Andre Lima a rival more difficult than Ronaldo Rodriguez

Daniel Barez tried to fight with Ronaldo Rodriguez, but rather obtained an undefeated hope Andre Lima.

Barez (17-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Lima (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) are ready to compete this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 254 (ESPN +), which should take place at the UFC apex in Las Vegas. The Spanish fighter thought he was a good match for “Lazy Boy” and does not know why Rodriguez ended up attracting Kevin Borjas instead of him for the return of the UFC to Mexico at the end of the month.

“I didn’t say anything to myself,” said Barez Let’s talk MMA in Spanish. “I continued to share things on my social networks in terms of wanting this fight, but that did not happen. I took a blow to see if it would land, but it does not only depend on me. And as I always said, who they put on the contract, I point out because I want to be here, and I want to fight the best, and I just want to fight people who are in front of me. “”

Although Barez did not get what he wanted, he is quite happy with his match against Lima. He thinks that it is a more difficult fight, but which could very much advance his position in the Flyweight UFC division.

“On paper, yes (it’s more difficult),” said Barez. “On paper, I would even say that it is more complicated than that of Victor Altamirano. So yes, it could be too much on paper. However, sometimes a style is not going well with another.

“Altamirano was perhaps not too difficult, and it could be even easier or perhaps much more difficult. We will not know before the fight occurred. But on paper, yes, it’s more difficult.

Barez is determined to raise his hand and obtain his victory over his decision against Victor Altamirano last September. He also thinks that the match lends itself to a night bonus of $ 50,000.

“I think it’s going to be a difficult fight, but I see myself finishing the fight before the third round so as not to leave the fight in the hands of the judges,” said Barez. “I also see myself, or both of us, win a bonus because we are both good strikers with a lot of tools.”

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