Vocational Ambitions: With an eye on the Top 10, Andre Muniz will carry an eight-fight winning streak into his UFC276 middleweight prelim opposite Uriah Hall on Saturday in Las Vegas. from CopperHeartCT
undercard on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Muniz, 32, finds himself on a career-best eight-fight winning streak, with aspirations for more.“I know it’s going to be a hard path,” he told Sherdog.com. “I dream about getting into the division’s Top 10. I want to make my mark. I’m looking forward to beating yet another great fighter. I know it won’t be easy. It’s one step at a time. It’s no use dreaming about what’s ahead if I don’t get past Hall. I’m focused on July 2 only.
“There have been some incredibly special moments throughout my career,” he said. “I have always worked hard to face the best fighters in Brazil. For a long time, I was ranked number one in the country. I kept improving and eventually earned my way into the UFC. I put in a lot of hard work to be able to be victorious [at this level].”
“I come from jiu-jitsu,” Muniz said. “I like competing in it, I continue to train in it and I have been able to successfully put that into practice inside the UFC—repeatedly.”