LOS ANGELES – If Bellator is trying to get former WWE star Jake Hager an easy win in his MMA debut, J.W. Kiser believes the organization picked the wrong guy.

Hager (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who is known in the world of pro wrestling as “Jack Swagger,” will transition to the sport on Saturday to fight Kiser (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 214, which takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Although Kiser has just two pro MMA fights, he said he’s no rookie to throwing hands. He’s a massive underdog but has no intentions of being a pushover.

“We had a conference call media – I was on that sucker for an hour and I had one question,” Kiser told MMAjunkie at Bellator 214 media day. “I was like, ‘OK.’ I don’t think they are giving me enough respect. I’ve got 52 fights. I got two pro fights, but I worked on the railroad. I was on the road, and I was smart enough not to go pro until I had the opportunity to train properly.”

Kiser said he heard he was in the running for an opportunity with Bellator prior to his most recent bout at KC Fighting Alliance 31 in December. He was told a big win would put him in the running for a slot on an upcoming card, and Kiser delivered with a first-round TKO of Michael Edwards.

After the win, Kiser was awarded a Bellator contract. It got even more exciting from there because he knew it was for a big event headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader for the heavyweight title. Then he got the name of his opponent, which was the ultimate twist.

“The last thing I thought was that I was going to be fighting a WWE guy,” Kiser said. “What I saw when I read the text message was, ‘Bellator wants you to fight.’ Sign me up. I didn’t care who the opponent was. I was ready to go. Then later after I won the fight I did some looking and it was ‘Jack Swagger’ from WWE.”

With no real combat sports history to go off, Hager will enter Bellator 214 surrounded in mystery. Kiser admits he doesn’t know what exactly to expect out of Hager, but he does know what to expect from himself.

“(Las) Vegas has me (as a) 25-1 (betting underdog),” Kiser said. “Hey Vegas oddsmakers, learn something about this game.”

To hear more from Kiser, check out the video above.

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