“I am gonna get that contract for India, for me, and for my household,” Anshul Jubli had advised Hindustan Instances forward of his first struggle within the Street to UFC competitors in June final yr. Quick ahead seven months, the 28-year-old from Uttarkashi now stands only one win away from setting a brand new benchmark, which if he manages will make him solely the second Indian after Bharat Khandare to bag a UFC contract.
Anshul will probably be locked towards Indonesian Jeka Saragih, and contemplating what’s at stake it will not be unsuitable to name the occasion in Las Vegas on February 5, the most important night time of his profession. Nevertheless, Anshul is in no way nervous. In actual fact he feels he owes this win to the Indian MMA group, and is optimistic that Indian fighters will probably be headlining all the most important MMA promotions within the coming three to 5 years.
“Under no circumstances. I feel, I am made for this. I’ve no strain. I really feel some duty in direction of Indian MMA group, however I do not really feel any strain. I am nicely ready. I am prepared. ‘Agar essential nahi, toh kaun!’ (If not me, then who!),” stated Anshul with a radiant smile and exuding confidence whereas speaking to reporters from Las Vegas.
Anshul, who fights within the light-weight division, shouldn’t be solely prepared for the problem however he assures his followers of full domination, and charges South Korea’s Kyung Pyo Kim, his earlier opponent, “means higher” than Jeka.
“The sport plan is straightforward. It is to dominate from the primary minute of the struggle. I will go there and dominate. I will attempt to break Jeka Saragih till he collapses and win the struggle inside three spherical. My final opponent completed eight or ten of his fights. He had 80 % end price, however I gained that struggle and I feel he was means higher than Jeka. So I do not suppose Jeka can end me,” stated Anshul.
Anshul conjures up to realize what Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski have already accomplished. The 2 are on the high of their respective divisions, with Islam at the moment holding the light-weight title, whereas Volkanovski being the reigning featherweight champion. Each superstars will probably be assembly subsequent week at UFC 284, the place Volkanovski challenges Islam for two-division glory.
Regardless of the beaming confidence, Anshul can also be conscious how a robust jab can lead issues south, however asserts probabilities of it being subsequent to inconceivable. “In MMA something can occur. If he throws a great shot and it lands on my chin, I will probably be knockout, however the probabilities of that may be very, very low.
“I am not silly. I do know my vary. I understand how to struggle him. He is very harmful whenever you’re preventing him inside. However I am not gonna struggle his struggle. I am gonna make him struggle my struggle,” he stated.
Watch Anshul Jubli in Street to UFC – Finals LIVE on Sony Sports activities Ten 2 (English) channels from 8:30 am IST on fifth February 2023