Morgan Charriere, UFC London media day Credit score: Patrick McCorry/Cageside Press
London — A battle of former Cage Warriors champions, Morgan Charriere and Nathaniel Wooden, will play out at UFC London this Saturday, because the promotion returns as soon as once more to the O2 Area in London, England.
Whereas there are some large fights scheduled for the cardboard, the featherweight affair is perhaps the folks’s Battle of the Night time. For Charriere (20-10-1), he likes each the match-up, and the locale, despite the fact that he’s moving into hostile territory.
Wooden arrived within the UFC nicely forward of the French featherweight, so Charriere acquired to see simply how far he went. It additionally has him excited for his or her battle. “We have a great history because of Cage Warriors. He was bantamweight champion, I was the featherweight. I saw him succeed here in the UFC, and I know what he brings, what I bring. Exciting match-up.”
So far as any benefit in energy and dimension he would possibly maintain over the previous bantamweight, “The Last Pirate” was dismissive. “I don’t really know, I think he had the time to adjust,” stated Charriere, who famous that Wooden has had a couple of years to acclimatize to 145 now (for what it’s price, Wooden himself stated this week that he expects the French fighter could have a energy benefit, whereas the Brit himself could have the sting in pace). “I don’t know, I don’t bet on being the more physical guy. I just think that the most part of the game will be technical, and be ready to fight.”
In the event you seen Charierre being excited to compete for a crowd, you’re not alone. And he expanded on that, requested if he’d slightly not battle within the empty UFC Apex ever once more. “I would not say never fight again, but I prefer when I have a crowd. I think I preform better, I think my style is better when I have a crowd. What I bring,” stated Charriere. “So yeah, fighting in the Apex is something different.”
Watch the complete UFC London media day look by Morgan Charriere above.
