Brendson Ribeiro not scared despite UFC Vegas 115 opponent hype
Brendson Ribeiro is used to being counted out.
LAS VEGAS – Brendson Ribeiro is aware he's being counted out – and he likes that. UFC Fight Night 272 won't be the first time Ribeiro (17-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has entered the underdog, and he plans to once again upset the oddsmakers. "I've fought guys with hype.
I've fought guys who were undefeated," Ribeiro told MMA Junkie and other reporters through a Portuguese-language interpreter at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. "Myself, I had a little hype. I was undefeated once.
I'm going to show people with a win on Saturday why I'm here and why I deserve to be here. I'll show that to people Saturday night. " Ribeiro will face highly-touted Turkish light heavyweight Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev at Meta APEX.
Yakhyaev (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is forecasted by many to be a future title contender, showing off a versatile attack of finishing abilities. But that doesn't change much as far as Ribeiro is concerned. "I'm not going to run away from him," Ribeiro said.