LAS VEGAS – Marcin Prachnio wanted to keep his matchup with William Knight intact.
Prachnio and Knight were scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night 215 this past November, but Knight withdrew. Prachnio was offered a short-notice opponent, but turned down the opportunity because it was a different style than what he’d been preparing for in Knight.
But now Prachnio (15-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) and Knight (11-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) have been rebooked for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 219 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
“I was supposed to be here a few months back, but something happened – not to me, (but) to my opponent, to William Knigh, one day before the flight to the U.S.,” Prachnio told reporters at media day Wednesday. “I was so disappointed. We rescheduled the fight. We are here now. Let’s go.”
After he lost his first three UFC fights, Prachnio experienced a career resurgence with wins in two of his past three. Having already gone through a training camp for Knight, Prachnio likes that the UFC opted to reschedule the matchup.
“We prepared for the guy already, like three-and-a-half months,, so it was good to keep the same guy,” Prachnio said. “(It was) probably for him the same, because then you need to prepare for somebody else completely different.
“He’s strong, he’s a good wrestler, good striker, boxer, so a tough guy.”
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