UFC newcomer calls out “Idiot” Mike Perry
Mounir Lazzez was the man of the night yesterday at UFC on ESPN 13 on Fight Island.
Lazzez engaged in a three-round war with the Abdul Razak Alhassan. Not only did he stand and bang with the dangerous Alhassan but he edged out a unanimous decision win.
The judged scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27. “It’s been a long journey,” Lazzez said after his win.
“I love to be the underdog and to show my skill, and that’s exactly what happened (Wednesday). I came in as the underdog, and I enjoy the victory. When he put me in the first round against the cage, I said, ‘What, this is all that you’ve got?’ I still have a lot of weapons, and just step by step, I killed his will with the kicks, moving around, high kick, low kick – I showed my wrestling, my takedown defense.”
Lazzez commented on the mental aspect of the game.
“I kept visualizing this over and over as just another fight. Don’t put pressure on yourself and just go enjoy what you do. I love this craft. I love when I get clipped and I see the will inside the eye of my opponent. That mental game – I love that. I love that deep water stuff. My mental game, I’ve said it before – maybe you can be more technical and maybe you can be more powerful, but my will and my mental game, you can’t beat it.”
Lazzez calls out Mike Perry.
“I’m healthy – 100 percent. I swear to God, I’m ready to go in two weeks. But I’ll let my management speak to the UFC, and when that idiot (Mike Perry) is ready, I’m ready to go.”
