UFC lightweight Kurt Holobaugh may be 38-years-old, but he believes he still has to prove he belongs in the promotion, and he’ll get a chance to prove it against Alexander Hernandez at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday night.
“Big fight. I feel like a guy like me that’s been around the UFC for quite a while, I want those type of fights, and whenever the UFC gave me the name I was more than happy to take it,” Holobaugh told reporters on Wednesday.
“Knowing that it’s going to be a tough test, but if I can go out there and I can get a win over a guy like Alex I think that says a lot. Truly says that I belong to be in the UFC.”
Holobaugh (21-8) made his way to the UFC following a win in Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017. He was cut in 2019 after a third consecutive loss. After going 3-0 in other promotions he accepted a spot on TUF 31 which he won getting him back on the roster.
“I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot. Winning the Contender Series, getting a contract, winning The Ultimate Fighter, getting a contract, but I still want more,” he said.
“I think that, for me right now, it’s I want to have a ranking beside my name. I think it’s possible. With a win over Alex, maybe a fight or two, it always depends. All it’s going to take is one top 15 guy to fall out or need an opponent, and me willing to step in and take that fight. I think that’s possible for me as well.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Kurt Holobaugh above. He takes on Alexander Hernandez at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday night.
