Lucas Almeida hasn’t seen motion in additional than a yr, and he’s able to return with power at UFC on ESPN 46.
The damaging featherweight has endured three struggle cancellations since his octagon debut win final summer time, however now Almeida (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is simply days away from getting again to work when he meets Pat Sabatini (17-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) on Saturday’s major card on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
With a 100% end charge in all of his wins, Almeida is an motion fighter to his core. He’s “hungry” to return to competitors, and is prepared for a tricky battle with Sabatini, although he expects to emerge triumphant.
“It’s going to be a battle,” Almeida instructed reporters at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 46 media day. “I’m prepared. I educated lots for this. Battle of my life. … I wish to bang it out, I wish to go for it, I like bangers, I wish to hit folks. That’s my speciality. However I don’t have an issue with happening there (to the bottom).”
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