli ranakd efter helgens möte.
Whoever comes, I’m ready. I’m facing a tough guy, who I think should be ranked. I also think I should be ranked. Only the champion has a longer winning streak. This ranking is a bit flawed. I’ll earn my space, step by step. Sooner or later I’ll be the middleweight champion.
