Chas Skelly Wants A Spot On The UFC 211 Card

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Chas Skelly said that he is hoping to get a fight on the UFC 211 card in Dallas on May 13. Skelly lives in Azle, Texas. Here are highlights:

On his approach to pre-fight hype: “So you’re saying I can fight good but I’m dumb? You’re saying I can’t talk? I’m not a good talker? I’m just kidding. I like to talk trash. I love it. But to me this is a sport. This is how we make a living. I’m not going to verbally attack somebody who’s just trying to make a living out doing the same thing I am. Now, if somebody wanted to do a (expletive)-talking battle with me, I’d love it because I actually feel like I’m a better (expletive)-talker than I am a fighter. But for me, that’s just not my style. I just get in there, I grind it out every day, I work hard, and I expect the person who’s fighting me to do the same. I think we can make fireworks in the cage. There’s no reason to try to degrade each other outside of it.”

On beating Chris Gruetzemacher: “Overall, I thought it was a really good fight. I thought I fought a complete fight and I won everywhere. That’s the main goal – it’s just to dominate. These guys don’t understand they need to fight me now because I’m improving every single time I come out. I’m improving, man. I’m gone, and I made the move to Florida, and I’m doing the right things. I’m putting everything together. I’m putting my heart and soul into this. I get better and better every time I step in there, and you’re seeing it. I felt like I could have stood up and out-struck him the entire time, because the only thing he hit me with, I think, was a body kick the entire fight. I decided to make it a complete fight, take him down, do a little bit of work on the ground.”

On where he wants to fight next: “These tickets are expensive. These hotel rooms are expensive. These guys can’t come out and make the drive and pay all the money for the tickets and come and see me, so I want to fight in Dallas, where I know some people who aren’t able to make the trip to watch me fight in other places can come out there. If I fight in Dallas, you’re going to see more people with sleeveless shirts screaming ‘Kick his ass, Chas!’ than you’ve ever seen in your life, I promise you.”