LAS VEGAS – Don’Story Mayes has a plan in place after getting his hand raised Saturday at UFC on ESPN 55.
Mayes (11-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) received again within the win column within the heavyweight division with a unanimous resolution victory over Caio Machado (8-3-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on the UFC Apex, scoring a crucial first-round knockdown that tipped the scorecards in his favor.
Though he’s pissed off he couldn’t end the job early, Mayes is aware of it was vital to emerge victorious after a torpid efficiency in defeat in opposition to Rodrigo Nascimento in November.
“I really feel some kind of means after I don’t get the end, but it surely may very well be worse,” Mayes instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters post-fight at UFC on ESPN 55. “I’m nonetheless joyful getting the win. Getting the win feels good. He was much more sturdy than I believed, actually.”
Mayes, 32, admits he has “a number of scratches” after a 15-minute struggle with Machado, but it surely’s not sufficient to cease him from calling for a fast return to competitors.
UFC is internet hosting an occasion in Mayes’ hometown of Louisville, Ky., on June 8, and he badly desires a spot on that card.
“I’m hoping I can get on that UFC Louisville – that’s the hometown,” Mayes mentioned. “I haven’t fought there since my professional debut and I’m hoping I can get on that. It’s most likely six or seven weeks.
“(I’ll struggle) whoever. Give me No. 15, give me No. 14, No. 13 – No. 10. I simply need somebody that may assist pack the home.”
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