Luis Gurule (10-0 MMA) earned his UFC contract with a cut up choice win over Nick Piccininni (7-1 MMA) on the Contender Collection on Oct. 15.
Gurule, every week later, mentioned the truth of all of it is simply setting in.
“It was a fairly loopy week,” Gurule instructed MMASucka. “I’m tremendous pumped and tremendous glad about it. It lastly settled in that I’m a UFC flyweight. Lastly. It looks like it’s been a protracted journey, so I’m simply actually glad that every little thing labored out the best way it did.”
Gurule went the gap with Piccininni of their flyweight contest, lower than two months after Piccininni was on the proper facet of a cut up choice towards Jack Duffy. Solely the UFC didn’t award Piccininni a contract then.
Gurule mentioned it was a detailed combat, however he “undoubtedly” felt like he did essentially the most harm.
“I had essentially the most important strikes in a flyweight combat on the Contender Collection, which was fairly cool,” Gurule mentioned. “I felt like I used to be hurting him with every little thing I used to be touchdown. He put me in two dangerous positions off takedowns, however I felt like I actually confirmed the distinction between us on the toes, and I feel that’s what gave me the win.”
Gurule mentioned he was a “little nervous” after getting his hand raised, not sure of whether or not UFC CEO Dana White would award him a UFC contract.
“You simply by no means know. You noticed what occurred with Piccininni his final combat the place I’m positive he thought was going to get a contract, they usually’re like, ‘Nah, perhaps not.’ One thing comparable occurred to [Julieta Martinez] who gained a badass combat, so I used to be a little bit nervous. I used to be like, ‘Oh man.’ My coaches had been extremely positive. I used to be the one one who was nervous. It was nice listening to Dana, and listening to what he needed to say in regards to the combat was superior. He actually revered that I went on the market on such brief discover and put all of it on the road. It was a loopy expertise. It was superior. It was superior to undergo all of that.”
Gurule took the combat on seven days’ discover and capitalized on it, and now he’s the latest member of the UFC’s flyweight division.
“Grim” mentioned he doesn’t have a particular opponent or date in thoughts but, however he mentioned he’ll keep prepared, like he all the time does, and be prepared for anybody.
“All through my profession, I’ve by no means mentioned no to a combat,” he mentioned. “I’ve all the time fought the hardest that was on the market simply to show I used to be the very best flyweight on the market, and I’m gonna do the identical factor within the UFC. It doesn’t matter to me. If I wish to be the very best, I’m going to need to undergo the very best, and I’m going to need to beat them. I’m going to need to show I’m up there with them … I’ve full religion in my coaching companions like [Brandon] Royval and [Alexander] Hernandez and my coaches that we’re going to be prepared when the time comes.”
Gurule had his first beginner MMA combat in October 2021 and debuted professionally in June 2022. Gurule had hoped to be within the UFC by the top of 2023, however he nonetheless reached the promotion simply three years after beginning to compete within the sport.
Now, he hopes to seize UFC gold inside three years.
“I’ll give myself the identical timetable I had once I began preventing. I mentioned I’ll give myself three or 4 years [to reach the UFC]. We did it earlier than the fourth yr. I’m hoping inside three [years]. If I combat 4 instances a yr, I’d say we’re fairly proper on observe to combat for UFC gold.”
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