Ricardo Arona looking to get a word with Dana White this weekend for UFC 114

Last September, former PRIDE standout Ricardo Arona made his return to Mixed Martial Arts action in his homeland of Brazil where he was victorious in a win over Marvin Eastman at Bitetti Combat 4, but since the fight a knee injury has slowed his return at the moment. However, Arona plans on making a trip to the U.S. and into Las Vegas, Nevada for the UFC 114 event this Saturday night with the hopes of being able to get a word in with UFC President Dana White.

In a recent interview with Tatame.com Arona says that he will be in Las Vegas this weekend to support former teammate Antonio Rogerio Nogueira who will be facing Jason Brilz at UFC 114, but is hoping he can speak with Dana White despite not having a meeting scheduled in place.
“I’m going for other reasons, to give a support to Minotouro, merchandising… Being there, I hope I can talk to Dana White, but we don’t have nothing settled or scheduled.”

It has been said before that Dana White has not expressed any interest in signing ‘The Brazilian Tiger’ to a contract, but from the looks of it, Arona appears to be ready to make a run at the big show and prove to White that once his injury is healed up that he is ready for business inside a cage.
“I’m going to meet the guys… I don’t know if I’ll get there right on time, but I’ll do what I can to help him”, tells the fighter, who recently came back to the trainings. “I just came back to train now, on a calm way because of my knee, but this recovery part is almost done. I’m training so I can be at my best and can come back to business.”

Many believe that Arona has the skill set to make a run in the UFC light heavyweight division as he has been able to fight amongst the best fighters in the world during his PRIDE days, but what will it take for him to convince someone like Dana White that he is UFC bound?

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