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He did, but was submitted by Dvorak, who, at the time, was riding a 15-fight win streak. Ronderos was 4-0 as a pro. Then came the suspension, injuries, and a long wait. But no regrets about taking the fight.
“There was never any doubt,” he said. “There’s never any doubt because I’ve worked 15 years of my life for this. I’ve had nine amateur fights. I didn’t just start this three or four years ago. I’ve been doing this for most of my life, and this is what I wanted. This is my dream. So if somebody tells me, ‘Hey, you have the opportunity to accomplish your dream,’ what are you going to say? ‘Oh no, I’m not ready?’ You’re never going to wake up and be like, ‘I’m ready.’ The opportunity’s knocking on my door. And who am I to not take that? This is God giving me a gift. It lit me up more than anything because, hey, if I can finish this guy or if I can win this, look where I’m at now. Life’s about taking risks, and if I didn’t take that opportunity, I would’ve missed a hundred percent of it. And now look, I’m in the UFC and I’ve been blessed to be here and with the Performance Institute, and I can say I’m a UFC fighter now. Whether I won or lost, it doesn’t matter. I took that chance, I took the risk, and I’m happy with that.”
Took the risk…just like flying a plane, right?
“A hundred percent,” said Ronderos. “So that goes to show, this is not for fame, this is not for money. This is just for my own personal glory to become the best fighter that I can. That’s what I love to do. I love to scrap, man. That’s just what I am.”