LAS VEGAS – Andre Petroski is aware of what he is doing in speeding to battle Michel Pereira at UFC Struggle Evening 230.
Petroski (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) after Marc-Andre Barrio withdrew from Saturday’s middleweight bout with Pereira (27-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at UFC Apex and streamed on ESPN+. 0 losses) served as his substitute. I accepted the problem with simply 10 days discover.
Petrosky admitted that his first response when offered with the chance to interchange him was to show it down. He already had a grappling match scheduled at ADCC Path, however after a lot thought, he stated he realized there was a bonus to going through the fan favourite in Pereira.
Along with the identify worth, Petroski nonetheless sees it as a winnable matchup regardless of the condensed preparation time.
“I’d say this can be a fairly typical striker vs. grappler battle,” Petroski advised MMA Junkie and different reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Struggle Evening 230 media day. “I believe my hitting has improved quite a bit, and you may see that particularly on Saturday. After all, I like this matchup. After all, I’d have appreciated it extra in a full camp. There was a motive why I gave 10 days discover and accepted it.”
Petroski, who begins his promotional marketing campaign on a five-fight win streak, hopes defeating Pereira beneath the circumstances will present him with a extra high-profile bout. He has repeatedly known as for a match with embellished wrestler Bo Niccal and reiterated that he would signal a contract any time.
“I proceed to need to show that I am the most effective grappler on this division,” Petroski stated. “I believe I do. I preserve proving it. Beau appears to assume so too, so let’s give it some thought.
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