JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Only a few months in the past, Randy Brown was campaigning to battle Michael Chiesa, however right now, that’s a a lot completely different story.
Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has misplaced all curiosity in combating Chiesa and is not in quest of the matchup. Returning at Saturday’s UFC 302, Brown stated his goal is to crack the highest 15 of the UFC’s official rankings, and Chiesa gained’t assist his trigger at this time limit.
“I don’t care about Chiesa, man,” Brown stated at Wednesday’s UFC 302 media day. “That complete scenario was simply that I needed to battle. I needed to battle somebody with a reputation, and he was within the rankings. I felt deserved to be combating within the rankings.
“However I don’t give a f*ck about Chiesa to be trustworthy. He’s out of the rankings now. He doesn’t have a quantity subsequent to him. He’s combating some previous man. These two previous guys can go battle someplace. That’s it.”
Chiesa is booked to battle MMA veteran Tony Ferguson on the primary card of UFC on ABC 7 on Aug. 3, whereas Brown takes on Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-7-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) this Saturday to open up the UFC 302 major card (ESPN+ pay-per-view).
Brown hopes a win over Zaleski dos Santos lastly will get him into the UFC’s rankings.
“It’s crucial as a result of rankings imply a greater legacy, I’m nearer to the title,” Brown stated. “It means more cash. It means all the things steps up when you get a quantity, and also you get nearer to the targets you got down to accomplish. I’ve all the time thought I deserve a quantity, bro. Like I’ve been combating, I’ve been successful. I’m 6-1 in my final seven, and I’m unranked, which is loopy. The one man that beat me bought ranked from beating me, and I used to be unranked, so alright.
“I don’t know, man. I’ve stopped serious about it. Hopefully, after this battle I get a ranked opponent. If not, preserve paying me to beat up on dudes y’all take into account not ok.”
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