Alan Jouban Discusses His UFC on FOX 28 Victory

Speaking to MMAjunkie after UFC on FOX 28, UFC welterweight fighter Alan Jouban discussed his victory over Ben Saunders at the fight card. Below are some highlights. UFC on FOX 28 was held last night at the Amway Center. You can check out 411’s live results and coverage RIGHT HERE.

Jouban his family losing their dog before the fight: “I’m making this such a sad speech, but our dog died a month ago, and it was a tough. It was a bulldog, and he was a family member. This entire camp, Cage (Jouban’s son) was like, ‘Win this for Buster, win this for Buster.’ As silly as it might sound, every camp, every fight, every day, I find something to cling to to motivate me. And that, I was able to use the entire camp. So I said, ‘You know what, I’m bringing you to the fight, Cage.’ … I saw him in the crowd, and I was just – I felt like I could have fought a freaking alligator right there and won. So afterward, I just wanted to lock eyes with him and share that moment with him.”

His thoughts on Ben Saunders: “Ben’s been doing it for a long time. He’s been in a lot of wars. He’s been through a lot. So he knows how to recover from a tough fight and everything. As much as it was a pain to see a friend of mine go down, it was an honor to go to war with him. It was a fight I’ll always remember for sure.”

Alan Jouban on how the fight went: “Who knows what would have happened? Yeah, the UFC likes me, but (expletive), they get rid of people all the time. And I cannot see myself leaving the UFC. It’s like, this is my destiny. The mantra, the code for today was, ‘Be great, have your greatest fight ever. Be great.’ And I think we did that today.”