Brian Kelleher has noticed some changes in Renan Barao since USADA started to administer UFC’s anti-doping program in July 2015.
And the New Yorker thinks that a win over the former bantamweight champion is the perfect way to establish himself in the division following his ‘Fight of the Night’ performance against Damian Stasiak at UFC Fight Night 118 in Gdansk.
“This is what I’m here for,” Kelleher told Ariel Helwani on the latest episode of The MMA Hour.
“I’m gonna fight this guy and make my way up the rankings.