It’s been eight months since Trizano has been inside the Octagon after having a bout canceled in October due to issues with his opponent. The featherweight is eager to get back to fighting this weekend.
“He is a tough opponent, great fighter,” Trizano said. “I’m going to go in there and implement my game plan and push the pace. He is a tough dude, I am a tough dude, and we’ll see who is going to fold.”He’ll look to start 2022 off with a victory against Canadian Hakeem Dawodu. The 30-year-old is coming off a loss against Movsar Evloev at UFC 263 last June. Prior to that loss, Dawodu rattled off five straight wins.“It’s always good to have a little downtime so I can work on new stuff and improve my game, overall,” Trizano said. “I was supposed to fight in October, but that fell through, and they’ve been booking cards left and right, so I didn’t really have an opportunity to get a fight until this weekend, so I’m just excited to go in there and show a new and improved self.”
Since going pro in 2016, Trizano has registered two wins by knockout and two by submission, never suffering a loss by knockout. Dawodu comes from a Muay Thai background, while Trizano has shown his dominance on the ground.
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But regardless of where the fight ends up, Trizano is prepared to bring Dawodu’s flaws to light.
“I think I am a little bit more well-rounded,” Trizano said. “I think I bring a whole ground game into the equation. I think I could use that my advantage, but I also think that I’m a higher-level striker than he is and it’s going to show this weekend.”
