LAS VEGAS – Heading into UFC 310, it’s not lost on Themba Gorimbo how fortunate he is.
Gorimbo is replacing Nick Diaz on late notice to fight Vicente Luque on the prelims of Saturday’s event at T-Mobile Arena (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). It’s one of those fights where Gorimbo, who isn’t ranked, has a golden opportunity to take the spot of a perennial contender in Luque, who’s No. 14 in the official UFC welterweight rankings.
Gorimbo can’t wait to have his moment, which he believes will be the first step in propelling him to his ultimate goal of winning a UFC title.
