"not so easy to fight, and get much off, because I feel like he's a survival-first type of fighter."
"He almost wants to survive more than he wants to win sometimes. And so somebody like that, who's not really engaging, if you look at all of his 14 UFC fights, I would definitely say that nobody damaged him the way I damaged him in there tonight."
"If it was up to me, the perfect match-up for me would be David Martinez. I want David Martinez. He's ranked #11 after two fights. That's the fight for me. He's got the #11 ranking, that's my ranking."
Farid Basharat believes he did more damage to Chris Gutierrez at UFC 320 than any of Gutierrez's prior opponents, calling Gutierrez a survival-first fighter who often prioritizes surviving over engaging. Basharat described the first two rounds as a clinic while acknowledging a couple of hiccups in the third round and citing a year-long layoff as a factor. Basharat signaled a desire for a quick return, aiming for January or February, and requested a matchup with David Martinez, noting Martinez's #11 ranking after two fights and claiming that ranking matches his own.
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