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LAS VEGAS – Ion Cutelaba is ready to teach a lesson at UFC Fight Night 279.
Cutelaba (20-11-1 MMA, 9-10-1 UFC) faces Navajo Stirling in the co-main event at the Meta APEX this Saturday. He brings a significant experience edge over the undefeated Stirling (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and sees the difference as a teacher vs. a student.
"You know, once in a while, I kind of feel like a college professor. We've got these young students coming in here, and I gotta see if they're gonna pass my test or not," Cutelaba told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at media day. "But I can do a thing or two, so I'll show you what I can do still.
"... The thing is, the professor also learns and also evolves as he goes, so I'm no longer the same person that you're used to. I also have a lot of experience behind me, but I also have a lot of new skills that I've acquired as I go. So, at the moment, I can tell you that I've never felt as good and as ready as I feel right now."
Stirling told reporters that he believes he's the brightest up-and-comer in the light heavyweight division, capable of reading what's happening inside the octagon like a "robot" or "AI." Cutelaba, who says he's entering this fight as confident as ever after submitting Oumar Sy in March, plans to bring the fight to whoever is on the other side of the cage.
"I can tell you one thing, I'm not going to be moving back," Cutelaba said. "I don't care who's in front of me. I never pick somebody who's in front of me. I'm gonna go out there, and as they say, 'I am willing to die inside that octagon to get a victory.'"
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'Professor' Ion Cutelaba ready to teach a lesson at UFC Fight Night 279
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Cutelaba (20-11-1 MMA, 9-10-1 UFC) faces Navajo Stirling in the co-main event at the Meta APEX this Saturday. He brings a significant experience edge over the undefeated Stirling (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and sees the difference as a teacher vs. a student.
"You know, once in a while, I kind of feel like a college professor. We've got these young students coming in here, and I gotta see if they're gonna pass my test or not," Cutelaba told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at media day. "But I can do a thing or two, so I'll show you what I can do still.
"... The thing is, the professor also learns and also evolves as he goes, so I'm no longer the same person that you're used to. I also have a lot of experience behind me, but I also have a lot of new skills that I've acquired as I go. So, at the moment, I can tell you that I've never felt as good and as ready as I feel right now."
Stirling told reporters that he believes he's the brightest up-and-comer in the light heavyweight division, capable of reading what's happening inside the octagon like a "robot" or "AI." Cutelaba, who says he's entering this fight as confident as ever after submitting Oumar Sy in March, plans to bring the fight to whoever is on the other side of the cage.
"I can tell you one thing, I'm not going to be moving back," Cutelaba said. "I don't care who's in front of me. I never pick somebody who's in front of me. I'm gonna go out there, and as they say, 'I am willing to die inside that octagon to get a victory.'"
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'Professor' Ion Cutelaba ready to teach a lesson at UFC Fight Night 279
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