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Sam Alvey Didn’t Originally See Himself Fighting in the UFC

October 27, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

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.”

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