November 8, 2023 9:20 pm ET
NEW YORK – Matt Frevola received what he wished, a battle at Madison Sq. Backyard.
A savage opponent was supplied and accepted. Frevola (11-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) fights Saturday vs. Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 295, a card that additionally options two of his LAW MMA teammates, Nazim Sadykhov and Dennis Buzukja.
“The vitality on the gymnasium has been unreal,” Frevola instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters at a information convention Wednesday. “All of us feed off one another. The slogan all camp has been, ‘Not in our home.’ Madison Sq. Backyard is our home. We’re all New Yorkers and we’re prepared to guard our homeland.”
Saint-Denis (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) doesn’t have an official UFC light-weight rating, however that didn’t deter the ranked Frevola from risking his divisional place. The battle on paper has followers buzzing, and Frevola shares in that.
“It excited me,” Frevola mentioned. “I used to be able to battle anyone at MSG. However once they got here to me with Benoit, I simply received excited. That’s what I need. I wish to battle The Boogeyman. I wish to battle the fellows that individuals don’t wish to battle. His nickname is the ‘God of Struggle,’ however I’m going to point out the world he’s only a man.” For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 295.
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