Pat Sabatini aims to ‘keep the ball rolling’ after UFC on ESPN 46 win

LAS VEGAS – Pat Sabatini rebounded in emphatic trend at UFC on ESPN 46.

Sabatini (18-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) scored a Spherical 2 submission of Lucas Almeida this previous Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The NCAA Division I wrestler lived as much as his promise of exhibiting Almeida that his grappling his levels above.

Sabatini returned to the win column after struggling a fast TKO loss to Damon Jackson final September, and admitted that doubt began creeping in after the setback.

“There’s a sense coming over adversity, simply with something in life,” Sabatini instructed reporters, together with MMA Junkie, post-fight at UFC on ESPN 46. “Coming off the final loss to this, you battle self-doubt, you battle your individual inside demons, and if you come out on prime, that’s a sense you can’t even describe.”

The loss to Jackson snapped Sabatini’s six-fight profitable streak. It took him seven days to return to the health club, and now that he’s again to profitable methods, he hopes to hold that momentum by to the highest.

“I at all times discovered setbacks and losses my greatest motivator,” Sabatini stated. “Anytime I’ve ever misplaced or felt that feeling, I’ve come again twice as onerous. I’ve simply acquired to maintain that vitality after this win, maintain the ball rolling.”

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