He is nick named “The Saint” and he is probably the only fighter who holds a 12 second knockout in the UFC and is not impressed with it.

Rob Emerson is a tough , scrappy fighter who earned his spot in the UFC by way of “The Ultimate Fighter 5”. Emerson has proved to be very resilient, and, although he has 6 losses to his name, he has never been stopped in a fight.

Rob Emerson will be facing off against Kurt Pellegrino on Spike TV. The UFC live “UFC Fight Night” will emanate from the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fl. on Saturday, February 7 from 9:00 – 11:00 PM, ET/PT

I recently had the chance to speak with Emerson about his upcoming bout.

LVJ: You are coming off of two big wins, do you feel like that gives you some momentum going into the Pellegrino fight?
RE: Yeah. I mean both of those last two fights I wasn’t really happy with. I mean I could have finished Nakamura. I kind of went to decision. The fight with Manny, it was kind more of a disappointment, I threw two punches and that was it. I trained my ass off for that fight. I was ready to put on a good performance for the fans. I was disappointed that I didn’t get the opportunity to do that. I am hoping that with this fight with Pellegrino that it will give me the opportunity to display my talents and skills and everything and show the fans things I haven’t been able to show them so far.

LVJ: A 12 second knockout is pretty impressive, regardless, so I think you made a lasting impression.

(Photo Courtesy of UFC.com | Emerson, top, knocks Manny Gamburyan out, stone cold, in 12 seconds)