Coach Ray Longo on how Matt Frevola developed his knockout power amid recent finishing streak
By Nov. 16, Ray Longo’s recovery from hip replacement surgery will be complete, and he’ll have his doctor’s blessing to do as he pleases.
“It was bad. It was actually bad,” Longo continued, reflecting on how he felt before the summer surgery. “It’s almost a miracle I got no pain and I’m walking around. I just want to make sure I don’t screw it up and make it worse. … I don’t want to go back to the hospital. I’m a baby.” Matt Frevola, currently among the top 15 lightweight contenders in the UFC’s rankings, is the lone Serra-Longo Fight Team member competing on the main card, while teammates Nazim Sadykhov and Dennis Buzukja will compete earlier on the prelims.
The knockout streak is new for the 33-year-old Frevola, and Longo has seen improvements to his “awareness” that set up the emphatic results. Sadykhov , who arrived at Longo & Weidman MMA in Garden City after losing his pro debut, actually got the better of McKinney in his last outing, winning via rear-naked choke submission in July.
His Aug. 5 debut, a loss via one-sided decision to Sean Woodson, came after a half-pound weight miss when the Staten Islander accepted the featherweight clash on four days’ notice.
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