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LAS VEGAS – Rinat Fakhretdinov beat Bryan Battle with a unanimous determination Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Combat Evening 216 in Las Vegas.
Have a look contained in the combat with Fakhretdinov, who received for the nineteenth straight time.
Fakhretdinov on the combat’s key second
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 17: (L-R) Bryan Battle punches Rinat Fakhretdinov of Russia in a welterweight combat throughout the UFC Combat Evening occasion at UFC APEX on December 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
“What I used to be stunned at was his protection on the bottom. I wasn’t stunned along with his standup, however I used to be stunned along with his protection on the bottom.”
Fakhretdinov on preventing with extra regularity
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 17: (R-L) Rinat Fakhretdinov of Russia takes down Bryan Battle in a welterweight combat throughout the UFC Combat Evening occasion at UFC APEX on December 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
“I really feel nice about it. I really feel actually good about getting fights extra usually now. Earlier than, I didn’t combat as usually. Now I get fights far more usually and I’m actually blissful about it. This has been my dream. I’m preventing within the UFC and I’m actually blissful about it.”
Fakhretdinov on what he needs subsequent
“There are many warriors within the UFC – warriors like Bryan Battle, who accepted the combat. I don’t assume it’s going to be an issue for individuals to just accept a combat with me. I believe there are a number of courageous guys right here.
“It’s now the time of recent fighters, of recent heroes. It’s time to take away the outdated fighters, the gatekeepers, from the highest 15. With my palms right here, I’ll clear it up and I’ll be certain to get there.”
To listen to extra from Fakhretdinov, try the video of the complete post-fight interview above.
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