Neil Magny holds the report for many fights in UFC welterweight historical past heading into his thirty fifth octagon look this Saturday at UFC Vegas 108 towards Elizeu Zaleski, and Zaleski sees it as a possibility to climb again into the 170-pound rankings.
Zaleski, who at one level of his profession received seven in a row within the promotion with finishes towards the likes of Sean Strickland and Curtis Millender, re-enters the cage with just one victory in his previous 5 bouts. Preventing protected to return to the win column doesn’t appear to be the plan, although.
“Now we have to brawl there and that’s what I hope to do,” Zaleski advised MMA Preventing. “He’s a man that was all the time within the prime 15 so a win over him might clearly be a game-changer for me to return to the highest 15 once more. I’m going for the win to be ranked once more, after all, however the primary aim right here is to place one an awesome victory over him after which towards whoever comes subsequent, so being again within the prime 15 is simply the consequence.”
Zaleski has known as out Magny a number of instances up to now and eventually bought his want on 4 weeks’ discover. Magny misplaced his previous two towards up-and-comers Michael Morales and Carlos Prates, and was completed by each within the first spherical, however Zaleski sees an evolution in a single side of Magny’s sport.
“He was examined towards everybody on the prime of the division however I see an evolution in his grappling in recent times,” Zaleski stated. “He’s an excellent striker, has this environment friendly clinch in wrestling exchanges when he’s attacking. He has gotten higher on the bottom with good assaults and nice protection.”
“Capoeira” wonders if Magny’s chin continues to be the identical after so a few years competing on the highest degree, as a 3rd of his UFC losses got here by knockout, however he has the utmost respect for Magny. Zaleski scored 4 of his 11 UFC wins through knockout, together with a 75-second end over Zach Scroggin this previous November.
“He has a phenomenal legacy and it’s an honor for me to do that battle,” Zaleski stated of Magny. “In the event you have a look at his stats, he has a whole lot of wins by resolution, so I feel we will find yourself going that route, however I do see myself getting a knockout or a submission. I feel we will actually discover that. I’m wanting ahead to as soon as once more exhibiting what Elizeu Capoeira can do. I’ve the starvation, and I need to end this battle and never let it go to the judges. Each battle I do within the UFC is difficult, however a superb problem to have me evolve and present my greatest.”
