Daniel Gallemore Thinks UFC Call-Up is Coming Soon

Victory Fighting Championships heavyweight champion Daniel Gallemore spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Daniel James at Victory FC 57. Some highlights are below:

On being close to a UFC call-up: “Victory’s got a pretty good reputation of kind of being the gateway. The Victory titleholder usually gets signed (by the UFC). With a win or two – this will be my second title defense – I would halfway expect the call as long as I perform well. If I go out there with a snoozer, nobody’s going to want to sign anybody for that. But as long as I perform well, put on a good show and am entertaining, I think I’ll get the call.”

On finishing his opponents: “As a heavyweight, I always try to go for the finish. I only went to a decision once, and it didn’t go my way. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t want to leave it to the judges. I’m not saying the decision I had was a bad one by any means at all – I definitely lost that fight. I just don’t want to go that long.”

On ending his fights quickly: “We don’t get paid by the hour, we get paid by the job. The faster I can get in there and get it done and get out with the least amount of damage, the better.”

On his training camp: “Everything’s going good. I’m in a good camp now. (UFC heavyweight) Curtis Blaydes is my main partner. Josh Copeland is a WSOF contender. … We’ve got national champ wrestlers, so that works out amazing.”