UFC welterweight, Rick Story has admitted he’s pretty happy to have bagged his man after calling out former title contender, Thiago Alves for his next fight inside the octagon, adding he plans on pushing the pace from the opening bell and breaking the “Pitbull” down for the next fifteen minutes. Speaking via UFC.com, Story said:
“I’m making a name for myself. I’m taking the steps in the right direction by winning five straight. Simply, I hate losing and I like winning. Fighting in this organization is everything for me. It is everything that I’ve been working for. I set a goal for myself to be a world champion and I’m doing what I need to do to get there. I’m a goal oriented person. I made a list of things I need to do to accomplish that goal. Alves is on that list and in my way.”
“My coach and myself were just talking about who would be a good fight for me and he brought up Thiago Alves. I was like ‘okay, that sounds good, let’s go for it’ and we just asked for him. There was no second guessing about it or any hesitation. I’ll train my ass off for it and train with the same camp that helped me win in the past, so let’s keep it going. I thought it was awesome. I was like ‘shoot, we can just call guys out like that and get it?’ I thought it was pretty cool.”
“He’s got a big name and he’s ranked top 10 in the world. Stylistically we thought it would be a perfect matchup for me. He’s a kickboxer and I’m a wrestler. Let’s be realistic, he has, against top wrestlers, faded in later rounds and he’s done it a few times and that was something we wanted to go after. The proof is in his fights against Jon Fitch. A top wrestler with really good Jiu-Jitsu as well and a better gas tank. I don’t think there is anything more to say.”
“Everyone I go against always comments on my strength. I think my power to weight ratio is very good. I’ve wrestled really big yoked guys before and manhandled them. The size doesn’t do anything to me, I couldn’t care less. I don’t shy away from anything or anyone. I like always pushing forward and meeting in the middle and butting heads. You’re not anything until you’re a champion and if you’re not a champion then no one is going to remember you.”
Story is currently on a five-fight winning streak including victories over Dustin Hazelett and Johny Hendricks. His sole loss inside the octagon came at UFC 99 on his promotional debut, going down via unanimous decision to John Hathaway. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.
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