Alex Gluzman is finally ready to step into the professional cage.
Hamilton, Ont.'s Gluzman (0-0) squares off against fellow debutant Karim Henniene (0-0) in a bantamweight showdown at BTC 17 this Saturday night in Burlington, Ont.
Coming off a respectable 4-3 run as an amateur, during which he captured the amateur bantamweight title for Cage Wars, the 26-year-old Gluzman said the timing finally lined up for this leap forward in his career.
"I mean, at the end of the day, you're amateur why? To go pro. This is not just for me, this is for everybody," Gluzman told MMA Empire.
"All fighters, they go amateur to make it as a pro, so obviously it's been planned for a while. I think it was after I won the Cage Wars belt, that's when I really thought you know what, I already won a belt, let's go pro. That didn't really happen quite immediate, but I think even though I lost my last fight, I still have a decent record. I'm still a G, that's all it is. I'm just sick of amateur fights."
Even though Henniene is stepping into his own pro debut, Gluzman acknowledged he's facing a formidable and well-rounded opponent.
"At the end of the day, I'll be ready for anything. That's what it's all going to come down to. I know Karim, honestly I never thought I would fight him. Fighting a tough guy like him, he's very skilled. But yeah, whether he comes out one way or comes out the other way, I know he's going to come at me and I will oblige. Good luck to him."
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