At UFC Nashville, fan favorite Luis Pena will be moving down from 155lbs to 145lbs to take on Steven Peterson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Violent Bob Ross’ was already a big 155’er, and Peterson thinks the weight cut will be a mistake for Pena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He is going to run into a hard time fighting me at featherweight,” Peterson said to BJPENN.com. “I believe he will be the tallest featherweight in the division but with that comes losing a lot of strength. He is already skinny for 155 as it is, dropping an extra 10 pounds, I can\u2019t imagine what that will do to him strength wise and endurance wise.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although it will be Pena’s first fight in the featherweight division, Peterson knows a win over him can make him a bigger name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As far as in the standings, he hasn\u2019t really accomplished much other than being on The Ultimate Fighter,” Peterson explained. “I have been fighting for 10 years, LFA champ, XKO champ. I have accomplished more but he has a bigger fan base due to the show and due to him looking like Bob Ross.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fight is now less than a day away, but Peterson has been preparing for this task for months. He believes he will play the spoiler. A reason why is the fact that Peterson believes no matter where the fight goes he is confident in his abilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My whole career I have trained to be well-rounded,” he said. “If I am fighting a striker I can always take them down and have the advantage on the ground. It is always good to be comfortable everywhere but have an advantage somewhere so I can take the fight where I have the advantage.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peterson is ready to get back into the Octagon. He is more than confident he has what it takes to beat Pena, and expects to earn a finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I see it ending violently, not in his favor,” Peterson explained. “They call him \u2018Violent Bob Ross\u2019 but I am definitely the more violent one than him. I plan on showing that for sure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n