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Sam Alvey Didn’t Originally See Himself Fighting in the UFC
Sam Alvey spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Alex Nicholson at UFC Fight Night 98. Some highlights are below:
On fighting in Mexico City: ”I’ve got a few training partners who have fought in Mexico City before and they said the altitude is not great, but it’s the pollution that’ll get you…I’ve been going to L.A. a lot to run the streets and breathe in some smog. I’m just trying to get the best training possible.”
On preparing for the rougher environment: “I’m doing as much uncomfortable training as I can right now. Of course, my cardio isn’t going to be as good as it is at sea level, but 15 minutes shouldn’t be a problem.”
On whether he ever saw himself fighting in the company: “When I started fighting, I had no intentions of the UFC – I didn’t know what the UFC was. It was just somebody said I could fight, so I fought. Eventually, somebody said they’d pay me if I fought. I said, ‘Suckers, I’d have done it for free.’ Somewhere along the line, it turned into a career. I just love doing it. I always say, I’ll fight for free, but you’re going to have to pay me to cut weight. That’s the honest truth. I’ll fight anywhere, anytime. I don’t know how realistic it is, but I hope to get one more fight this year yet.”
On wanting to fight frequently: “I think I was going to set a UFC record, it was going to be my fourth fight in less than four months. But that card got scrapped and I got pushed back a month and now it’ll be four fights in five months, which isn’t nearly as impressive.”