Outside Source
Gandra made his debut against Jose Medina in a middleweight matchup at UFC Mexico on Saturday at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Gandra barely took a punch as he dropped Medina with a flurry of punches and finished him in just 41 seconds.
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Gandra (9-1) earned his UFC contract with a first-round knockout win over Trent Miller on Dana White’s Contender Series last year. Gandra admits he was way more nervous for his Contender Series appearance than for his UFC debut. The 30-year-old explains that there is a lot more at stake on the Contender Series, as it is an opportunity to make or break one’s career. Having secured a UFC contract, Gandra was just out to have fun on his debut on Saturday.
“To tell you the truth, I was way more nervous in the Contender Series,” Gandra said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “Because if you think about it, the nerves kick in because that’s the opportunity for you to come into the organization. If you lose, you lose it all, you lose the contract, you lose the opportunity. So when I came here prepared for the fight, I just wanted to have fun in there and just enjoy. Because I have a contract with the greatest organization in the world.”
Trust the Process
Gandra revealed that he expected the fight to go the distance, judging by his opponent’s durability. However, “Problema” was confident of the work that he had put in, and it paid off handsomely.
“I never underestimate any opponent. I know that he is a durable guy. I figures it was gonna be three rounds. He has fought some guys with some really heavy hands and was able to sustain the strikes. We put in a lot of work, I felt really confident about the work that we put in. You saw what confidence brings. The strikes went in and Brazil came out on top baby.”
Gandra is undefeated in eight straight outings since his lone professional loss in 2022. Meanwhile, Medina (11-7) has now dropped five in a row, including his Contender Series opportunity in 2023.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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