Impa Kasanganay’s goal is to beat Josh Silveira in more emphatic fashion at 2024 PFL Playoffs 2.
Kasanganay (17-4) runs things back with Silveira (13-3) in Friday’s main event (ESPN/ESPN+) at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Kasanganay meets the man he dominated to claim the 2023 PFL light heavyweight title last November. Kasanganay wasn’t able to finish Silveira but hopes he can close their chapter by keeping the judges out of it.
“My faith and my confidence, they’re dialed in,” Kasanganay told MMA Junkie Radio. “I know what I’m here to do. I’m here to claim victory. I respect Josh, for sure. Nothing disrespectful to say about the guy. Last year I missed the hunt. I know Josh is better than he was last year, and so am I.
“I’m going to show that I’m going to dominate. I have a job to do, I have to finish that, and no matter if I fought the guy 10 times or if I fought the guy twice or once or never before, my focus is dominate, claim this victory and move forward and finish this guy.”
Kasanganay finished Alex Polizzi and Jakob Nedoh to kick off his 2024 PFL campaign. He aims to keep his finishing rate intact by becoming the first fighter to stop Silveira.
“I don’t see it as a continuation of the last fight,” Kasanganay said. “More so I consider it the continuation of the same hunt. Last year I missed the hunt. He’s wounded, he’s hurt, I beat him up, all those good things. We claimed the victory. I didn’t finish him. This year I get to finish. This year I claim that victory. This year I move forward with my team. It’s the third finish in a row this year and then get the finish in the title fight.”
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