GASTON BOLANOS TAKES AIM AT LION FIGHT TITLE

[Edge Guerrero]

FOLLOWING COACHING STINT ON TUF 24, GASTON BOLANOS TAKES AIM AT LION FIGHT TITLE

By Mick Hammond

While he has primarily focused on Muay Thai throughout his combat sports career, Lion Fight prospect Gaston Bolanos had a chance to showcase his skills to competitors on The Ultimate Fighter Season 24.

Following his coach, Kirian Fitzgibbons, Bolanos worked out with the members of Team Cejudo, hoping to help them add some of his explosive techniques to their own in their quest to win TUF.

“I was there a little over two weeks,” Bolanos told MMAWeekly.com. “It was a great experience. I shared some knowledge of what’s worked for me in the Muay Thai world for the MMA world for other hungry, upcoming, fighters who are attempting to get into the UFC.”

Though he’s had a relatively short Muay Thai career, Bolanos has racked up seven knockouts in eight bouts, with most of those coming by way of his signature spinning back elbow strike.

When asked if he feels pressure to repeat his highlight reel finishes, Bolanos replied, “How the fight finishes is not something I dictate; we have a game plan and I go with it.

“Every fight that I go into I’m always ready for a five round war. I wouldn’t say I’m lucky to have finished these fights I’ve finished the way that I have, because I work very hard, but every fight I’m ready for five rounds.”

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[Luigi]

Pretty predictable. An Aussie journeyman like Tum is still better than elite Americans like Gaston.