LAS VEGAS– UFC light-weight Francis Marshall stepped up on brief notification a week out, however felt his task was on the line.
Marshall (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) registered to eliminate Dennis Buzukja 7 days before UFC on ESPN 62. After losing in his 2nd and 3rd UFC looks, Marshall required to return in the win column, or maybe discover himself back on the local scene.
Buzukja (12-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) showed to be a hard out, however Marshall emerged a winner by split choice. Now, he can rest a little simpler about his task status.
“It was certainly a do-or-die circumstance therein,” Marshall informed press reporters at a post-fight press conference. “But I had the self-confidence. I understood if I lost this battle, my UFC profession, today, was most likely going to be over. I was going to have to battle to get back in here, however with that pressure, I kind of developed it in. I had the ability to be available in here and carry out.”
Marshall credits his training partners at American Top Team for assisting him to get ready for brief notification chances and all that occurs with taking a battle on a week's notification.
After impressing in his launching with an interruption of Marcelo Rojo, Marshall dropped a split choice to William Gomis and after that was come by Isaac Dulgarian. The Dana White's Contender Series experienced recovered on brief notification to get his hand raised, and back to.500 in the UFC.
Have a look at the complete post-fight interview with Marshall in the video above.
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