Waiting games at the end of Lucas Alexander

Lucas Alexander’s short tenure of the Ultimate Fighting Championship can best be described as turbulent. It has a victory, two losses, a failed weight cut, a fight against fighting and surgery. Alexander prefers to leave it all in the rearview mirror.

“I live in the present,” he told Sherdog.com. “If someone is anxious about what happened in the past or what can happen in the future, there is no peace to be found in it. I focus on the present. “

Alexander returns to Octagon for the first time in more than a year in which he meets Bogdan degree as part of the UFC Fight Night 250 Undercard on Saturday at Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Brazilian featherweight last competed on the UFC Fight Night 232, where he lasted only 91 seconds in a knockout loss to Jeka Saragih on November 18, 2023. As he enters the cage, Alexander’s Pertration will have lasted 441 days.

“I needed surgery,” he said, “and there were other problems. UFC had a hard time booking me. I tried to fight in July. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. I tried by October. It didn’t happen. Then I should get on the China card in November. They couldn’t find me an opponent. Then I should be on the Los Angeles card in January and they couldn’t fit me in. It happened when it should. “

Degree stopped his ticket to UFC via Dana White’s Contender series when he made a split decision from Michael in August as well. The 29-year-old Austria-based Romania native has rattled three wins in a row prior to his promotional debut.

“I think having more experience is a factor, but sometimes it makes no difference, so I don’t see it as an advantage,” said Alexander. “The advantage I see is the commitment I put in my training camp and the confidence I have in my coaches. They prepared me well for this clash. Of course, we study what he is doing good or bad so we can take advantage of it. Each fighter should do it. Whoever does not miss a great opportunity. We put our strategy together based on my abilities against his abilities. We trained with it in mind. I expect a victory, whether by knockout, submission or decision.

Alexander operates out of the Fusion X-CEM in Ocoee, Florida, where he trains under coaches Julien Williams and Dominique Simmons.

“We have worked with my strength, mobility, flexibility, explosion and speed,” he said. “I am very pleased with the work we did during this camp. I look forward to making the weight and winning this match. I’m very hungry for a win. ”