Chinzo Machida Says He Has Work to Do After Bellator 170 Win

Chinzo Machida spoke with MMAjunkie about his win over Jamar Ocampo at Bellator 170. Some highlights are below:

On his performance during the fight: “I think I need to improve a little bit the takedown defense and the ground work for sure. But at the same time, I’m proud of me because I fought almost three rounds…I’m so happy, but at the same time, I know I have to work a little bit more on the takedown and on the ground, as well.”

On Lyoto Machida’s reaction: “(Lyoto) was happy, but he said that even on the standup technique, I was too anxious to finish the fight. So I have to keep more calm and get a good timing and a good distance. Because sometimes I took a good shot (to him), but I wanted to finish the fight at the moment, and the guy took me down. So I think I have to wait for the good moment and not be so anxious to finish the fight.”

On picking up the win: “My corner told me I was losing, because at the end of the first round, and at the end of the second round, my opponent was on top and I was on the bottom. I think I was losing the fight, so for that reason, to the end I was looking for the knockout. I always put it on my mind that maybe I was losing the fight, but I had not lost the fight. Until the end, I put (it) in my mind that I can win the fight at any moment.”