December 25, 2024 9:15 am ET
Austin Bashi doesn’t perceive the comparisons to fellow UFC prospect Raul Rosas Jr.
Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 23, additionally punched his ticket to the UFC by way of Dana White’s Contender Sequence. Like Bashi, Rosas Jr. entered the UFC undefeated until he ran into Christian Rodriguez in his second octagon look. He’s now 4-1 within the UFC.
Bashi will look to stay undefeated towards the person who handed Rosas Jr. his first-career loss. He faces Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in a featherweight bout Jan. 11 at UFC Struggle Night time 249 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
“After all he’s robust,” Bashi instructed MMA Junkie Radio of Rodriguez. “He’s beat some good guys. Individuals attempt to examine me to Raul, however actually I really feel like I’m the exact opposite than him. “I really feel like my mindset is totally different, my IQ is totally different, and simply my struggle type is totally different as an entire. He’s inclined to a number of stuff, I’d say – a number of placing and, after all, these takedowns. I really feel like that’s going to be an enormous recreation changer within the struggle.”
Bashi is a former Lights Out bantamweight champion. He completed seven of his 12 skilled wins and fought competitors with successful data earlier than getting his UFC alternative. Regardless of the strong expertise at a younger age, he has no intentions of speeding to the highest within the octagon.
“Over right here on the regional scene, I actually took my time,” Bashi stated. “I had 12 fights earlier than I had that Contender Sequence struggle, and that’s what I actually wished: expertise. So similar factor rising up over right here: I need a number of expertise, struggle some good guys and work my method as much as the champion.”
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