There’s no doubt Clint Hester prefers to keep his fights on the feet and look for highlight-reel knockouts. But the striker knows that if he’s going to succeed in the UFC, he needs to be a well-rounded athlete, and that includes holding his own on the ground. That’s why Hester (10-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) believes UFC Fight Night 44 opponent Antonio Braga Neto (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the perfect foe to test his progress on the ground and find out if he’s ready for world-class grapplers such as Chris Weidman, Ronaldo Souza, Tim Kennedy and other middleweights
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Clint Hester looks for 4-0 UFC start, confidence he can hang with top grapplers – MMA Junkie