Ethyn Ewing sees room for improvement despite dominant win over Rafael Estevam

Ethyn
Ewing now has a reputation for spoiling undefeated
records. 

Ewing took on the previously undefeated Rafael
Estevam in a bantamweight matchup at
UFC Fight Night 272 on Saturday in Las Vegas. While Ewing was a
slight underdog going into the fight, the live odds drastically
changed as the fight progressed. “The Professor” did justice to his
moniker, putting on an absolute technical masterclass against
Estevam, who looked at his wits end. Ewing gradually broke Estevam
down before dropping him with a liver shot in the final round to
hand him his first professional loss. Despite the near-perfect
performance, Ewing sees room for improvement. The 28-year-old
believes he could have finished the fight earlier and more
dramatically if he wasn’t hesitant.

“You guys are saying masterclass, I heard that thrown around a
couple of times,” Ewing told the UFC. “And I will not disagree with
you. But I’m a perfectionist. So, you see this bump on my eye, I
don’t like leaving the stadium with a bump on my eye. There was
hesitancy, me and my team talked about it already. There were
openings I could have taken, and probably put him out a lot quicker
and maybe in more dramatic fashion. That’s where my mind is always
at, how could I be better.” 

Destiny Awaits

This was the second undefeated
UFC fighter who fell to Ewing. Ewing was a massive underdog
stepping in on short notice against Malcolm
Wellmaker in his UFC debut last November at Madison Square
Garden in New York. However, Ewing pulled off a massive upset by
handing Wellmaker his only professional loss. Ewing considers
himself among the best fighters in the world. Ewing clarifies that
he aims to reach the pinnacle of success in the sport and not just
fight low-ranked opponents.

“I feel like I’m one of the best, if not the best,” Ewing said.
“I’m not here to sit around and pitter patter and hang around with
these guys at the bottom. My goal is that I jam in here, I take on
everybody they put in front of me, I kill them all in dramatic
fashion, I rise to the top, I get my belt and I achieve my destiny
that I’ve foreseen for a very long time.”