An ex-Bellator MMA champ wants to make a statement against a rising Ultimate Fighting Championship star.
in a no-gi featherweight grappling contest at ADXC 7 on Oct. 25 at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While he was considering continuing his MMA career, according to an interview with Sherdog, he received an offer he could not refuse.“I was getting ready to take an MMA fight in December when the promoter of ADXC made me that proposal to face Nurmagomedov, so I just had to stop my boxing and muay thai preparation to focus on my jiu-jitsu training,” revealed Dantas.
The event takes place one day before UFC 308 at the Etihad Arena also in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion. With plenty of years left in him, Dantas made it clear he is not done with MMA yet, but has no expectation on receiving a UFC contract if he manages to defeat—or better yet, submit—the UFC’s likely upcoming title challenger.
“Umar evolved a lot his standup skills, but I believe he would feel my pressure of my boxing and my kicks and would go to his base style, wrestling, and I wouldn’t run from the ground fighting with him and would probably submit him with a heel hook or a kneebar. That's how I predict an MMA fight with Umar,” the 35-year-old analyzed.
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