There are probably a dozen easier ways to pursue your first UFC victory than facing a knockout artist like Thiago “Marreta” Santos in Brazil. But Eric Spicely has never done things the easy way, so when UFC matchmaker Joe Silva called him up with the bout, the New England middleweight had only one response.Sign him up. And no, he didn’t do anything to get Silva angry at him.“I don’t think I did, at all,” Spicely laughs. “If anything, I think they’re trying to give me an opportunity here to fight Thiago. It’s definitely a tough fight, it&rsq … Read the Full Article Here
With back against the wall, Spicely eager for an upset
There are probably a dozen easier ways to pursue your first UFC victory than facing a knockout artist like Thiago “Marreta” Santos in Brazil. But Eric Spicely has never done things the easy way, so when UFC matchmaker Joe Silva called him up with the bout, the New England middleweight had only one response.Sign him up. And no, he didn’t do anything to get Silva angry at him.“I don’t think I did, at all,” Spicely laughs. “If anything, I think they’re trying to give me an opportunity here to fight Thiago. It’s definitely a tough fight, it&rsq … Read the Full Article Here