UFC flyweight Tim Elliott has reacted to these suggesting he cheated in opposition to Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 272.
Earlier this month, former title challenger Tim Elliott went into his PPV bout in opposition to Tagir Ulanbekov as a notable underdog. The inconsistent outcomes he’d gathered all through his UFC tenure had many questioning whether or not or not he’d be capable of cling with Ulanbekov however ultimately, Elliott pulled off the upset and secured a decision win.
Within the fast aftermath, nonetheless, Islam Makhachev – who was cornering Tagir – voiced his frustration on social media after noting that Elliott had been responsible of foul play on a number of events all through the competition.
Throughout an look on MMA Preventing’s We Got Next, Elliott gave a fairly sincere account of what occurred.
“On the finish of the day, if Tagir would’ve beat me, no person would’ve stated s*** in regards to the glove seize, no person would’ve stated something in regards to the dishonest. The one purpose why persons are upset in regards to the glove seize s*** is as a result of they misplaced. His crew misplaced and it simply makes them look dangerous. They wouldn’t have stated something about something had they gained, so it’s simply a type of issues.
“When you’ve ever been in a combat — and perhaps I’m completely different — I’m attempting to win, man. It’s the referee’s job to step in there if I’m doing one thing fallacious. He was telling me every kind of s***, he informed me to let go of the glove and I let go of the glove. However for me, it’s not that large of a deal. I’m in there fist combating. Individuals are occurring and on in regards to the morality of the game and the warrior spirit and all of that bulls***, however I don’t f****** care. I’m not a martial artist — I’m a fighter and that is my job. I’m attempting to generate income at this job, and that’s what I did [at UFC 272].”
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