LAS VEGAS – Pat Sabatini couldn’t be happier along with his efficiency within the UFC on ESPN 65 co-main occasion in opposition to Joanderson Brito.
Sabatini (20-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) was an underdog based on the oddsmakers, however he definitely proved them incorrect as he dominated Brito (17-5-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) for quarter-hour. He even earned a 10-8 rating from one of many official judges within the ultimate spherical.
“I’m f*cking thrilled, I’m actually f*cking thrilled,” Sabatini advised MMA Junkie and different reporters at a post-fight information convention. “… It’s nice going and getting a win in opposition to such a harmful opponent who has a win over Diego Lopes, which was my final loss. It simply exhibits me what I’m doing. I’m entering into the precise route, and it’s simply extra motivation to maintain climbing.”
Brito by no means had an opportunity to get going. From the start of the struggle till the ultimate horn, Sabatini smothered Brito along with his grappling, dictating just about each minute of the struggle on the bottom. It wasn’t all lay-and-pray techniques both; Sabatini was inflicting injury on the bottom too.
It was a efficiency that elevated Sabatini’s confidence to new heights. A lot in order that he made a daring proclamation about his abilities on the bottom.
“I don’t know the place it began, however I simply began saying it this week, truly, however I’m going to say it once more: the nearer I get to you, the extra harmful I get,” Sabatini stated. “I actually really feel in my coronary heart and my thoughts that I’m the perfect grappler on this entire division.”
Sabatini has now received two straight after being stopped by Lopes, who fights Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant featherweight title at UFC 314. In the future, Sabatini hopes to struggle for gold at some point and hopes this efficiency locations him within the rankings at 145 kilos.
“I simply need to preserve climbing, man,” Sabatini stated. “Clearly, I need to be UFC champion. I feel I’m on that route. I do know I’m on that route and I simply need to preserve climbing. I might like to have a quantity subsequent to my title.”
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