If you were to observe Kelvin Gastelum’s Wednesday evening workout at the UFC Performance Institute, you’d likely have no clue that arguably the most important fight of his career lingered just 72 hours away.
The 29-year-old middleweight was genuinely having fun as he danced, joked and smiled his way through a 90-minute workout, even as he was dressed in multiple layers and a wool beanie.
“I really enjoy the process, that hasn’t been the case in the past,” Gastelum told UFC.com ahead of his UFC Fight Island bout seven months ago. “I hadn’t been enjoying the process, enjoying putting myself through these miserable workouts, but that wasn’t the case for this fight camp.