Should UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan or challenger Aljamain Sterling pull out of his title fight scheduled for UFC 259, Kenney would gladly step in. That said, if offered the shot, Kenney would take it. “(If) I knock off three fights this year and I win all three, I should be knocking at that title (shot’s) door.” “I don’t think this fight puts me in the title contention, but it puts me right in the direction I need to be,” Kenney said. Luke Rockhold picks 'peaking' Israel Adesanya to beat Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259Ī win over Cruz would be a feather in his cap, but Kenney won’t consider himself title-shot worthy unless he rattles off a couple more wins afterward. I tried to get some of the best looks I could for Dominick, but mainly sharpen myself.” “But guys switching stances, doing their footwork, all that stuff, that’s something I’ve been seeing my whole career almost. “I think he was very unique five, 10 years ago,” Kenney said. While Kenney credits his abilities, he thinks over the years Cruz’s stylistic mystique has faded. Throughout his tenure in the spotlight, Cruz long has been admired for his funky, unorthodox style. He’s been in numerous major title fights, won multiple major promotional championships and headlined many cards. What a better way to take out a legend.”Ĭruz, 35, has been a professional MMA fighter since early 2005. Dominick Cruz is the kind of guy I got into this sport to fight. “Like I said, I feel like I’m in the exact position I should be. “To get that name was pretty surreal,” Kenney told reporters, inclduing MMA Junkie, at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. Kenney has always been confident he’d get there, but his faith in big-name matchups won’t numb the moment. Kenney (16-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Cruz (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will square off in the featured preliminary card bout of UFC 259, the final fight before the event switches over to pay-per-view. On Saturday, he’ll get to watch him while trying to knock the former UFC bantamweight champion’s head off. LAS VEGAS – Casey Kenney has watched Dominick Cruz for almost a decade.
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