Trey Ogden was two minutes away from a choice victory when he locked up an arm-triangle choke versus Nikolas Motta at UFC Vegas 82. Then referee Mike Beltran prematurely stopped the bout, believing the Brazilian was out. The no-contest was a irritating ending for each side, however Motta isn’t taken with a rematch.
Motta, who returns to the cage lower than two months later to battle Tom Nolan at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 84, mentioned on MMA Preventing’s Trocação Franca podcast that Ogden is the kind of matchup that doesn’t excite him anymore.
“I really feel like I didn’t even battle that evening,” Motta mentioned. “I didn’t let issues go, my efficiency was unhealthy, and being beneath strain on the final battle of my contract — plus, the man has such a boring type. He doesn’t wish to battle, he simply tries to not get hit. Generally he even runs too. His grappling recreation was on-point that evening. I’ve made some errors that I’ve fastened since, in order that battle was an awesome studying expertise for me.”
Ogden acquired the chance to talk in the course of the UFC broadcast regardless of not being a winner, and had extra time in entrance of reporters backstage on the occasion’s post-fight press convention, which made Motta even angrier.
“I used to be a bit pissed as a result of he didn’t submit me, I didn’t faucet, they usually eliminated me from the octagon and he stayed there for an interview like he submitted me,” Motta mentioned. “On the time I used to be like, ‘F***, I’ll ask to battle this man once more,’ however then I assumed, ‘Nah, I don’t wish to battle him once more, he’s boring.’ He doesn’t wish to battle for actual. It’s onerous to placed on a present in opposition to him.
“His battle with Ignacio Bahamondes, he was dropping all rounds and nonetheless performed protected within the third. Once I was learning his fights, I used to be pondering to myself, ‘This man is so boring.’ Nothing in opposition to his abilities, he’s an awesome athlete with nice conditioning and appears huge for the division, so he should be very disciplined, and he had the right technique to battle me that evening.”
Motta admits he feared a UFC launch after the no-contest was the ultimate bout of his deal. He’s gained solely one among his 4 octagon appearances. Ultimately, nonetheless, the promotion supplied him one other contract and booked him to face Nolan on the UFC APEX on Jan. 13.
“I managed what I may,” Motta mentioned. “I fought Saturday and went again on food plan on Monday it doesn’t matter what. In the event that they lower me, I used to be able to chase one other battle elsewhere. I gained’t cease, I gained’t give up. I’ve made plans for a worst-case state of affairs. I used to be excited to spend Christmas and the vacations with my household in Minas Gerais, however that was my plan, I had to do this, and it was value it as a result of the UFC gave me one other alternative and a brand new contract. That’s proof that it’s value chasing what you need and dealing onerous for it.”
“I used to be nervous as a result of that was my final battle and I couldn’t make any mistake,” he continued. “It took me 10 years to enter the UFC and I couldn’t make errors, and that held me again just a little bit [in the fight]. I wish to take heed to podcasts and be taught, and I listened to Lyoto [Machida] the opposite day and he gave the instance of when he misplaced the belt. He was obsessed by the actual fact he was the champion, and we are able to’t do this. We have now to concentrate on the motion. And I plan on doing that Saturday. God prepared, I’ll return to profitable and exhibiting I’m right here to remain.”
The Brazilian light-weight mentioned he’s fastened errors in camp and can present “an entire new Nikolas Motta” this Saturday. His opponent, Nolan, is 6-0 with 4 stoppages to his credit score, together with a knockout over Bogdan Grad on the UFC’s Contender Sequence this previous August.
“[Nolan] is a man that fights for actual, he goes in there for the knockout or the submission, so that is going to be a present,” Motta mentioned. “I plan on utilizing my expertise. He’s a lot youthful, 23, and I’m far more skilled than him. I’ve been round for a few years and I plan on utilizing that have — and on the identical time be what I all the time was, aggressive. Generally you are likely to overthink issues as you grow old and extra skilled.”
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