“I like to step into my opponent’s shoes,” said Giagos. “He’s 24, he’s newer to the UFC, got some hype and he’s probably getting some nerves. I’m probably one of the most experienced fighters he’s fought, though Lando (Vanatta) is pretty experienced, and I’m going to take the fight to him and hopefully he has an adrenaline dump. He may not know how to control it yet, but we’ll see. I’m not banking on anything.”
In this game, that’s probably the greatest lesson Giagos has learned, that’s there’s no such thing as a sure thing when two fighters are locked in an Octagon together. And with that knowledge, Giagos has gone from a kid who was just happy to be here, to a fighter with new goals that he’ll start chopping at in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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“I’m glad I made it this far,” he said, “I was somebody who just wanted to be in the UFC. I didn’t care about being a champion. I just wanted to be able to say that I’m playing with the best, and if I got caught, who cares? I didn’t care. I made it a lot further than I ever dreamed I would. And now it’s time to make new goals, new plans, and now I’m looking at the Top 15 as a possibility and I’m shooting for that. That’s my next goal. I’m very blessed, very happy with everything that’s happened. And the story’s not over yet, so we have more ups and more downs to go, but hopefully more ups.”
