Osbourne is determined to bounce back not just with a win, but with a finish, and he sees Saturday night’s bout with Alibi Idiris as the perfect opportunity to do exactly that as he looks to send a message to the rest of the flyweight division.
“He’s a good fighter. He’s 10-1 for a reason,” said Osbourne.
“I just think he’s unseasoned, and he’s not ready for somebody like me. And, yeah, he’s not going to pass the fraud check.
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“So, I got to go in there, stay disciplined and be myself, and be ‘The Jamaican Sensation,’ go to war and let it be known that I am one of the greatest, most dangerous flyweights in the division.”
Idiris heads into Saturday night’s fight with a 10-1 record and a determination to fight back after losing his UFC debut and his perfect professional record to Joseph Morales at UFC 319 last August.
It means the Kazakh flyweight heads into fight night in Houston with added motivation, but also the added pressure of having to avoid back-to-back losses. Osbourne is well aware of that pressure, and plans to add to it on fight night.
“Experience is everything, and he is going to feel the pressure,” he said.
“I am going to make him wrestle me. I’ve told that to my coach, I’m going to make him wrestle me. When I say that, I mean, I’m going to put the hands, feet, everything, on him, so that he’s going to want to wrestle me, and I’m going to invite him to wrestle me.
“I’ve been training with Aljamain Sterling (and) Renato Canuto, so I’m ready for it. So, yeah, man, it’s my time now. Everyone has their time, and I feel right now it is ‘The Jamaican Sensation’s’ time.”
And with that level of confidence, Osbourne said that he’s ready to get the win, by any means necessary, and by any method he chooses.
“When I see this fight, I get my hand raised however the hell I want,” he declared.
“Mic drop!”
