February 4, 2024 12: 10 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – Themba Gorimbo strategies to do what coupleof haveactually done in UFC history – go from unranked to champ in one calendar year.
The UFC welterweight visualizes himself battling for and winning the UFC belt this 2024 inspiteof just having 3 battles in the promo and not yet being seen as a title competitor in the department.
It might be a difficult buy for some, however Gorimbo (12-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who chose up a first-round KO win at UFC Fight Night 235 this past Saturday, is persuaded that he’ll have a fast and non-traditional course to the title.
“It’s going to takeplace,” Gorimbo informed pressreporters at the UFC Fight Night 235 post-fight press conference. “What’s going to occur is that it’s going to be something like a short-notice battle with a leading-10 (opponent). I’ll beat him, and then I’ll make my case. It’s not going to be a clear path (where) I have to battle through the rankings. I wear’t have to do that. When I appearance at it, I have a huge platform. Secondly, I have the ability and I’m a bad battle for anybody in the leading10 They may not believe of it, however I am.”
Gorimbo is 2-0 consideringthat losing by submission in his UFC launching. He beat Takashi Sato by dec