“It’s like being at school together and then you end up in the same university,” said the Merthyr Tydfil native.”We were in Cage Warriors together – the same age. We were friends then and we kept in touch the whole time and now we finally got to train together this year.”Micallef earned his place in the UFC via Dana White’s Contender Series and made an immediate impact with an impressive win over Kevin Jousset (10-4).Elliott, who has won three and lost one of his four UFC bouts, also graduated from the Contender Series and understands the level of danger such fighters present.”I know how scary that Contender Series is, so anyone who comes through that I know is a formidable threat,” he added.Despite the pressures of fighting away from home, Elliott is relishing the prospect of taking on Micallef in his homeland.”I’m flying all the way to Perth. I’m not going there to lose,” he said.
Source link
Oban Elliott: Welsh UFC fighter eyes revenge in Jonathan Micallef fight
