Vancouver – UFC featherweight Kyle Nelson scored his first victory since 2019 when he took a decision victory against Blake Bilder at UFC 289 on Saturday night.
Prior to 289 Nelson had been 1-3-1 in his last five fights, but the victory over Bilder is something the Canadian product hopes will be the start of a good run.
“I didn’t necessarily feel…..I didn’t feel that. Against Doo Ho Choi, in my mind, I felt like I won. In England I felt like I won (against Jai Herbert),” Nelson told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
“I felt confident in myself and my performances. I knew it was going to be minor changes to change that draw to a victory. So I wasn’t too concerned about it.”
The focus on the small changes came through against Bilder who suffered his first career loss against Nelson.
“I was going to go in, it was going to be me and Blake tonight, and I was excited to be here in Canada,” he said.
“But I was going to go in. I was going to do everything Ive been trained for as if nothing else mattered.”
Taking the undefeated record if Bilder’s is the cherry on top of the Sunday that was the victory for Nelson.
“I think that helps me steal his hype. He had a lot of fans he had a lot of hype. You know some people might say he’s a good looking dude. He’s going in there so I’m trying to steal everything from him,” he told Cageside Press.
“I can’t take the hair, but I can take everything else. I’m glad I can take his first loss.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Kyle Nelson above.
