LAS VEGAS — Fighter after fighter parades to the dais week after week for a UFC news conference and whether male or female, invariably says some version of the same thing:
I'm in the best shape of my life, I'm totally focused on my opponent and I think I'm closing in on a world championship shot.
For every Sean O'Malley who as a 14-year-old predicted a world title and then made it come true last month, there are hundreds, if not thousands, who never get close. Confidence is nearly as important to an MMA fighter as physical strength, athletic skill and cardiovascular conditioning. The UFC's lightweight division is incredibly deep, and those ahead of Gamrot chasing champion Islam Makhachev are ex-champ Charles Oliveira, BMF champ Justin Gaethje, former interim champ Dustin Poirier, Dariush, Michael Chandler and Fiziev. It's quite a gauntlet to have to get through only to then have to face someone like Makhachev.
For the record, he eventually picked Makhachev to win the rematch and said he hoped to fight him within two years. But he didn't shy away when asked if he could hang with Makhachev's wrestling.
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