CES 61’s Yu Ji On Underdog Status: ‘The Result Will Speak for Itself’

Credit: @tarakiernanphotographyYu Ji (3-0 MMA) will look to remain undefeated when he fights Fabio Cherant (5-1) at CES 61 on Wednesday.

Yu Ji vs. Fabio Cherant

Ji, normally a middleweight, is moving up to 205 to fight Cherant after there were no fights available to him at 185. Cherant is a natural light heavyweight who came in 7.6 pounds overweight in his last bout, so Ji is expecting his opponent to be “a lot larger” than him and carry a strength advantage.

However, Ji believes he’ll earn a TKO stoppage via ground and pound.

“I think, technically, in pretty much all areas – stand-up and grappling – I should have the skill advantage,” Ji told MMASucka. “But he’s a big dude who hits hard. He…