Neil Magny holds the file for many fights in UFC welterweight historical past heading into his thirty fifth octagon look this Saturday at UFC Vegas 108 towards Elizeu Zaleski, and Zaleski sees it as a chance to climb again into the 170-pound rankings.
Zaleski, who at one level of his profession gained seven in a row within the promotion with finishes towards the likes of Sean Strickland and Curtis Millender, re-enters the cage with just one victory in his previous 5 bouts. Combating secure to return to the win column doesn’t appear to be the plan, although.
“We have now to brawl there and that’s what I hope to do,” Zaleski informed MMA Combating. “He’s a man that was at all times within the high 15 so a win over him might clearly be a game-changer for me to return to the highest 15 once more. I’m going for the win to be ranked once more, after all, however the primary aim right here is to place one an important victory over him after which towards whoever comes subsequent, so being again within the high 15 is simply the consequence.”
Zaleski has known as out Magny a number of occasions up to now and at last acquired his want on 4 weeks’ discover. Magny misplaced his previous two towards up-and-comers Michael Morales and Carlos Prates, and was completed by each within the first spherical, however Zaleski sees an evolution in a single side of Magny’s recreation.
“He was examined towards everybody on the high of the division however I see an evolution in his grappling lately,” Zaleski stated. “He’s an excellent striker, has this environment friendly clinch in wrestling exchanges when he’s attacking. He has gotten higher on the bottom with good assaults and nice protection.”
“Capoeira” wonders if Magny’s chin continues to be the identical after so a few years competing on the highest degree, as a 3rd of his UFC losses got here by knockout, however he has the utmost respect for Magny. Zaleski scored 4 of his 11 UFC wins by way of knockout, together with a 75-second end over Zach Scroggin this previous November.
“He has an attractive legacy and it’s an honor for me to do that combat,” Zaleski stated of Magny. “In case you have a look at his stats, he has quite a lot of wins by determination, so I feel we will find yourself going that route, however I do see myself getting a knockout or a submission. I feel we will actually discover that. I’m trying ahead to as soon as once more displaying what Elizeu Capoeira can do. I’ve the starvation, and I need to end this combat and never let it go to the judges. Each combat I do within the UFC is difficult, however problem to have me evolve and present my finest.”
