Danny Sabatello is not happy with the Bellator ranking system. He firmly believes that he deserves a ranked spot in the promotion following his victory over Brett Johns, and isn’t afraid to let the world know.
In a recent interview with BJPenn.com, Sabatello took aim at Bellator’s behind-the-scenes team. “Yeah, I don’t know who does the rankings but obviously they don’t know s**t about fighting.
Sabatello blasts Bellator rankings: “they don’t know s**t about fighting!”
Anytime you beat someone and dominate someone like Brett Johns, you should immediately be ranked. Especially looking at who is ranked above me. Very surprised I’m not in the rankings but it doesn’t matter, I’m not here to just be a ranked fighter, I’m here to be the champ.”
Sabatello dominated Brett Johns over the course of three rounds, winning a unanimous decision. Sabatello clearly expected an acknowledgement of his success following this decisive victory, and is disappointed not to see it come to fruition.
Sabatello went on to accuse Bellator’s bantamweights of ducking him, afraid of losing their ranked positions to a hitherto unranked fighter. He knows, however, that if he performs against Johnny Campbell at Bellator 264, he’ll be rewarded with a ranked fighter.
“I’m a little bit surprised I am fighting Johnny Campbell, but not surprised in the same way. Most of the guys in the division are p*****s. I called out three guys in the rankings, Josh Hill, Jornel Lugo, and Cass Bell, they are ranked seventh, eighth, and ninth, but they all ducked me.
Of course, that’s going to happen a lot. I deserve a ranked opponent but after I smash this guy on Friday, Bellator has no choice but to give me a ranked guy.”
Sabatello doesn’t just see himself defeating Cambpell, either. He expects a one-way performance with a stoppage to boot, going so far as to predict the round.
“All I know is he sucks and he isn’t on my level. I was watching tape and shut it off because it’s not worth my time. This is a fight, I don’t focus on what my opponent does, because it’s very sloppy and I can dominate everywhere.
Really, I’m just going to out-class him and beat the s**t out of him. I do think I will get the stoppage. I’ll say second-round TKO.”
Danny Sabatello isn’t short on confidence, and if he can back up his barbed words with a solid performance, he’ll have an extremely bright future in Bellator. Do you think he deserves a top-10 rank in Bellator? Let us know in the comments.
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