American UFC bantamweight fighter Mario Bautista shared his expectations for the fight against Dagestani Umar Nurmagomedov, which will take place on October 25 at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
“Umar recently fought for the title and put up a good fight against the champion. This fight against Umar will show how ready I am to perform at the top. I believe in my team, extraordinary wrestlers and grapplers are training alongside me.
I do not claim that in skill I have already defeated Umar. No, each subsequent fight at this level only gets harder. On the contrary, Umar is different from everyone I fought before. This is an unusual challenge, even though I’ve faced good grapplers before. I have experience preparing for fighters, but Umar will be the most renowned among them,” Bautista stated in an interview with MMA Junkie.
