Three-hour training sessions aren’t uncommon for rising UFC lightweight Daniel Zellhuber; they’re the norm.
The 25-year-old often feels spent by the time he’s leaving the famed Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts gym in the evenings, but lately, a sight on his drive home has tended to reenergize him. Zellhuber has always enjoyed a daily “nice view” of the Strip but lately he’s been darting his eyes toward the Sphere, where he’ll be fighting on the pay-per-view portion of Riyadh Season Noche UFC tonight against Esteban Ribovics.
“From afar I’m thinking about, ‘I’m going to be fighting there, I’m going to be a part of the first generation of fighters to ever fight in the Sphere,’ ” Zellhuber said.