LAS VEGAS – For his 10 fights in the UFC, Jake Collier has alternated between wins and losses.
The good news about that is, he doesn’t have a losing skid. The bad news is, he also hasn’t put together a winning streak in more than seven years in the promotion.
But in January, he submitted Chase Sherman for his first first-round finish in the UFC, and now he has a chance – again – to put back-to-back wins together. To do it, he’ll have to beat a former UFC heavyweight champion.
Collier (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) fights Andrei Arlovski (33-20 MMA, 22-14 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 35 co-main event Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+.
Collier said he thinks Arlovski has shown more patience now that he’s been in the sport so long, and that may have led to his current three-fight streak. But he also said he’ll be trying to take Arlovski out.
“I think everybody’s eyes will be open to me,” Collier said. “I think we’re going to have a good striking fight. If he starts throwing these lazy kicks … I’m putting him on his back. You guys have seen what I can do when I’m on top of somebody. That’s when I go for the kill. I’m not trying to ride this out for three rounds.”
Check out Collier’s full media day interview in the video above.
Jake Collier ‘going for the kill’ if Andrei Arlovski gets gives him the right opportunity
