After a pair of Performance of the Night wins to kick off his UFC career, Zabit Magomedsharipov didn’t have a long list of fighters waiting to be the next in line to face him.
But Kyle Bochniak answered the call.
“I was honored to do it,” said Bochniak, who faces Magomedsharipov in Brooklyn on April 7. “I knew about five top 15 guys turned this fight down. I don’t know why, but I look at it like I want to fight tough guys. No risk, no glory. I want it to be a tough fight and I want everybody to doubt me, so when I beat him, it feels that much more rewarding.