ANAHEIM, Calif. – Amanda Lemos has lengthy carried herself with an all-business angle and a title shot loss didn’t change that.
Within the UFC 298 featured prelim Saturday at Honda Heart, Lemos (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) defeated Mackenzie Dern (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in a Fight of the Night bonus-earning unanimous choice.
“I’m feeling joyful about tonight and I’m joyful to be again within the win column,” Lemos informed MMA Junkie and different reporters at a post-fight information convention. “… The way in which that we thought this was going to occur is what occurred.
“The battle stayed standing as a lot as potential, making an attempt to impose my sport and keep away from her and to keep away from the opportunity of her imposing her sport, which is taking me down. (I attempted) getting up as quickly as potential and injury her. Once I was taken down, there wasn’t a lot injury, so I used to be in a position to rise up and proceed kicking and simply proceed to do my sport, which is what I did.”
The victory returned Lemos into the win column after a failed first promotional title bid vs. Zhang Weili in August. Lemos misplaced that battle by unanimous choice, however instantly went again to the drafting board with focuses on studying and enchancment.
“I realized lots from the loss,” Lemos stated. “It was a possibility to return to work. We really watched the battle many instances. The thought is to return into the fitness center and evolve and grow to be as full as potential, as a lot as potential, to make it more durable on my opponents to get one thing on me. That’s what I’m doing. That’s what I’m engaging in, and that’s what we’re getting accomplished.”
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