BKFC 85 on December fifth is an enormous checkpoint on a path that has been 1 / 4 of a century within the making for Ryan Reber, who seems to make good on his sophomore bid for BKFC gold. Reber will get his second crack on the BKFC 135-pound crown when he clashes with Justin Ibarrola for the vacant bantamweight crown in Florida on Friday.
When referring to the machinations of this BKFC matchup in opposition to a fellow stalwart bantamweight contender in Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship, Reber mentioned [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“So it’s going to be a really fascinating combat. And if Justin has labored as onerous as he mentioned he has, then it might be a combat of the night time. If he hasn’t, I’m knocking him the f**okay out and it’ll in all probability solely go three rounds. And that’s my prediction for that is three rounds and he’s out of there. Whether or not it’s a health care provider stoppage, whether or not it’s a TKO, or whether or not it’s only a straight knockout. And that’s what I’m coming for.”
When referring to outsider perceptions that he would be the most battle-tested BKFC opponent Ibarrola has needed to conflict with to this point, Reber said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“No, completely, man. 100%. And I believe he’s not likely; possibly he’s and he’s simply speaking in a different way about it, however he’s actually not placing that into context. Like we fought plenty of the identical guys. And I imply, arguably I beat them up worse than he did. You realize what I imply? So, and there’s a few fights that he squeaked, actually squeaked by. And I imply, realistically, I haven’t had a combat the place I squeaked by.”
“Perhaps you can say Travis [Thompson] cuz the sixth spherical struggle, however that was additionally a combat the place I had two fights. Technically three, however I don’t rely the ‘Shady’ combat due to you realize, everyone is aware of that story. However I technically had two fights. Travis had 9. And after I let you know Travis had Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman in his nook. He was coaching at his gymnasium.”
“And I imply, for those who requested Travis at the moment, are you going to beat Ryan? He’d have been like, there’s little question. I obtained the expertise. I obtained the information. I obtained the facility. I obtained the strikes. I imply Travis was not solely not scared to combat me however he thought 100% he was going to take me out. I imply for me to go in there and do what I did particularly after coming off the rattling Gamebred loss was like you realize that’s why I really feel like they threw me to the wolves.”
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As Ryan Reber made references to mutual opponents he and Justin Ibarrola have confronted, in addition to the notion Ibarrola has been in tighter aggressive outings throughout his BKFC tenure, Reber continued [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“They’re like oh you need to go to Gamebred and get f**ked up [in a gloved boxing bout]? I’m like ‘yo, it was a 4 day discover, man’ however they’re like I don’t care, watch now you bought to combat Travis. I’m like we’ll f**okay it, line it up, let’s combat him you realize. I got here in there with an excellent mentality, an excellent recreation plan, and we obtained the job finished. And like I mentioned, that was the one combat the place I actually squeaked by.”
“I imply, Quinton Foye was sort of shut, but it surely wasn’t even shut on on the scorecards… Then you definately look again at Justin, Justin Avenue’s actually shut. Quinton Foye undoubtedly dropped him they usually didn’t give him that drop.”
“Then after all my boy, Roberto Armas. I really feel like, you realize, clearly he didn’t do sufficient to beat him, however I imply, arguably it may have went both method, you realize what I imply? So, bro, if you’re out right here, you realize, squeaking previous fights and you then’re out right here speaking like, properly, if I lose to someone such as you, I’m simply going to stop. Like, bro, not solely did you simply add extra stress to the combat for your self.”
“However like I mentioned, you higher get your f**king subsequent job lined up, man, as a result of I’m seeking to come whoop your a**, man. And also you higher have a plan for that. So, you realize, we’ll see. And nothing, you realize, nothing stands out to me with Justin that’s spectacular aside from his document. You realize what I imply?”
“Like we combat very, very comparable. As quickly as you place stress on him, the place does he go? Proper again to the ropes. After which he tries to counter similar to I do. However the distinction between countering is it’s all about timing and I’m slightly bit longer. So, I do consider I’m going to be that cut up second that’s gonna catch him earlier than he catches me. And that’s going to be the distinction is, you realize, my attain. And, you realize, I simply really feel like I’m extra of a f**king canine than he’s, man. And, it’s going to be proven come December fifth.”
