Justin Wetzell clashes with Sarvarjon Khamidov at PFL San Diego on June twenty seventh. Wetzell appeared on Bowks Speaking Bouts to the touch on returning after reaching the 2025 PFL event finals. When relating the promotion shifting from their bracketed construction and securing a high-level opponent right here for his 2026 return effort, Wetzell mentioned [via BTB],
“Yeah, PFL ditched the event format and I don’t actually have an issue with that, man. With how I completed final 12 months and the caliber of opponent I’ve, I feel a superb win right here places me proper again into the competition.”
Responding to the characterization that he’s nonetheless very a lot within the combine inside the high bantamweights within the promotion as they nonetheless transfer towards outlining a 135-pound champion this 12 months, with a localized focus to his opponent tomorrow, Justin Wetzell said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, I feel Sarvarjon; I feel very extremely of him. I feel he’s high two or three within the division, man. He’s one of many hardest fights and beating him places me proper there.”
Justin Wetzell sees a whole lot of himself in his PFL San Diego opponent and is able to present out
Whereas Sarvarjon Khamidov is coming off a loss to Magomed Magomedov, Khamidov has additionally examined expertise with Marcirley Alves, who’s a mutual opponent of Wetzell’s. When referencing his ideas on Khamidov’s final outing in opposition to Magomedov, Wetzell quipped [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, and I truly thought he received his final battle, man. I believed he received all three rounds in opposition to Magomed Magomedov. Yeah, however it’s what it’s.”
When it comes to the machinations of the matchup and what he sees Sarvarjon Khamidov bringing to the PFL Sensible Cage in California this weekend, Justin Wetzell mentioned [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“I imply, I see a whole lot of his fashion the identical as mine, man. He’s a really, very, excellent wrestler. He’s in nice form. He’s a really robust fighter. I do know he hits onerous. He’s going to deliver a tempo, man. He’s going to deliver a whole lot of wrestling. He’s going to deliver a whole lot of issues that I deliver to the desk. I feel he’s my hardest battle so far.”
“I feel he’s harder than; I don’t wish to say harder however I feel stylistically he’s a tougher matchup than Marcirley Alves. I feel he’s going to be my hardest battle. Yeah, there’s there’s no sugar coating it, man. He’s an excellent fighter. So am I and I’m going to get by means of him.”
