Training out of Team Elevation in Denver, there’s no shortage of great training partners for UFC lightweight Drew Dober . Dober takes on Marco Polo Reyes on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 3 in Minneapolis, and he’s been putting in solid sparring rounds with top lightweight contender Justin Gaethje . Dober believes Gaethje is the perfect training partner to prepare for the aggressive style of Reyes. “Fighting a guy like Marco Polo Reyes who likes standing and trading, being a tough striker, I have no better teammate than Justin Gaethje himself,” Dober told MMA Junkie. “Him and I had plenty and plenty of rounds together, and I’m sure people watching our sparring rounds found a lot of entertainment in that. Justin Gaethje puts on a pace that makes you exhausted.” Dober (20-9-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) saw a three-fight winning streak snapped in a disappointing loss to Beneil Dariush in his last outing.
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Drew Dober: ‘No better teammate than Justin Gaethje’ to prepare for UFC on ESPN 3 – MMA Junkie