"Carl is a big strong guy who is going to try and take me down and ground and pound me, which is why I've been working a lot on my wrestling. I need to stay moving, stop his shot/takedown and gas him out.

"Being he's a big guy, I'm going to try and make him tired. Hopefully, I knock him out while standing.''

CARL SEUMANUTAFA

"I know I need to be more active, that I've waited too much in my last two fights, although I thought I should have got a draw in one of them.

"Johnson is a pretty good guy who's aggressive but I feel like I'm stronger than him so I need to take him down and control him.''

"I'm ready to fight but I've only had a week to train so I'd prefer to KO him and get it over. I train by myself in San Francisco but go to Texas to train when I know I have a fight.

"When I lost my first fight, I quit my job as a high school security guard to focus more on MMA. I'll never forget that first loss because I learned such a big lesson. It made me want to train harder.''

ANTHONY RUIZ

"I've been wrestling since the third grade but I'm always working to improve my ground game, which I think is good. My standup still isn't there, but I seem to do OK, and I do seem to land sometimes.

"It's important for me to stay within myself and not get wrapped up into the moment. It's an aggression thing. If I get a little tired, I get sloppy. But I've still been effective. In this fight, I want to pull the trigger first, be aggressive while being relentless.

"My cardio has always been good so I want to push pace to the point where he is like, ‘will this guy every stop?' I need to be the pitcher and try to deliver. I don't want to be the catcher.

"It seems he has fought more seasoned opponents, but I'm not so sure Rosa has fought guys at my level. He's 11-2, but he's fought inferior guys.

"I've been through the ringer and fought some wars against a better caliber. The perfect scenario for me in this fight would be to standup, bang, get to where I am chasing him around the cage, take him down, lie on top and pummel him.

"I know I have lot of losses from submissions but it has been a long, long time since the last time I was submitted. I've never been knocked out.

"This is a very big fight for me and I'm very excited. I work as a fireman at the Madera-Mariposa-Merced fire department. All my captains and about 50 fire fighters will be on hand to watch.''

AARON ROSA

"I feel I'm a lot better fighter than from the last time you saw me. My speed and the position of my hands and the way I hold them have definitely improved.

"I know he throws big punches but I'm not so sure his technique is that great. But I know I always have to beware and roll with the punches and counter. The guy has bursts of explosion, so I know I have to get off first.