Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee are coming off losses to two of the best lightweights in the world, and the Brazilian striker expects to be close to his long-awaited shot at the gold once again after Saturday night.
Barboza faces Lee in the main event of UFC Atlantic City, scheduled for the Boardwalk Hall on April 21, and is confident ahead of the first five-round fight of his UFC career.
It’s been an active month for Barboza and his team in New Jersey, and the fact that Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes, Eddie Alvarez, Frankie Perez and Zabit Magomedsharipov were all scheduled to compete before or after April 21 has helped him get to Atlantic City at his best.