Pedro Munhoz Discusses His UFC Fight Night 109 Bout With Damian Stasiak

MMAjunkie recently interviewed UFC fighter Pedro Munhoz ahead of his fight tomorrow with Damian Stasiak at UFC Fight Night 109. Below are some highlights.

Munhoz on being the favorite: “All those fights I did in the UFC, I was always the underdog. And actually (this is) the first one that I’m the favorite. I won almost all the fights I did before being an underdog, so for me it doesn’t matter. Favorite or underdog is not something that I really focus on.”

Munhoz on changing training camps to ATT: “I just loved the facility, and one thing that is really interesting is that we do all the training in one spot. Different than Los Angeles, where I was driving all over the place, spending a lot of time in traffic. And being in Florida, living close to the gym, all my training I do at American Top Team. So I can train way more and rest way more than I used to do.”

His thoughts on Stasiak: “He’s a tough opponent, like any of the of the other fighters in this organization. You know, we are the best fighters in the world. He’s a karate world champion; he’s a brown belt in jiu-jitsu. I believe he has two finishes in the UFC or something like that. I expect that he’s going to kind of accept the ground. He believes his jiu-jitsu is really good –which I also believe – but mine is better. His striking skills are very good, but I believe I’m a guy you can hit all day long, and I won’t back out. I will be right there in your face until you get tired of punching me, and then I will knock you out or finish you.”