Kalinn
Williams is well aware of his upcoming opponent’s skills and
accomplishments.
Williams (16-5) will welcome former two-division
KSW champion Roberto
Soldic (21-4) to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship when the pair meet on Oct. 3 at
Delta Center in Salt Lake City. For Williams, the matchup came
together quickly, but he had no hesitation about accepting it.
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Kalinn Williams explains why Roberto Soldic’s reputation made
the UFC 332 fight more appealing
In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Williams discussed how the
UFC
332 matchup materialized just days prior to the announcement.
He acknowledged the hype surrounding Soldic and sees the fight as
an opportunity to add a big name to his record.
“A couple days ago, pretty much,” Williams said. “Fighters fight,
man. So, it’s one of them things that, it just happened, man, and I
just took advantage of the opportunity. I know he’s dangerous. I
know what he’s capable of. I checked him out and that’s why I took
the fight. He got all this hype around him, man. He’s dangerous. I
mean, come on, a resume speaks for itself. I go get a guy like that
under my belt, now what?”
However, Williams emphasized that he isn’t intimidated by Soldic’s
reputation.
“I fear no man,” Williams added. “We all bleed the same, we all
breathe the same and we’re just going to find out who wants it
more. When all that hype, all them names, all the expectation, all
that disappears, it’s just me and you. I know what I’m coming to
do.”
Williams is coming off a first-round TKO victory over Nikolay
Veretennikov in May. Meanwhile, Soldic went to One
Championship after leaving KSW, fighting in the Asia-based
promotion three times before signing with the UFC.