Roman Dolidze doesn’t care if it’s three rounds or 5; the objective stays the identical.
Coming off a giant unanimous resolution victory over Marvin Vettori in March, ‘The Caucasian’ will look to make it 4 in a row when he headlines UFC Vegas 109 this Saturday night inside The APEX in Las Vegas. Standing throughout from him can be one other surging middleweight sensation, Anthony Hernandez.
It will likely be Dolidze’s second UFC most important occasion in as a few years, the primary coming towards Nassourdine Imavov in February 2024.
“Fundamental occasion or not, it doesn’t change something for me,” Dolidze informed MMA Junkie of his upcoming five-rounder with Hernandez. “It’s simply one other struggle. Little bit higher preparation due to 5 rounds, but it surely’s the identical struggle and that’s why I’m prepared.”
Roman Dolidze assured a win over ‘Fluffy’ will put him one win away from a title shot
Boasting a 9-3 document contained in the Octagon, Dolidze walks into Struggle Evening driving a three-fight win streak, besting Anthony Smith, Kevin Holland, and the aforementioned Vettori. The trio of victories was ok to interrupt him into the middleweight prime 10, occupying the No. 9 spot.
In the meantime, ‘Fluffy’ is sitting one spot behind Dolidze within the rankings.
After going 1-2 in his first three promotional appearances. Hernandez has gained seven straight, together with defeats of Roman Kopylov, Michel Pereira, and Brendan Allen.
“After all. ‘Fluffy’ is on a seven-fight win streak, and after we win, we’ll take this a part of him,” Dolidze mentioned. “I believe after this struggle, I can be one struggle, one step to a title struggle. And I deserve it.”
