Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Combine has a chip on his shoulder.
Combine (19-1) defends his title in a rematch towards Magomed Magomedov (20-3) within the Bellator Champions Collection: Paris (Max) foremost occasion Friday at Accor Area in Paris. Combine submitted Magomedov of their first combat, which occurred within the Bellator bantamweight grand prix semifinal in December 2022.
Combine is assured he’s one of the best 135-pounder within the sport, however doesn’t assume he will get the credit score he deserves. The 30-year-old has completed 15 of his 19 skilled wins, and thinks Sean O’Malley will get extra reward as a result of he’s a champion within the UFC.
“I’ve most finishes in bantamweight historical past, I’ve essentially the most submissions in bantamweight historical past, and I may go down as one of the best bantamweight champion in Bellator historical past. However for some cause, I can’t get the respect that O’Malley has,” Combine instructed MMA Junkie Radio.
“Regardless that he’s 18-1 and fewer than me in report and finishes, it appears I can’t actually get the respect. So I feel that’s what drives me each single day is simply to get up and show that I’m as dominant as I imagine I’m.”
Combine has one loss on his resume, which got here in a title combat towards Juan Archuleta in September 2020. Combine thinks an undefeated report would have probably made folks have a look at him in a greater gentle.
“I’ve by no means been completed. My loss is razor shut,” Combine mentioned. “I’m one spherical faraway from being undefeated. The one man that beat me, he simply form of survived me. I’ve by no means had anybody end me. I’ve by no means actually had anybody come shut.”
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