Myles Jury tror att han kan bli favorit i UFCs lättviktsdivision, ingen har ännu besegrat honom inom denna. På lördag möter han Ramsey Nijem vid ”UFC on FOX 7” och detta är vad han hade att säga om sin senaste vinst, samt kommande möte, via ”MMAMania”:
We were both on The Ultimate Fighter and since coming to the UFC we’ve both improved with every fight and we’re on some win streaks.
Always whenever your in a fight, you’ve got to adjust accordingly. You have a gameplan going into every fight but you never really know until you get out there. I knew going into the fight, I had a strong feeling that Michael was overlooking me with takedowns and I knew what kind of fighter he is. He’s the same fighter every fight, coming forward, being fast and I was prepared for it. When I got in there, it wasn’t a surprise and once I got in the cage, I hit the ground running. I implemented the gameplan just like we practiced.
He’s a tough opponent. We fight the same way. He comes forward, he’s aggressive, has good wrestling, cagework and he’s got a good chin. I’m expecting that. I don’t expect him to come out and make this a technique match or to try and go skill for skill. I expect him to try and get me tired and stay in my face and whatnot. I’ll be looking to implement my gameplan based on that.
I see this fight playing out in my head and what I really want is to finish him. I want that finish and when you think about it, with so many variables in mixed martial arts, I could finish him in so many ways. I don’t see one way in particular, like a heel hook or something, but I just see myself knocking him out or submitting him and just finishing him.
Jury är även väl känd inom videoblogg-världen. Detta gör han för att hålla kontakt med fansen:
It was just something to try and stay in touch with my fans. In this sport, unless you’re in the biggest fights and you’ve got the Countdown show following your around, you only get a pre-fight interview and if you win your fight you get to talk to Joe Rogan. The fans don’t really get a chance to see who you are. There’s so many fights going on right now and they pump everybody through the process at each event. It’s just something to help reach out to my fans and let them know what I think about fights and offering my predictions and whatnot.
Everybody likes a winner but I think the biggest thing for me to stand out is to just be myself. Just be original, be myself and one day when I keep winning, as long as I keep being myself, people will respect that.
På lördag smäller det vid HP Pavilion, i San Jose.
