Manchester – UFC welterweight Sam Patterson scored a relatively quick submission victory at UFC 304 over Kiefer Crosbie, but the 28-year-old had some motivation prior to the fight.
“The worst thing you can do to me is talk smack,” Patterson told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
“I’m nothing but respectful. If you talk smack to me I’m going to make you pay, and that’s what he was doing. I’m not going to lie when they said 100k (bonus) I did think about running out and double footing him in the face, and hoping…worst case comes worse things, I would have just pulled guard.”
Patterson (12-2-1) looks to get in
“Definitely want one more. I want three fights this year. A dream of mine is to fight out in Vegas again. I fought in Vegas on the Contender Series. It’d be nice to go back there and do it in the UFC officially. This is my third PPV now so put me on the PPV at the end of the year. Let me open the card that would be absolutely amazing,” he said.
“To be honest I haven’t looked at anyone in the welterweight division. I’m so focused on myself. I’m earning my stripes in the UFC. I’m not in this position to be calling people out. I think you start doing that when you’re top 15. I’m just getting my foot in the door trying to prove myself.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Sam Patterson above.
