Ryan Janes Discusses His Victory at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale

Ryan Janes spoke to reporters after his victory at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale (via MMAjunkie) in a media scrum. Janes defeated Andrew Sanchez for the fight card. Below are some highlights.

On beating Andrew Sanchez: “Sanchez is a tough dude. (He was a) ‘TUF 23’ winner. Talented wrestler. With a great team, with John Wood over at Syndicate. I think this totally kind of puts me back into relevance. I’m actually a force to be reckoned with. If you don’t come in ready for me, you’re not going to take me out, so to speak.”

On knowing he had to get a win: “I knew I had to win this one, but my attitude is pretty jovial. It was more like, ‘I deserve to be here and I need to prove it.’ The one before this one was close, I almost had the finish. I finally got out with this one. For me, it was about myself. About proving I deserve to be in the UFC. I’m one of the best middleweights. One of the best middleweights in Canada. It’s just good to get a win over a ‘TUF’ winner, a tough guy, a known great fighter. So that was the biggest thing for me.”

On how he fights: “If someone doesn’t put me away in the first, I’m not tired: they are. They don’t have that in the second, no way. So you just – confident, keep doing what you do, push through it.