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 Might. After the victory, the hope for Ferreira was to combat once more earlier than the yr was up, however that didn’t occur after the UFC couldn’t discover him a combat.
“I used to be, it was a type of issues, I used to be making an attempt to get again as quickly as I might,” Ferreira mentioned on Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com. “I took like two weeks’ relaxation after my final combat, I used to be anticipating to get again quickly. However, the UFC was making an attempt to get a combat, I referred to as out some guys however no one accepted. It’s now like 8-9 months with out preventing. I’m joyful, however my time is ticking, however I’m joyful to be on an important card.”
Though Diego Ferreira didn’t get one other combat in 2024, he’ll combat in early 2025 at UFC 311 towards Grant Dawson. Though it isn’t the ranked opponent the Brazilian needed, he is aware of it is going to be a difficult combat.
“Our preventing abilities are fairly comparable. He likes to take the combat 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 need a submission. Grant Dawson is an effective problem, it should actually push me to essentially practice as onerous as I can.”