March 17, 2023 10:30 am ET
LONDON – Jack Shore is assured wherever the combat goes in opposition to Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 286.
Shore (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) meets Amirkhani (17-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in a featherweight bout in Saturday’s featured prelim at The O2 in London. The principle card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.
Amirkhani has misplaced 4 of his previous 5, and whereas Shore thinks he’ll beat him in every single place, he is aware of to not let his guard down in opposition to the submission specialist.
“I count on him to deliver what he all the time brings,” Shore stated at Wednesday’s UFC 286 media day. “In the event you let him within the combat and provides him a possibility, he’ll take it and put you away. He’s a harmful man in areas, however so long as I’m going on the market and carry out how I do know I can to type of outclass him in all areas, (I’ll win). I’m not underestimating him. I do know he’s coming off a loss, however I’ve seen him be down two rounds and pull out a choke out of nowhere.
“He’s received a good little boxing fashion on the toes. However I believe in phrases number of instruments, I believe I outmatch him there. I’m much more well-rounded by way of placing IQ.” Shore will transfer as much as featherweight for the primary time since 2017. Though he’s by no means missed the bantamweight mark, Shore says the minimize down had been taking a toll on him.
“The final in all probability three or 4 weight cuts have been actually robust,” Shore stated. “It’s no secret: I all the time appear to be loss of life on the dimensions. My outdated man and my different coaches have in all probability been at me for the previous 12-18 months to contemplate the transfer, and it’s straightforward to neglect a couple of robust weight minimize whenever you’re successful on a regular basis.”
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