UFC heavyweight Justin Ledet 'rolling with the punches' but sees big things on horizon

Justin Ledet made his UFC debut just five months ago, but he’s already racked up a pair of octagon wins. At UFC Fight Night 104, he’ll look for a third UFC victory, and big things could come quickly shortly after.

“I’m definitely looking froward to the future and definitely looking forward to this next fight,” Ledet told MMAjunkie Radio. “I’m excited for it.”

The 6-foot-4 Ledet, who throws a mean jab and moves well for a heavyweight, made his promotional debut at August’s UFC Fight Night 92, going toe-to-toe with Chase Sherman over the course of three rounds and scoring an entertaining decision win. He followed that up with a first-round submission win over UFC newcomer Mark Godbeer at November’s UFC Fight Night 99.

“I really didn’t know what to think because they had been just feeding me newcomers – debuters and everything,” Ledet said. “I really didn’t know what the UFC thought of me, but now, I’m just taking stuff as it comes, so whoever they want to feed me next, however it goes, we’re just rolling with the punches right now.”

Ledet (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) returns to action at next month’s UFC Fight Night 104 event, which takes place Feb. 4 at Houston’s Toyota Center, when he takes on Russia’s Dmitriy Sosnovskiy (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC).

It’s a tough challenge against an undefeated newcomer, but Ledet believes the experience he’s earning in the octagon is preparing for the challenges he faces each time out.

“It’s weird,” Ledet explained. “I definitely wouldn’t classify myself as a vet, but I really wouldn’t classify myself as a newcomer either. Really, we’ve just been taking these fights, and this past 2016 year for me has just been kind of wild. Kind of been taking it as it comes, so when I’m that locker room, it’s kind of the same mindset.

“We’re just in there, and we’re just kind of having fun. That’s really been the setting for my year – just been having fun and taking what comes.”

Ledet, 28, knows the heavyweight division is in need of fresh blood. The UFC roster is full of veterans, but some of them are starting to show some age. Another win could catapult Ledet’s name up the ranks, and he knows what’s on the line as he fights just down the road from his hometown.

“It’s crazy how the heavyweight division is like that,” Ledet said. “It’s all about getting these win streaks together.”

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