Diego Ferreira is trying to remind the light-weight division that he’s nonetheless a legit contender.
Ferreira is coming off a comeback win over Mateusz Rebecki in Could. After the victory, the hope for Ferreira was to battle once more earlier than the yr was up, however that didn’t occur after the UFC couldn’t discover him a battle.
“I used to be, it was a kind of issues, I used to be making an attempt to get again as quickly as I might,” Ferreira mentioned on Simply Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com. “I took like two weeks’ relaxation after my final battle, I used to be anticipating to get again quickly. However, the UFC was making an attempt to get a battle, I referred to as out some guys however no one accepted. It’s now like 8-9 months with out combating. I’m glad, however my time is ticking, however I’m glad to be on a fantastic card.”
Though Diego Ferreira didn’t get one other battle in 2024, he’ll battle in early 2025 at UFC 311 in opposition to Grant Dawson. Though it isn’t the ranked opponent the Brazilian wished, he is aware of will probably be a difficult battle.
“Our combating expertise are fairly related. He likes to take the battle to the bottom, and I’m anticipating that,” Ferreira mentioned. “I’m anticipating him to hurry in and check out for the takedowns. I’m actually making an attempt to grapple extra, I desire a submission. Grant Dawson is an efficient problem, it’ll actually push me to essentially practice as laborious as I can.”
