Sedriques Dumas won his second straight after a loss in his UFC debut, but dealt with a unique situation against Abu Azaitar at UFC 294.
ABU DHABI – Sedriques Dumas beat Abu Azaitar with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Take a look inside the fight with Dumas, who won for the second straight time after a loss in his UFC debut in March.Although Azaitar landed more strikes overall, Dumas landed his at a higher percentage and also had more than four minutes of control time in the fight.Sedriques Dumas def. Abu Azaitar, UFC 294
“I was looking for the finish, but if the finish ain’t there, I’m not going to f*cking put myself in a bad position to get knocked out, submitted. I kept my composure. When he caught my kick and threw an overhand a few times at me, you know, ‘Oh, go straight to your jiu-jitsu and your wrestling. Fight back. Boom boom boom boom boom.’ And that’s what I told myself.”Sedriques Dumas def.
“Yes, he pulled my hair on a few occasions, but I … you know, it’s part of the sport. I just kept my composure. That’s what really pissed me off when he did that. I just had to keep my composure because I was surprised. I just went with the flow. I’m a striker, but if it doesn’t go how I want to plan it in my mind, I’m going to just go with the flow. I’m going to have to just keep my same 1s and 2s, 3s and 4s in a row, because as soon as I start misplacing stuff, it’s just going to go down.
“I had to keep my composure because a lot of people don’t know that me and Abu were scheduled to fight probably eight months ago. And I did let my anger get a little bit over me. I had to remember, ‘Hey man, you let your anger get over you, you’re going to get caught by something.’ That’s what happened in the first round. I let my anger get a little bit over me in the first round and he caught me. But I wasn’t dazed. I wasn’t stunned. It catches you off guard, and that was it.
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