Mike Malott kept emotions in check all week vs. Charles Radtke at UFC 315, and it paid off
Mike Malott kept emotions in check all week vs. Charles Radtke at UFC 315, and it paid off
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Mike Malott emotional after KO of Charles Radtke iat UFC 315
UFC 315 winner Mike Malott spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his second-round knockout of Charles Radtke in Montreal.
MONTREAL – Mike Malott met the media Saturday after his first-round brutal knockout win over Charles Radtke at UFC 315.
Malott (12-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) endured some ridiculous pre-fight trash talk from Radtke (10-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and pledged to defend the honor of his home country of Canada against the American. That, he did, and with authority when he viciously knocked him out early in the second round – with a handful of extras for good measure.
"Some people maybe need that heated intensity to come out and feel like a cornered animal and need to do that to perform," Malott said at his post-fight news conference. "I don't think that's me. If it comes down to something like that, if something getrs emotional, all right. But I felt just staying focused and calculated on the task at hand was the way to do it. I felt pretty genuine all week. Everything could have gotten to me or anyone. You can let stuff get to you. But I'm the one in control here. This guy's not in control of my emotions. This guy's not in control of what I'm going to think about or what I'm going to focus on."
It paid off in a big way. Malott said he had a sense of calmness on fight day, and it even carried over post-fight.
Check out Malott's post-fight news conference in the video above.
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