{"id":454341,"date":"2022-07-29T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=454341"},"modified":"2022-07-29T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:22:19","slug":"drew-dober-welcomes-the-opportunity-of-fighting-paddy-pimblett-after-ufc-277-i-want-to-collide-with-that-hype-train-for-sure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/drew-dober-welcomes-the-opportunity-of-fighting-paddy-pimblett-after-ufc-277-i-want-to-collide-with-that-hype-train-for-sure\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Dober welcomes the opportunity of fighting Paddy Pimblett after UFC 277: \u201cI want to collide with that hype train for sure\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drew Dober (24-11 MMA) is set to take on Rafael Alves (20-10 MMA) tomorrow, Saturday July 29th at UFC 277, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n

Dober will be entering the Octagon<\/a> coming off a thrilling first round TKO of Terrance McKinney<\/a> (12-4 MMA) in March of this year.<\/p>\n

Alves is coming off 6 wins in his last 7 fights, his latest win against Marc Diakiese (16-5 MMA) in November of 2021.<\/p>\n

During Wednesday’s UFC media day, when asked about the prospect of getting into the cage with Paddy Pimblett, Dober had this to say (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to collide with that hype train for sure. O2 Arena? That would be incredible, but yeah, he has a really solid jiu-jitsu game, and he showcased it in the last fight. He does leave his chin out there, which I think that would pose some problems when fighting me, but I\u2019m open and game for the opportunity, and we\u2019ll see what comes up after this on Saturday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing Drew Dober spoke about being content going after fan-friendly matchups saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rankings are cool and everything. Being a part of the rankings was incredible, but it\u2019s fighting the stars that I\u2019m more worried about. I don\u2019t care about the number, and the gold is nice, but honestly I just want to be like a Donald Cerrone, Clay Guida, Joe Lauzon. Like those cats who have never held the gold but have fantastic fights throughout their entire career, and I\u2019m gonna chase the title for sure.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Finishing, Dober said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna try and sneak up those rankings, but it\u2019s not what I put my thoughts on. My thoughts are always on the biggest and best fights every single time I\u2019m in the cage, because I don\u2019t know when this is gonna be over for me, and so the next one after this, he can be ranked or not ranked, but I want a big-name fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Will you be watching Drew Dober vs Rafael Alves tomorrow night? Who’s your pick for the win?<\/p>\n

Would you like to see a Dober vs Pimblett in the near future?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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