Located in Jacksonville, Fla., the Prime Osborn Center was once a railroad station. Jones County native Torrez Finney has his sights set on steaming away from there May 4 with his undefeated MMA record still intact.
Finney, who previously fought last October in Las Vegas, makes his return to the ring May 4 in the Combat Night Pro event against Tyson Jeffries.
“He’s an experienced fighter. He has 27 fights under his belt, and that’s a lot of fighting experience,” Finney said. “For me, I am still one of the highest- rated prospects in the country and feel like I am not a veteran, but also feel like I am getting comfortable in the cage. I’m ready for whatever comes.”
Since Finney’s last fight in October, the Dana White Contender Series in which a possible UFC contract was at stake, Finney has been working on honing his craft.
“I’m definitely ready to go, ready to fight. It’s been a long time since the last one. I’m definitely getting better and working on lots of different things,” Finney said. “This entire journey has gone by really fast. In June, I’ll have been fighting for four years and been in MMA for three years, now. “
That fighting journey continues to be one in which the focus is two-fold: having multiple fights per year and signing a lucrative contract with a major fighting organization. And despite a UFC contract not quite coming together last fall, Finney insists that door is not yet closed.
“We’ve actually had good talks with UFC since then. At the start of the year, I was supposed to have this or that lined up, but certain things happened,” Finney said. “The wait being longer wasn’t the plan. Ideally, I’d have fought already this year. I’ve just been grinding and getting better.”
For the present, however, Finney is zeroed in on going 8-0.
“It’s a good opportunity to add a fight and win and have a chance to go 8-0,” Finney said. “That’s hard to get to, especially in MMA. To keep racking up these wins, it’s not easy.”
