http://mmajunkie.com/news/22412/pedro-rizzo-i-really-want-to-finish-my-career-in-the-ufc.mma"I'm not that old," he recently told
MMAjunkie.com Radio (
www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "Everybody thinks I'm 40 because, as I
always say, there was the 'middle time.' It was Royce Gracie, Marco
Ruas, and after that came the new guys (like me) in the middle.
"I fought with (Mark) Coleman, all these guys, and now they are older
than me. I fought with Dan Severn, but I was very, very young then.
People don't understand. They think I'm the same age as these guys. I'm
still 36."
"Maybe I have five, six, seven more fights," Rizzo said. "I want to do my
best. I want to step in the ring and have a big battle, a big war,
exchange blows. It doesn't matter what happens. I will knock people out,
or I will be knocked out. We'll see."
"I really want to finish my career in the UFC," Rizzo said. "It is kind
of a dream for me. I think I am still able to fight with the top guys.
"It would be a dream to finish my career in the UFC. I don't know if it
will be possible, but I'm doing my part. I'm training every day. I am
keeping in shape and training hard. That is what I have to do."
With the UFC scheduled to visit HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 27, there is always a small chance he could get his wish.
"When they call me, I'll be ready."