“We’re trying to stay focused and we pretty much just outwork everybody,” he said. “That’s how we got here, that’s how we improved so fast and how we learned so quick. It’s the grind. We push ourselves to the limit every day and it’s showing in our technique and showing in our progress.”
Unfortunately, Roberson was leaving for Moscow last Saturday and had to miss his buddy’s fight at Madison Square Garden, but now that he’s at the fight site and ready to go, his intentions are clear.
“You start getting tired of training and you just want to punch somebody in the face,” he laughs.
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But will those somebodies continue to weigh 185 pounds, or will Roberson be open to fights at 205 pounds if the call comes?
“It matters where you’re at in the division,” he explains. “If you’re in the top ten and getting close to that belt, the smartest thing to do would be to draw the line in the sand and stay there and get to the belt.”
Roberson isn’t in the top ten at 185 yet. What does that mean?
“I’m fighting anybody,” he laughs. “You ask me, I’m putting gloves on and we’re knuckling up.”
Anybody but Corey Anderson, though.
“205 is his division,” said Roberson. “He’ll get the belt at 205, I’ll get mine at 185 and we’re gonna have a tag team in Jersey tearing people up.”
