Mario Pinto | A New Threat Is Coming

Most observers who have watched his two fights so far would likely agree that Mario Pinto has made an impressive start to life in the UFC heavyweight division. But Pinto himself isn’t one of them.

“On a scale of one to 10, I'll probably say my debut was a four, and my second one, I'd say I give it a seven,” he told UFC.com ahead of his upcoming bout at UFC London. And The Contender Series – I still count that one under Zuffa – I’d say that was an eight out of 10.”

In truth, he’s being hard on himself.

His so-called four-out-of-10 performance saw him knock out Austen Lane in the second round to earn a Performance of the Night bonus in his UFC debut, while his follow-up display delivered another…