Lando Vannata Is Upset With His UFC Fight Night 91 Performance

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Lando Vannata (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) spoke about his loss to Tony Ferguson (21-3 MMA, 11-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 91 last night. He said he wasn’t happy with his performance and let his emotions get the better of him. Here are highlights:

On his performance: “I feel good right now. I’m a little upset with my performance – I let my emotions get the better of me. But I feel all right. In the first round, I was clear-headed and I was executing my game plan. I was moving well. In the second round, I started pushing him back a little bit, and beginning to control the pace, and I let my ego get in the way. I got caught up in the brawl, and I started walking forward with my hands down, not moving my head, (not) moving my feet. And I paid the price for it.”

On the bright side of losing: “To fight the No. 3 guy on two weeks’ notice and drop him a couple times, and do as well as I did, yeah, there’s a little moral victory in there.”