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Anton Turkalj gets under Tyson Pedro’s skin: ”First opponent I didn’t like”
Swedish light heavyweight Anton Turkalj. Photo via YouTube (UFC)
Swedish light heavyweight Anton ”Pleasure Man” Turkalj will face hometown hero Tyson Pedro in the main card opener at UFC 293.
After the weigh-ins, the Australian opened up about his approach to the fight.
”He has an unorthodox striking style, the biggest thing is to control myself, making sure I got myself under control, because it’s about bringing my best self. He rushes in a lot. I’d love for him to do that,” Pedro said at the UFC weigh in show.
The Australian also revealed that he has a hard time dealing with the Swedish fighter’s persona.
”Man, I don’t know, there is something about him that I really didn’t like. He’s the first opponent I didn’t like, I’m sure I’m going to have a beer with him afterwards, because I’m always happy to have a drink with my opponents afterwards, but something did not sit well with me,” Pedro said.
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UFC 293 fight card with Anton Turkalj
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Sean Strickland
- Heavyweight bout: Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov
- Flyweight bout: Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos
- Heavyweight bout: Justin Tafa vs. Austen Lane
- Light Heavyweight bout: Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj
Preliminary card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Carlos Ulberg vs. Jung Da-un
- Featherweight bout: Jack Jenkins vs. Chepe Mariscal
- Lightweight bout: Jamie Mullarkey vs. John Makdessi
- Lightweight bout: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quiñones
Early preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: Mike Mathetha vs. Charlie Radtke
- Featherweight bout: Shane Young vs. Gabriel Miranda
- Welterweight bout: Kevin Jousset vs. Kiefer Crosbie
* Fight card is a subject of change.
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