Jorge Bueno Hopes to Earn Title Shot with Short-Notice Win at KSW 79

🚨 Breaking!! 🚨 #KSW79

New assignment for 🇨🇿 Dominik Humburger as he now faces 🇧🇷 Jorge Bueno this Saturday! @viaplaypl | @novasport_cz | @combate pic.twitter.com/ul7WYnJ05w

— KSW (@KSW_MMA) February 21, 2023

After fighting three times in four months on the European regional circuit at the end of 2022, Jorge Luiz Bueno Jr. was enjoying some time off during the Carnival Holiday in Rio de Janeiro when a phone call brought an abrupt change of focus.

"My training partner Joilton ‘Peregrino’ called last Saturday in the middle of Carnival offering a fight (at KSW 79) the following Saturday against Dominik Humburger, a local undefeated fighter from Czech Republic. Since I’m always ready, I immediately accepted,” Bueno told Sherdog upon arriving at the fighter hotel on Wednesday.

Bueno will face Humburger in the KSW 79 co-main event on Saturday at the Home Credit Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic. The card is headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Philip De Fries and Todd Duffee.

After earning back-to-back first-round finishes while fighting in Sweden and the Czech Republic, Bueno is not concerned about facing Humburger in his home country.

"When I fought Marek Mazuch last September at Oktagon 35, he was also 5-0. Humburger is a tall striker, very aggressive, but I thought his jiu-jitsu was really limited,” said Bueno, who is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Luta Livre. “I have no doubt he will try to keep the fight standing, but I’ve been training a lot of boxing with renowned national champion Erivan Conceição and wrestling with the former trainer of Brazilian National Team, Tussa Yusad. I´m ready to face him both standing up and on the ground.”

Bueno has designs on fighting for a KSW title before eventually transitioning to the UFC. While the matchup with Humburger will be contested at 185 pounds, the Brazilian hopes to return to welterweight soon.

“I'm coming from three fights at middleweight. I performed well, but I’m short for that division,” he said. “My goal is to return to my original division, where I think I can perform better. My main goal is to give a great show Saturday, and convince the promotion to give me a title fight soon.”