Ovince St. Preux talks about his reaction to facing Shogun Rua, his fighting gameplan and more.
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COMOvince Saint Preux on getting his fight changed to Shogun Rua: “I thought it was a good matchup for me.”
Saint Preux on what’s different about fighting Shogun: “They fight similar. Both come forward. But Shogun has been in the game so long, he’s lost a step. I’ll be able to capitalize on it.”
Saint Preux on if this is a bigger fight than the last one: “Every fight is bigger than the last one. This is a redemption fight for me.”
Saint Preux on how he’s getting treated in Brazil: “Everyone is cool. I know when get to the stadium it’ll be a little different. I don’t understand Portuguese, so for all I know they’ll be cheering for me.”
Saint Preux on what he changed after losing to Ryan Bader: “When you go on those win streaks, you get complacent. I wasn’t drilling as much as I needed to before the Bader fight. My trainers were getting on me to get in the gym. This time, I was constantly drilling. I went down to spar some guys, and my timing’s on point, my wrestling is looking good and my jiu-jitsu is looking good too.”
