Ross Pearson mötte Diego Sanchez under helgens ”UFC: Fight Night 42”, en match som Diego tog hem via ett delat domslut. Matchresultatet har dock diskuterats kraftigt, då det inte är många som håller med om att Sanchez var den som borde klivit ut ur oktagonen som segrare.
Under ”The MMA Hour” meddelade Pearson att han skulle vilja möta Sanchez i en returmatch, då på neutral mark:
I feel like I won the fight. I feel like I’ve been robbed at the airport and someone stole one of my paychecks. I watched the fight today, and if that wasn’t textbook how to bet Diego Sanchez. I don’t know how else to put it. Not taking anything away from Diego, that guy is a warrior, he comes to fight every time. We knew going into the fight that it was even more important to outshine him that night and beat him in his hometown convincingly. I think I did that.
As you can see on my face, I don’t have a mark on my face. He missed pretty much with everything. Everything he threw, I blocked and countered. In the third round, he didn’t really get off because every time he tried, he was getting hit. I controlled the pace of the fight when I stood and threw with him I landed the bigger shots. I beat him everywhere and there is no doubt in my mind that I hadn’t won that fight.
I’m going back into the gym tomorrow completely fine. I have no injuries, I have no medical suspension. I’m cleared to go in straight away. I would like to fight on the Dublin card on July 19 or maybe the China card on August 27. As soon as UFC can get us on a card. If Diego wants to do it again in Dublin, if he’s cleared, I would be honored to do it on a neutral ground. At least give me the respect. I went into his hometown and his home crowd and fought him there, lets do it on a neutral ground and lets fight it out.
Detta är andra raka matchen som slutat oturligt för Ross, då den innan fick avbrytas efter att Melvin Guillard landat ett otillåtet knä i pannan på Pearson vid ”UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz”.
