‘Froggy’ Estrada explains division drop before tonight’s Combate main event
Jose Estrada: “I feel a lot faster. I’ve definitely kept my strength. I feel explosive. On September 15 I’m going to show everybody why I joined the 145lb weight class.”
Heavy-handed Combate Americas’ fighter Jose ‘Froggy’ Estrada went 3-0, two of them by first round KO, before running into Jiu-Jitsu specialist Emilio Chavez in his last fight. He then made the decision to drop from lightweight to featherweight. He fights Izic Fernandez at Combate 17: El Grito En La Jaula (Scream in the Cage) tonight in Redlands, California.
“My training after that fight has really intensified and is on another level,” said Estrada to Mick Hammond for MMAWeekly. I’m used to being a lot bigger, I’m used to having a little more meat on me, but I love the way I feel. I feel a lot faster. I’ve definitely kept my strength. I feel explosive. On September 15 I’m going to show everybody why I joined the 145lb weight class and that I’m going to be a force to be reckoned with.
I feel good and feel no pressure at all. I’m going into this fight with full confidence. A bunch of respect to Izic Fernandez, but once we get locked up in la jaula, it’s a whole different story. It’s just going to be me, him, and the ref, and there’s no way out of there after that.
Respect to him now and leading up to the fight, but I’m ready to put on a show for everyone to watch.
We always take one fight at a time. There’s no need to rush ahead. The game is tough, it is rough, so it’s always good to take little steps. I don’t like to get ahead of myself, so I take one step at a time. After this fight I do plan on fighting one more time this year, and if Combate thinks I’m ready for that strap, that’s one goal I do want, I want that strap around my waist.
