“It’s a lot more eyes on me and it’s the perfect opportunity stylistically for me,” he said. “It’s a very good fight. All fights start standing and I damn sure have better hands than the kid, so I think with all the eyes on me, it’s a great opportunity for me to showcase all of my skill set, and I can legitimately get a finish here. So all those eyes on him means all those eyes on me, and if I take a little bit of that hype away and make some of my own, I intend to take advantage of the opportunity.”
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As for those believe Perrin to be a sacrificial lamb for the rising star because of his 10-6 pro slate, he’s unbothered by any such talk.
“You can say what you want about me and my record, but I’ve never taken an easy fight,” he said. “There’s never been a fight that I haven’t been at least to my level or above. He’s feeling himself for sure, I can tell that. He’s exuding confidence and borderline arrogance. But what happens when you try to shoot and that takedown doesn’t work the first, second or third time? There’s no jiu-jitsu if you can’t get me down there. What happens then? I’m gonna watch him break. I know it.”
Again, the confidence on the side of Perrin is unmistakable, and while a lot of it comes from his belief in his experience on fight night, he also looks to life experience that Rosas may not have to get him through any rough patches. And if he has his way, it will be the UFC newcomer who will have to deal with deep waters on Saturday night.
