
Flyweight contender Amir Albazi took his biggest win to date this past Saturday. Photo via Instagram (@ufc)
With Saturday’s win against No. 3 ranked Kai Kara-France, rising flyweight star Amir Albazi is well on his way for a title shot.
At the post-fight press conference, ”The Prince” made his case for fighting for the flyweight strap next after getting his biggest win to date.
“That was the top three-ranked flyweight in the world, and I got the win against him,” Albazi said. “I went five rounds, so I know I can go with these guys for five whole rounds. I know I’m ready for the title. I just want to go on for the next one, get my belt, and keep climbing, keep becoming the king that I know I am.”
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Amir Albazi: ”Who else is it?”
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With the win against Kara-France, Amir Albazi, who’s undefeated in the promotion with five straight wins, put himself in a very good position to fight the winner next.
”Who else is it? Who else is above him? It’s Pantoja, Moreno, and I don’t know what’s going on with Deiveson Figueiredo. It seems like he doesn’t want to fight at flyweight. I’m the next one for the title. Brandon Royval, we were booked, and he pulled out of the fight. I don’t know what really happened. So it doesn’t make sense he goes before me and gets a title shot.”
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