LAS VEGAS – Ode Osbourne had his back against the wall coming into UFC on ESPN 65, but never felt the pressure from his recent results.
Osbourne (13-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC) was on a three-fight skid entering the showdown against an undefeated newcomer in Luis Gurule at the UFC Apex. Simply sticking to his self-belief, Osbourne went out and put on a fantastic performance, leading to a second-round TKO stoppage.
“When I was going into this fight, I didn’t see anything that he was gonna do to me on the feet – that was my take on it,” Osbourne told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. “The one thing that I know he did well was that he moves his head, and he has good cardio. So, I was like, alright, I’m going to take his gas tank away. … Eventually, I’m going to get the TKO, and people are going to start calling me T-K-Ode.”
