Before his short notice UFC debut against Evan Elder in April, Gauge Young was told by his coaches Jason High and Zak Cummings to put his gangster pants on.
He did. As for his second trip to the Octagon this Saturday in Shanghai?
“They're definitely on,” Young laughs. “We're going to China to fight the hometown boy in his hometown. So yeah, we're going to play spoiler and my coaches both have experience traveling and fighting overseas, so I'm giving the reins to them and I'm just doing what I'm told.”
That’s a good soldier, I mean gangster, and while he dropped his debut to Elder in Kansas City, that defeat has lit a fire under the lightweight prospect.