Des Moines — Bantamweight Montel Jackson handed Daniel Marcos his first loss as a pro at UFC Des Moines, taking the Brazilian the distance on the Fight Night event’s main card and coming away with a unanimous decision victory.
Jackson, who sits just inside the top 15 at 135lbs, has now won six straight fights, but continues to fly under the radar. Still, if his winning ways continue, he won’t be overlooked much longer.
Speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press following his latest win, Jackson (15-2) admitted that he was “kind of rough around the edges” in the fight. Marcos, he continued, “did a good job of staying lower and keeping his neck kind of sucked in, like a turtle. So he could absorb some of the punches. But I feel pretty good overall.”
Expanding on his opponent’s game plan, Jackson noted that “he did a good job just staying away from me. I caught him a couple of good times, he just did a good job, like just running away. I know he was trying to get me to chase him and stuff, so I was moving a little slower.”
Six straight victories is a feat in any weight class, but Jackson isn’t about the take his foot off the gas. “I’ll probably try to fight again immediately. If they can get me on that Atlanta card, I’d like that.” With UFC Atlanta set for June 14 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, that would be a relatively quick turnaround, but a manageable one.
Watch Montel Jackson’s full UFC Des Moines’ post-fight media appearance above.
