LFA 10/AXS TV Fights video: Zac Riley doesn't love role as LFA's 'upset king'

The official nickname Zac Riley comes to the cage with is “The Anointed Warrior,” but lately the AXS TV Fights crew has given him a different one.

Thanks to back-to-back upset wins in 2016 under the RFA banner before that promotion merged with Legacy FC to form the LFA, Riley has become known as “The Upset King.” But it’s not necessarily something he’s embracing.

“I don’t like it, but I do use it for motivation every now and then,” Riley (5-3) told AXS TV Fights’ Ron Kruck ahead of his LFA 10 bout against Jerome Rivera (5-0).

Riley and Rivera’s bantamweight bout is part of LFA 10 tonight at Massari Arena in Pueblo, Colo., near Denver. It’s a home fight for Pueblo’s Riley. The main card airs live on AXS TV.

Riley said he tries to not think about the odds – even though Rivera is the favorite tonight, which would mean a win by Riley would really start to hammer home that “Upset King” thing.

“I just show up, honestly, and have fun,” Riley said. “I just love the joy of it. I love the fight. It’s all a passion for me. It’s not for the money. I’m not in it for anything other than love.”

Check out the video above for more from Riley with Kruck ahead of LFA 10. Below, don’t miss Kruck’s interview with LFA 10 headliner Ian Heinisch.

And for more on LFA 10, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

LFA 10 is live on AXS TV tonight at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT). Make sure to tweet along using #LFA10. AXS TV airs new, live fights almost every Friday night in 2017. Find AXS TV on your TV right here: www.axs.tv/fights.

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