Volkan Oezdemir Discusses His Upset Win Over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC Fight Night 104

Speaking to reporters in a post-fight media scrum at UFC Fight Night 104 (via MMAjunkie), Volkan Oezdemir addressed his big upset win over Ovince Saint Preux. The fight was Oezdemir’s UFC debut. Below are some highlights.

His thoughts on how the fight played out: “It played out nice. I came for a fast finish. I tried to get it in the first round, but ‘OSP’ is tough. He’s very tough. He played his game. He rocked me a few times with some nice shots, but I give it back to him. It was back-and-forth, but I love this type of fight where I can get hit a little bit.”

Oezdemir on wanting to climb the ranks: “I want to climb the ranks. I don’t know where my rank is going to be because I wasn’t even existent before this fight. I don’t know. I hope people count on me a little bit. I’m here. I want to also promote UFC in my country and promote MMA. I want to start something. My country is a good country, and there are good people and a lot of rich people. We can do something.”