“Machine Gun” took responsibility.
Chepe Mariscal scored a big win at UFC Vegas 95 last night (Sat., Aug. 10, 2024), dominating Damon Jackson to win a unanimous decision from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
And it was an absolute rout — Mariscal notched two lopsided 30-25 scorecards. However, the big storyline (literally) leading into the fight was Mariscal’s Friday weight miss, coming in a whopping 3.5 pounds overweight.
During his UFC Vegas 95 post-fight interview, Mariscal took full responsibility for the botched weight cut, even revealing he didn’t want to fight.
Chepe Mariscal misses weight: 149 lbs pic.twitter.com/z6cxQ6onDK
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) August 9, 2024
“I just kind of calculated the weight cut wrong, especially with the Vegas heat and everything — it kind of shot my body,” Mariscal told the media. “Honestly, I was so embarrassed that I was probably going to throw the fight because I have so much respect for the people who lose the weight, do the time, do everything else. I felt bummed and didn’t want to, like, embarrass myself.
“I didn’t even want to come to the arena,” Mariscal added. “But, my corner kept me in line and was like, ‘Hey, man, we got to do what we can. If they don’t want to fight, that’s fine, but we’re going to try to do what we can’ …. and that’s what we did.
“[Damon] got a little extra percentage on that,” he finished. “And I was willing to give up the pay — whatever — and they were down to fight, and we just said, ‘Yes,’ and we went out there and performed.”
While it was refreshing to hear a fighter actually take responsibility for a weight miss and feel bad about it, the fact of the matter is he failed part of his job.
Nevertheless, Mariscal remained perfect (4-0) inside the Octagon, setting himself up for a big fight in his next outing. Or, UFC will punish him and have him fight a killer.
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