Filed under: News , UFC , Videos FRESNO, Calif. – Gabriel Benitez is feeling no pressure or expectations ahead of his co-main event bout with Jason Knight at UFC Fight Night 123 – mainly because he’s unknown to most. Benitez (19-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has five fights of UFC experience to his credit, but Saturday’s matchup with Knight (20-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), which co-headlines the FS1-televised card at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, is easily his most high-profile to date. Some fighters might build up such a situation as a career-defining opportunity. It’s certainly that for Benitez, but considering he’s already a heavy betting underdog, he said at Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 123 open workout at Pacific Martial Arts that there’s no sense in over-analyzing. “It’s a good opportunity for me because I don’t have a number,” Benitez told MMAjunkie.
Read more from the original source: