Andre Ewell will return to the Octagon to take on Anderson dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 154. There, the American is looking to get back into the win column after losing to Nathaniel Wood back at UFC 232.
Although getting another fight took longer than he thought, Ewell knows he has to win this fight on Saturday. “Well, everything I have to do is be me. At the end of the day it is a must win, every fight is a must win,” Ewell said to Sherdog.com. “No one is looking at people who are losing. For me, I know he is coming in with heart and has Brazil behind him. We both know what we bring to the table, but I just have to put my hands on him.”
Something going against Ewell in this fight is the fact that dos Santos will no doubt be the bigger man given his last fight was at featherweight. However, the 31-year-old doesn’t believe that will be a factor at all on Saturday.
“That is not a worry at all. Honestly, I believe I will be a [featherweight] in the future, so this is a test to see if I can stick with the featherweights,” he said.
Ultimately, “Mr. Highlight” is confident he gets his hand raised int he curtain jerker of UFC Greenville. And, he believes if he strings together two wins in a row, starting against dos Santos, he could very well have a number beside his name. “This fight is going to put me back where I need to be after the loss and then the one after that will put me close to the rankings.”