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Manny “Pitbull” Gamburyan Readies for a Dogfight with Aldo
In a sport with so many uncertainties, one thing will be certain when Manny Gamburyan steps into the cage Thursday night: He’s ready for a fight. “I really feel prepared and I’m in shape to go five rounds” said the Armenian strongman. “I’ve been doing this for 15 years and fighting for a belt is a dream come true for me”.
The current champion, Brazilian Jose Aldo, didn’t face much of a challenge from WEC standouts Urijah Faber and Mike Brown when he faced each of them but Gamburyan offers a unique style of fighting that can be described as somewhere between extremely agitated badger and famished chupacabra.
Manny earned his nickname “Pitbull” and never has to be reminded to leave it all in the cage, said Gamburyan “Armenians like to fight, that’s just part of our culture”.
Scanning the roster of Armenians currently competing in the sport, not only do they just like to fight, they’re pretty good at it too.
Gamburyan’s ascent to being the top WEC Lightweight contender wasn’t an easy one. He made it to the finals of Spike’s “The Ultimate Fighter” only to lose to the perpetually scowling Nate Diaz when he injured his shoulder early in Round 2. Two straight losses, including a sudden Round 1 KO to Rob Emerson, followed two wins after the Diaz fight and brought Gamburyan to the realization that a diet might be a wise career move.
He decided to drop 10 lbs to compete at featherweight(145 lbs) instead of lightweight(155 lbs) and joined the WEC. Gamburyan hasn’t looked back since. “I’ve just been real focused on working hard and getting better” said Gamburyan when asked why the weight cut was so successful. “I still think I could fight at 155 but I feel more comfortable at 145” said Gamburyan obviously pleased with his decision.
Manny “Pitbull” Gamburyan faces a monumental challenge when he and Jose Aldo exchange fists at WEC 51 in Broomfield, CO. While the altitude is tough for anyone to get used to, the real source of concern for Gamburyan is Aldo’s blinding speed and Anderson Silva-like precision strikes which he understands.
“It’s a fight and anything can happen which is why I love this sport so much” said an upbeat Gamburyan during his interview that just happened at the tail end of weight cutting and as anyone who has had to cut weight will tell you, it sucks. It sucks bad. Chipper, fun, invigorating, and awesome are words you won’t hear from a fighter getting ready to make weight at a competition with weight classes but Gamburyan is taking it in stride and notably confident.
“It’s just part of the sport. I don’t mind too much” says Gamburyan putting a positive spin on the time honored tradition of self torture.
When you look at this fight as an outsider it’s pretty easy to see how it so lopsided. No matter what happens though no one will ever question Manny Gamburyan’s preparation and desire to compete. Gamburyan is a handful for anyone and when you bring the type of intensity and emotion into the cage as Manny does, it’s a fight and anything can happen as Manny might tell you himself.
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