The word “veteran” will be thrown around a lot when it comes to Rani Yahya’s place in the MMA world leading up to his UFC 234 bout against Ricky Simon. So how legit is that status for the Brazilian groundfighting wizard?
“Rani was fighting in the UFC I think before I even started training MMA,” said Simon with a chuckle, knowing that when it comes to experience in the Octagon, he will be giving up a huge advantage. But everything else? The Pacific Northwest native is confident that he will have his coming out party in Melbourne this weekend.