UFC on ESPN 43 winner Nate Landwehr pinpoints specific decision he thinks turned career around

SAN ANTONIO – Nate Landwehr is on a roll and he tacks it up to MMA Masters.

Saturday, following his UFC on ESPN 43 submission win over Austin Lingo, Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) expressed his gratitude for the Miami gym run by coaches Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro. He credited the switch to MMA Masters for his recent streak of success that includes a three-fight winning streak, three $50,000 performance bonuses, and an uptick in popularity.

“I feel like we’re on the cusp of greatness,” Landwehr told MMA Junkie at a post-fight news conference. “I’ve got the right people around me. … Ever since I moved to MMA Masters, you can see the switch. The game is getting better. I’m more fluid with my emotions. I have this independency and this isolation where it’s just my mind. I don’t have any other things coming in. It’s just my mind. It’s broadcasting outward.”

Landwehr plans to soon return to MMA Masters to further better himself. But first, he wants a little time off to heal his body. Perhaps a rebooking against Alex Caceres, an opponent who withdrew from Saturday’s fight for undisclosed reasons, will be in the cards. But with the ever-evolving landscape of the UFC featherweight division, Landwehr will be open-minded when it comes time for him to field offers for his next opponent.

“I was going to break that guy,” Landwehr said. “He’s good. We’ll see. We’ll see if the UFC still wants that fight. If they want that fight, I’m willing to do it. Whatever the UFC wants, I feel like the top 15 is about to change. In the next month, Alex Caceres probably won’t even be in the top 15 any more. We’ll see what the UFC wants and I’ll give it to them.”

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