UFC on ESPN 69's Alonzo Menifield wants to avenge prior loss to Azamat Murzakanov
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UFC on ESPN 69: Alonzo Menifield post-fight interview
UFC on ESPN 69 winner Alonzo Menifield talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his decision victory over Oumar Sy in Atlanta.
ATLANTA – Alonzo Menifield came through as a massive underdog on the UFC on ESPN 69 main card, but wishes he didn't have to endure a few more eye pokes.
Few gave Menifield (17-5-1 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC) a chance to win the main card light heavyweight fight at State Farm Arena against Oumar Sy, who came into the bout undefeated. The hard-hitting Menifield pulled off the victory on the scorecards to hand Sy (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) his first career loss.
During the fight, Menifield received a few eye pokes, which caused visible damage. For whatever reason, this frequently happens to Menifield.
"If affects me because I'm telling you, every fight I'm in, I'm seeing multiple people," Menifield told reporters at a post-fight news conference. "And it's like, sometimes it's a knuckle, and I'm like, 'Alright, it probably was a knuckle.' But when it's clear, it's clear. I'm yelling to you, 'finger.' Yeah, it's a problem because he's doing it more than once. That's why I started protesting. But I gamed through it, got the W, so it is what it is."
Menifield told referee Blake Grice repeatedly that Sy had his fingers in his eye, but he managed to work through the fouls to get the victory and make it back-to-back wins. If Menifield gets his wish next, he wants to run it back with Azamat Murzakanov, the man who handed him his most recent loss last August.
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