UFC light heavyweight prospect, Ricardo Romero has been giving his thoughts on taking on Kyle Kingsbury inside the octagon in just under two weeks time at UFC 126 in Las Vegas, Nevada, explaining the man from the American Kickboxing Academy will likely be his toughest test to date.Speaking via UFC.com, Romero said:
“Kyle will probably be the most dangerous opponent I’ve faced so far. He’s at a great camp with a lot of great fighters over there like Cain Velasquez. I’m assuming they know what they’re doing over there and have this kid working two-a-days all the time and just going at it. I’m sure he’ll be ready for every situation.”
“I’m not looking at him and thinking, ‘oh, he is really good at this, so we have to work on takedown defense only’. We’ve brought in a couple people who are taller than me: 6′4″ and up. Rolling on the ground, stand-up, takedowns – it is something that makes a difference everywhere, so it is something you have to get used to.”
“Everyone likes to consider themselves a knockout fighter or whatever. I consider myself an opportunist. I’m just jumping on whatever I see there. That’s how I was in wrestling and that is how I am in Jiu-Jitsu and that’s how I am in MMA. If something is there I’ll give it a whirl, I’ll give it a go and see if it will take.”
“I’m not sitting on my haunches waiting for the next submission. If it happens – great. But if it has to go three rounds then I’m in good enough shape to do that as well. That’s what it is to be an opportunist. If I can punch you out – great. If I can tap you out – great, I’d love to. If I can win on points – I’ll take it. A victory in the UFC is a great accomplishment, so I’ll take it anyway I can.”
Romero will be looking to build on his octagon debut win over Seth Petruzelli over the summer months. After taking a massive amount of punishment early on in the fight, the Brazilian rallied to win via submission with an armbar. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.
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