UFC newcomer Santiago Luna has spoken about the good thing about coaching with the likes of Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Arman Tsarukyan as he prepares for his sophomore look with the promotion.
In September of final yr, Santiago Luna introduced himself to the blended martial arts world with a pleasant end over Quang Le. The 21-year-old instantly made headlines on account of simply how spectacular he appeared within the combat, and now, he’s getting ready for his subsequent problem within the type of a showdown with Angel Pacheco later this month.
The good factor for Santiago Luna is that he’s younger, he’s hungry, and he has a wealth of data to be taught from, due to who he has been coaching with. In a current interview with MMA Junkie, he had the next to say about his progress up to now.
Santiago Luna talks the advantages of coaching with stars
“In fact, I’m getting higher on the time that I’m sparring these nice guys,” Luna advised MMA Junkie Radio. “These high-level, top-rank guys, and even then that I do know I’ve far more to go, far more to succeed in, and the extent to get, I do consider – and I actually do – that I’m round that high 15, high 10 degree.
“My each day sparring is ‘Chito’ Vera, he’s nonetheless within the high 10 within the bantamweight, in my very own division, and (we’ve) nice sparrings and all the things. So, that actually provides me a imaginative and prescient of the place I’m at. And never even him, I’ve been grappling with Arman Tsarukyan, so simply on the grappling recreation, I see my elite degree that I’ve, however I’m planning to point out it to lots of people this Feb. 28 to allow them to truly know the whole fighter that I’m.”
“On the facet of ‘Chito,’ I’d say clearly the putting, and the precision of doing an actual transfer,” Luna mentioned. “For me, I think about myself earlier than, I used to be simply speeding in to complete fights, or noticed the chance and simply rush for it. Now, with the assistance of coach Jason (Parillo) and ‘Chito,’ simply to see extra of the issues which are coming my approach and the issues that I can use in my benefit, similar to him throwing a jab or him throwing a straight, or a mixture of me utilizing all the things to finis hthe combat very easy and never stress about it.
“… With Arman, it’s simply the management on the bottom. I believe his management on the bottom is elite. Clearly, from him and his staff I’ve discovered a variety of little particulars that I didn’t have. Being within the high-level grappling that I noticed from them, now, placing within the final sparrings that I’ve been doing within the final weeks, it’s simply wonderful.”
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