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Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway

Daniel Pineda: ‘It’s going to suck for a lot of people’ when Alex Caceres fight ends quickly at UFC on ESPN 45

LAS VEGAS – Daniel Pineda wants to temper any Fight of the Night expectations for his UFC on ESPN 45 showdown with Alex Caceres right now.

For anyone who is looking at Saturday’s featherweight co-headliner at the UFC Apex, which airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN, and thinks it’s going to be competitive, Pineda (28-14 MMA, 5-5 UFC) said that’s not part of the plan for Caceres (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC).

“I don’t plan on making it back and forth,” Pineda told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 45 media day. “I plan on finishing him in one or two rounds. It’s going to suck for a lot of people, but I will finish him.

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