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“Atmosphere has been great,” Grundy said. “Tom Aspinall is making his debut. Darren Till is main eventing, as always, so (training) camp has been class. Fight Island is great. It’s lived up to everything, really, and I think what (UFC President) Dana (White) has done for the sport is massive, really. I’m enjoying it. I’m not just sitting in my room. Been out to the jet skis, been out to the beach. Just relaxed, and we’re a team that just has a lot of banter. We’ll think about the fight probably Friday, Saturday, and that’s it. We’re good to go.”
When fight night (or more properly, fight morning for the athletes) arrives, Grundy expects more of the same results to which he is accustomed, and given the lost time, he isn’t planning on feeling shy about asking for his next opponent.
“It’s not something I’d usually do,” he said. “But I feel now that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. Like I said, just through having that time off, all the frustration has built up really and just made me a bit angry about certain things, and I just want to climb them ranks and beat the best guys now in the featherweight division.”
Training every day with the famously confident Till certainly helps cultivate that attitude, but Grundy joked he won’t be giving a Till-style Octagon interview any time soon while still making it clear what and who he wants next.
First, of course, Evloev is all that’s going to occupy his mind for the next few days. He won’t even need to consider abandoning his usual game plan, which is a scary and intriguing proposition for fellow featherweights and fans alike. Should everything go to plan, whatever comes out of Grundy’s mouth afterward might just attract as many eyes and ears as his fight.
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