UFC featherweight Dan Ige won his fight against Sean Woodson at UFC 314 on Saturday night amid some controversy involving the finish.
Ige (19-9) seemed to rock Woodson forcing the much taller to shoot for a takedown. Ige went to work looking for the finish which he eventually got when the ref stopped the fight, but most felt it was a very early stoppage.
Woodson seemed to be standing back up.
“I got to watch the fight back, but in the moment my thoughts were, I hurt him,” Ige told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
“I hurt him pretty bad. I was ripping his body and he shot for a takedown which you never see him do. I would have probably just kept hitting him. I don’t get to choose when the ref jumps in so I just keep punching until the ref says stop.”
So what’s next for 50K now that he’s back in the win column? Many in his position would have a list of names to throw out, but Ige just wants to keep on moving up.
“No one in particular. I just want to keep climbing. I just want to keep winning, keep racking them up, get some momentum again. I want three wins. It doesn’t matter who. Started tonight with Sean Woodson, but let’s get two more, and then we’ll talk about some big names and whatnot,” he said.
“If a name comes across the table I’m not going to say no. I’m going to fight. That’s what I do. What’s who I am. I’ve fought the best of the best and I am one of the best.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Dan Ige above.
