Patchy Combine believes he’s the perfect on the earth, and at UFC 316, he goals to show it.
After years of dominating the competitors in Bellator, Combine will make his long-awaited Octagon debut this Saturday evening in Newark, New Jersey, when he squares off with streaking bantamweight standout Mario Bautista.
Forward of their extremely anticipated conflict, Combine and Bautista traded blows on the mic throughout Thursday’s press convention in The Backyard State.
“I’ll show it this Saturday, and I do imagine I’m the perfect bantamweight on the earth,” Combine mentioned with out hesitation.
After being requested whether or not or not he’s being ignored, Bautista made it clear that he’s the one wanting straight by way of his opponent.
“I’m not being ignored,” Bautista mentioned. “I get all the eye, clearly. He has these aspirations, however he’s going to must get previous me Saturday evening, and I’m wanting by way of him, bro. I’m wanting by way of him.”
Patchy Combine and Mario Bautista go into their battle using an identical seven-fight win streaks
Each fighters stroll into UFC 316 using a pair of spectacular win streaks. Combine has gained his final seven fights, with all however two of them coming inside the gap.
Like his opponent, Bautista has seen his hand raised in seven straight, together with a considerably controversial cut up resolution victory over featherweight legend Jose Aldo in October. Earlier than that, he put collectively first-round finishes in opposition to Brian Kelleher and Guido Cannetti.
