Mauricio Ruffy is coming off a win on one of many largest exhibits of the yr and is already scheduled to compete within the UFC 329 primary occasion between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway.
The highest light-weight contender dominated Michael Chandler at UFC White Home, eliminating the previous Bellator star in lower than one spherical. On Sunday, Laffey posted a video to his Instagram asserting his availability as a reserve for this Saturday’s headline bout between McGregor and Holloway at 170 kilos.
Watch Ruffy’s video under.
“I made myself out there for the Conor McGregor combat and the Max Holloway combat,” Luffy stated (Portuguese to English translation through Luffy). “I am occurring a visit to Las Vegas.
“I took care of myself. They let me practice over the vacations. This combat is within the (170-pound) division, so let us take a look at how a lot weight I maintained right here. I’ve to say, that was once I gained probably the most weight.”
Luffy weighs 84.2 kg (roughly 185.6 lbs), which means he would want to lose roughly 14 lbs to succeed in the non-title welterweight restrict. The 30-year-old Brazilian weighed 155 kilos on the time of his combat with Chandler. He beforehand fought above the light-weight restrict earlier than becoming a member of the UFC in 2023, signing for a 165-pound catchweight bout within the Octagon when he confronted short-notice alternative James Rontop.
If Luffy formally will get the decision, he is enthusiastic about the potential of combating McGregor (a fighter that Luffy typically compares types to) or Holloway.
“I consider the combat towards Conor McGregor shall be an excellent combat,” Luffy stated. “I believe it could have been a better match contemplating the rhythm and all the pieces else, proper? There’s at all times hazard in a match.
“However I consider that combating Max Holloway shall be a extremely nice combat and I consider in my knockout skill. He is a man who would not at all times attempt to play up entrance there, however I am going there to determine the combat and I am not going to overlook my probability. It might be actually nice to see this combat occur. I am going, let’s examine what occurs.”
Luffy (14-2) is 5-1 with 4 knockouts within the UFC. Three of these finishes earned Luffy Efficiency of the Evening bonuses, together with his unimaginable roundhouse kick towards Bobby Greene, which received MMA Preventing’s 2025 Knockout of the Yr award.
