Amanda Cooper Discusses Her UFC 218 Victory

Speaking in a post-fight media scrum at UFC 218 (via MMAjunkie), Amanda Cooper discussed her victory on the fight card over Angela Magana. Below are some highlights.

Her thoughts on Angela Magana: “I don’t think the sport needs her. I don’t think the UFC needs her. Maybe she needs it. As soon as I called her out she was on Twitter freaking out. I think she gets something out of it. I don’t mean to be mean, but I think she probably needed that a little bit. I don’t think the sport needs her, but I think she needs it.”

Cooper on how Magana handles herself: “She convinces herself of false. I can’t imagine losing as many times as she has in a row or not fighting after two years. I can’t imagine going through all the things she went through. Hurricane, no electricity, not training. I can’t imagine going through all that and being confident. I don’t think she says the thing she says on Twitter and social media to amp herself up. I don’t think she’s faking it. I think she truly believes she’s great. Every time I’ve lost I’m like, ‘Man, I suck.’ I have to think about it and go home and build myself up. She’s lost and lost and lost and hasn’t fought in a few years and still thinks she’s the toughest (expletive) in the world. Maybe she’s just mentally stronger than most. I don’t know what she’s going to think after this. I feel bad for saying that, but good for her.”

Amanda Cooper on winning in the UFC in her hometown: “I definitely think it’s got to be one of my favorite memories out of anything I’ve ever done. I’ve done a lot of stuff in my life. I have a lot of fight experience, 14 years. That’s going to rank the highest right now.”

Cooper on what she wants next: “I want someone new, I want someone different. I know there’s a ton of fighters in this weight class right now. I want to be able to watch someone for the first few times and learn them and not see them on TV every single week and put them on a pedestal.”