The UFC held a conference call today (Feb.14) for the media in anticipation of next Saturday’s UFC 144 (Feb.25) event in Japan. UFC 144 goes down at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The conference call had main event fighters Ben Henderson and UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, as well as co-main eventers Ryan Bader and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
Below are highlights from the conference call (Thanks to MMAmania.com)
Frankie Edgar
Obviously I’m super excited to go over to Japan. They’ve got a great culture and they’re huge fans and they’ll appreciate the show we put on. It’s different than Abu Dhabi, but this isn’t my first go-around.
I’m not concerned too much with where the fight goes. It could go anywhere. I want to come out strong on the first round and build form there. That would be the best scenario.
I’m not gonna be blindsided by the long trip to Japan.
I didn’t even know I was the favori...
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