Welterweight contender Vicente Luque must already hold a factual recommendation of what to now stay awake for in opposition to his next opponent. Seeing that his first fight with Belal Muhammad ended in a KO victory for the Brazilian, Luque believes that ‘Be aware The Title’ will try and impose a more wrestling-oriented strategy in their rematch.
In an interview with Combate, the ‘Restful Assassin’ made it sure that he feels ready for Muhammad’s grappling, and that he’s developed a gameplan that would neutralize his opponent entirely. Can hold to mute the fight hit the bottom anyway, nonetheless, the Sanford MMA fighter added that he can continuously depend upon his dreadful submission arsenal to ranking a purchase.
“Indisputably I’d cling it if we stayed on the toes, nonetheless I deem the probabilities of that are slim,” Luque admitted. “I knocked him out in our first fight, so he knows how dreadful I am on the toes. I deem he’ll opt for the wrestling game, which he’s very factual at. He dominated Thompson, received every spherical very decisively. I deem he’ll try and switch out fight into a wrestling match. He’ll try and smother me in opposition to the fence or purchase me down and never let let my fingers lumber.”
“I’ve been practising hundreds of wrestling. Like I’ve had my total occupation, so I will neutralize his game. I will neutralize it, I’ll try and impose my striking and safe the KO. I’m very dreadful on the bottom, too, love I’ve confirmed in my final fights. I truly hold submission abilities. My fashion is continuously about attacking and finishing the fight. I deem he’ll try and steer clear of that, safe the fight rather more uninteresting and purchase by resolution.”
Their first fight—a three-spherical bout Luque authorized on rapid glimpse—ended factual 79 seconds into the predominant spherical. And whereas he’s had previous in fashion time to arrange for a protracted, more refined bout, he’s mute banking on getting the job done before the final bell rings.
“The gameplan is a ways more advanced now,” Luque printed. “I took that first fight on a two-week glimpse, there used to be now not a lot time to carry out any planning. It’s totally different now. We had hundreds of time to arrange. I’m obvious he studied me somewhat a lot, love I did with him, too. I truly hold a thought. I expert particularly for several scenarios. If he desires to grapple me, purchase me down and even though he tries to surprise me with an improved striking game. I’ll be ready. I truly hold some cards up my sleeve and you’ll search it on the 16th.”
“I will promise you hundreds of action and a extremely aggressive fight. I don’t know the draw it’s going to be, nonetheless I don’t deem it goes the gap. I deem I’ll safe a knockout or a submission. We hold 5 rounds. I’m an aggressive guy, I leer for openings. Can hold to you add all that, it’s now not going the gap.”
Luque (21-7-1) is at inform riding a four-fight a success jog, all finishes—collectively with victories over Michael Chiesa, Tyron Woodley, Randy Brown and Niko Designate. Muhammad (20-3) hasn’t tasted defeat since a resolution loss to Geoff Neal in early 2019. He’s at inform riding a seven fight unbeaten jog.
Luque vs. Muhammad 2 is all living to headline this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card at their Apex facility in Las Vegas, NV. Protect tuned to Bloody Elbow for more news and updates as the occasion approaches.
