Nasrat Haqparast is eyeing a shot at the lightweight rankings after UFC on ABC 6.
Haqparast (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) defeated Jared Gordon (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) via split decision in Saturday’s prelims at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 28-year-old extended his winning streak to four and is ready to start facing higher-ranked opponents again. He has one name in particular that interests him.
“I called the top 15, Renato Moicano, you’re next brother,” Haqparast told reporters at the UFC on ABC 6 post-fight press conference. “Let’s go. …I’m sure he’s going to try to take me down. See what Drew Dober did it to him. Maybe with 10 punches he broke his head.
“Look what Jalin Turner did to him. He probably knocked him out, but it was Jalin Turner’s fault, and I think he’s going to try to take me down, just hold me down. That’s his game, but my game is violence and I’m getting into the top 15 now with violence.”
A frustrated Gordon is confident he did enough to win. However, Haqparast thinks he inflicted more damage.
“Honestly, not (surprised),” Haqparast said as he raised his hand. “I landed the most significant blows, I hurt him. He had a good game plan. He tried to push me back, maybe that’s why a judge gave the fight to him, but I think I did enough to win.
“I think it was a good experience. Jared Gordon is a tough guy. He has 14 fights in the UFC, he has faced some of the best guys in the world. He fought Charles Oliveira, Bobby Green, Grant Dawson. Like, top 15 guys. He has the quality of a top 15 guy and I’m slowly entering my prime.”
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