“He’s solid, he’s a solid dude. He’s not a bantamweight now, he’s bulked up to the featherweight class, but I don’t think he’s fought anyone that’s trying to mangle him,” Landwehr said of Evloev. “I’m trying to hurt him, I’m trying to get him out of there. No one has the will and the skill like I do. Everybody is good, but everybody doesn’t come for the same reason that I come for. I come for a different reason and you’re going to find out on Saturday.”
Naturally, Landwehr doesn’t just want to win. He wants to entertain, and in his mind, nothing is more entertaining than a finish, which is all part of the full “Nate the Train” experience, including something the aforementioned Justin Gaethje has made his signature after a win.
“I got to hit the backflip,” Landwehr said. “That’s been a dream of mine for a minute. I got to hit the backflip off the top of that damn Octagon. A decision does not make it happen. That’s one of two reasons I came to the UFC. One is to get on the video game, and two, hit the backflip.”
Beating Evloev in a definitive fashion would be enough to turn heads, but Landwehr isn’t one to tactically break an opponent down. It’s going to be a brawl, and risks are going to be taken. It’s what ended his night early in his UFC debut, but it’s also what got him to the UFC. If there’s anything we should know about Landwehr in his short time in the promotion, it’s that he’ll unapologetically show up the only way he knows how, and when asked what kind of statement he hopes to make, he echoes everything he and his fights have shown to this point in his career.
“Just keep doing what I do,” Landwehr said. “Man, it seemed like people who needed to like it, liked that s***. Keep showing out how I show out. Fight hard. Mainly, put on a great f***ing show, man. The thing is, after all the fights is done, if I’m on the tip of the tongue, then I’m on the tip of the tongue.”
