Nate Landwehr excited to fight 'perfect opponent' Morgan Charriere at UFC on ESPN 70

USA Today

10-07-2025

Nate Landwehr promises violence at UFC on ESPN 70.
Landwehr (18-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) meets Morgan Charriere (20-11-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in a featherweight bout on Saturday's main card (ESPN, ESPN+) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
With both fighters earning several bonuses for their exciting fighting style, Landwehr is looking to put on a show in his home state.
"It's a perfect opponent for the UFC," Landwehr told MMA Junkie of Charriere. "He's an ex-champion, I'm an ex-champion with my promotion, too, major promotions battling it out. He's young, hungry. He's about that life. It ain't going to be no running in there. We're going to be battling it out.
"It wouldn't matter what his name is, where he's from. I mean, I've been all over the world fighting the Russians, the Ukrainians, the Africans, the Hawaiians, what's a Frenchman? We're going to fight it out, we're going to bleed, we're going to feel it in the morning, and it's all going to be left in the octagon, and I'm going to whoop his ass."
Based on his strength of schedule, Landwehr feels he's on the cusp of breaking into the UFC's featherweight rankings.
"We right there, I've been right there," Landwehr said. "Two of the guys I already fought are in the top 15, everybody I fight is good. I mean, think about it, (Dan) Ige's been ranked high, (Doo Ho) Choi's been ranked high, even (Darren) Elkins has been ranked high, (David) Onama is now ranked. I don't fight any slouches. So, at any point I can get that call and be right back in the mix."