LAS VEGAS – Junyong Park will search for his fourth consecutive octagon win on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 49 , but he knows it won’t come easy against Albert Duraev. “It is going to be a long three rounds,” Park told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 49 media day. “Pretty much like a war.” Park (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) meets Duraev (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a middleweight bout at the UFC Apex. The card airs on ESPN, which presents the fighters with a platform to show their skills to a notable audience. This matchup has been on Park’s raar for several years, he said, and although he expects to have “the upper hand in the striking,” he knows it’s not a layup. “He’s definitely a fighter I’ve known before I got into UFC,” Park said.
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