Las Vegas, NV – UFC bantamweight Nick Aguirre isn’t a fan of some of the comparisons his opponent Payton Talbott is receiving as they get set to fight at UFC Vegas 82.
“I’m a huge underdog and I know that. Lot of the pressure is on him,” Aguirre told reporters on Wednesday.
“They expect him to make a highlight out of me. They keep comparing him to Sean O’Malley. I know what that is, and I just need to go out there and shut all that sh*t down.”
Even with the hype Aguirre was not backing down from the fight. It’s anyone, anywhere, and anytime.
“I’m down to fight anyone and I think I showed the UFC that. I took the (Dan) Argueta fight on 5 days notice. No questions right away,” Aguirre said.
“This fight, I know he’s the biggest hyped guy in the Contender Series this year. I took that fight in a second. I’m here to compete, I’m here to be the best, so I’m not scared to fight anybody.”
All the talk about hype and pressure aside Aguirre knows Talbott is very good and expects a tough fight.
“It’s going to be a dog fight. He is good. He has a lot of talent, but I’m real good too. I don’t know if he really thinks I am. I don’t know if he respects me that way, but I’m going to show him how much talent I have,” he said.
“It’s going to be a dog fight and I’m ready for 15 minutes of hell.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Nick Aguirre above. He takes on Payton Talbott at UFC Vegas 82.
