As Julian Erosa (22-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) put it, both he and Grant Dawson (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will prepare similarly for their featherweight clash at UFC on ESPN+ 4: they’ll both be practicing their striking, wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu. Both men will be running on the treadmill, preparing their cardio and getting their weight down. However, the one thing Erosa knows Dawson can’t match before March 9 is his experience.
“Experience is key. Experience is everything if you really think about it,” Erosa told MMASucka. “There’s only so much you can learn in the gym from sparring sessions that you can’t really learn from an actual fight.