Chase Sherman Isn’t Super-Excited About His Fight Night 122 Bout

– Chase Sherman spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night 122 this weekend. Highlights are below:

On his anticipation level for the bout: “Am I super excited about the fight? No, I’m not. I’m a fighter who likes to go out there and throw and put on an exciting fight for the fans. I’ll be honest with you: He’s not a very exciting fighter. He kind of fights like a (expletive) girl. He likes to run around and he scores his points. He does what he needs to do to get the win. He’s a good fighter, he’s a very smart fighter. I can’t take that away from him. But, from an entertainment aspect, no he’s not. His last fight with (Derrick) Lewis he almost got a point deduction from running. We’ll see how it goes. He’s going to have to fight me.”

On taking more challenging fights: “We’re really trying to break into the top 15. That’s the bottom line and what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to climb the rankings. This will be three wins in a row. It’s hard to come by three wins in a row in the heavyweight division if you look at the win-streak pattern. Shamil is No. 16, I’m No. 19, so it makes sense. I’m coming here to get a ‘W.’ I’m coming here to collect a check and move up the ladder. It’s just a business trip for me. If it’s an exciting fighter or not it doesn’t really matter. That’s all that important is to just keep moving forward.”

On not having social media in China: “I didn’t realize that until a couple days before I came over here. People were like, ‘Yeah, no Facebook, no Twitter, no social media.’ I was like, ‘What the hell is going on? Why not?’ It is what it is. Twitter will have to wait for me until I get home.”