The
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight is set to take on
Guilherme
Pat at
UFC Vegas 120 on Aug. 8 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Asplund is
coming off a loss to Vitor
Petrino in his sophomore UFC outing this past March and has
left no stone unturned in preparation this time around.

Steven Asplund explains how his Vitor Petrino loss changed his
UFC training approach

Asplund admits that losses feel like the end of the world to him.
“Concrete†vowed to himself after his last defeat that he would
never have to question himself again about giving maximum effort in
preparation. The 28-year-old recently revealed that he has invested
in a home gym so he can be in better shape for his upcoming
bout.

“This time I have invested in myself,†Asplund said in a recent
interview. “I bought a home gym, I put a ton of dumbbells in my
garage, an Airdyne bike and squat rack… I never want to feel that
way again. These losses feel like death to me. I don't show my face
after a loss… This sh*t is like death. I don't just want to win. I
want to be champion someday. I dwelled on it, I thought about it a
lot and I came to an understanding and I made an agreement with
myself that I'm never going to ask myself if I could have done more
before I fight again. This fight I know I could not… I have done
everything I can.â€

Both Asplund and Pat are 1-1 in the UFC coming off losses. The
former is eager to make quick work of his Brazilian counterpart and
return to the win column.

“I'm going for a first-round KO. Heavy pace, lots of strength,
heavy elbows, swarm him.â€

Miller is scheduled to fight Billy Goff
in a welterweight bout at
UFC Vegas 120 on Aug. 8 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The jab has
long been the weapon of choice for the 6-foot-2 Miller. He plans to
use his range as he typically does and pick apart Goff from a
distance.

Ty Cole Miller's jab and reach advantage will be tested against
Billy Goff at UFC Vegas 120

Miller admits that he has to be careful when reacting to Goff's
level changes and making sure that he is not backed up against the
fence.

“I'm gonna use [my height] as I always have, have people fight at
the end of my jab,†Miller said in a recent interview. “Stick ‘em
till they drop. I just need to be able to potshot a little bit.
Have them at the end of my punches and make sure my back isn't
against the fence. And just be able to react when he shoots and
level changes.â€

Miller (7-0) finished Adam Fugitt
in a first-round buzzer-beater in his UFC debut this past January.
The undefeated 26-year-old feels the time away has already been too
long and wants a quick Octagon return. His opponent, Goff (9-4),
enters the matchup needing a win after dropping his last two bouts
following his UFC debut victory in 2023.

Ruffy will face his biggest step up in competition in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship when he squares off against
Tsarukyan at UFC 331
on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Brazilian
believes a win over Tsarukyan warrants a title shot next.

Mauricio Ruffy believes a UFC 331 win over Arman Tsarukyan
could earn him a lightweight title opportunity

Ruffy claims he isn't feeling any pressure following the
announcement of the lightweight booking and vows to hunt for a
knockout win over “Ahalkalakets†in the UFC 331 co-headliner. As he
did with his last bout, Ruffy's training camp will soon commence in
Australia under the guidance of Alexander
Volkanovski.

“Winning this fight takes us straight to the title,†Ruffy said on
his Instagram Stories in Portuguese. “And that's it; let's go and
give it our all. I don’t feel pressure at all. I feel privileged,
very grateful to God for all this. I’m going there for the
knockout… I don’t want to leave the octagon without that result.
I'm leaving now. I'm going to Australia to do the full camp
there.â€

Ruffy (14-2) has finished five of his six UFC wins so far and has
only lost to Benoit St.
Denis inside the Octagon. The 30-year-old is coming off
finishes over Rafael
Fiziev and Michael
Chandler. Meanwhile, Tsarukyan is on a five-fight win streak,
10-2 in the UFC and finished Dan Hooker in
his last bout.