Perth – UFC flyweight Steve Erceg makes his return to the octagon three months after his first title shot to take on Kai Kara-France at UFC 305 on Saturday night.
“Honestly life has been exactly the same. I learned a lot of lessons I got a lot of confidence from the performance,” Erceg told reporters on Wednesday.
“Didn’t go my way but I know that I can hang at that level. I know I can go five rounds and push the pace. Lot of good things that came out of the fight even though I didn’t get the result that I wanted.”
Erceg (12-2) lost a decision to champion Alexandre Pantoja in Brazil at UFC 301. Many made a case for him deserving the win, but ultimately fell short. With the UFC returning to Perth it was only right to have the Perth-based Erceg on the card.
“Soon as I was back I was back in the gym getting ready for whatever the future held at the time. I knew they were coming to Perth. I wanted to be on it. They were happy to have me on, have a Perth boy represent on the card, so as long as I wasn’t injured I was taking the fight whoever they gave me,” Erceg said.
In front of him is Kai Kara-France who makes his return to the cage after being away over a year.
“He’s a very good fighter. He’s super explosive, very good takedown defense, he hits really hard. I definitely have to mind my p’s and q’s, but I just think I’m better at the end of the day,” he said.
“We’re going to find out on Sunday morning.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Steve Erceg above. He takes on Kai Kara-France at UFC 305 on Saturday night (In the US).
