Steve
Erceg is eyeing two very stylistically different opponents for
his next fight.
Erceg is coming off a unanimous decision win over Tim Elliott
at UFC Perth
earlier this month. “Astro Boy” has been watching suggestions about
his next potential opponents. Amir Albazi
and Brandon
Royval are two of the most suggested names for Erceg, which
makes sense to the Australian. Erceg notes that Albazi and Royval
are two stylistically different matchups but he is willing to face
either.
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Ready and Willing
“I have watching and looking up posts of who people think I should
fight,” Erceg told heavywgtMMA. “Two that were brought up were Amir Albazi
and Brandon
Royval. I think they are both coming off losses but they are
ranked ahead of me. So I think it would be a good time to meet
either one of them. They are obviously two very different fighters.
Meet up and let’s have a crash.”
Erceg (14-4) went on a three-fight slump starting with his failed
title bid against Alexandre
Pantoja in 2024. While Erceg rebounded with a win over Ode
Osbourne last year, it wasn’t a satisfactory performance for
the Australian. Erceg finally had some “relief” after putting on a
striking masterclass en route to a unanimous decision win over
Elliott at UFC Perth.
Meanwhile, both Albazi (17-3) and Royval (17-9) are coming off back
to back losses. While Albazi has dropped two straight against
Brandon
Moreno and Kyoji
Horiguchi, Royval is coming off losses against Joshua Van
and Manel
Kape.