Curtis Blaydes Discusses His Win Over Adam Milstead at UFC Fight Night 104

Curtis Blaydes spoke to reporters in a post-fight scrum after his win over Adam Milstead at UFC Fight Night 104 (via MMAjunkie). Below are some highlights.

Blaydes on how he won the fight: “I didn’t want it to end like that. That’s just not how I wanted to win. I wanted to beat him, not cause an injury to beat him. … It takes me back to when I was a wrestler in high school. I won a match like that. The guy messed up his knee, and I felt bad because that could be me. I don’t want to lose like that either. I don’t want to lose because of an injury. That’s how I lost my first (UFC) fight, because my eye was swollen. That’s not how you want to lose a fight, because of an injury, so I feel for him.”

His thoughts on how the fight went: “I’m no fool. I know my hands would have to be up to par. We will get there, but it will be – we’re going to develop. We’re going to continue to develop. But no, I do want that fight, just not next.”

On training at elevation: “Training at elevation, like I said my last fight, it really pays off. When I got down here at like 88 feet above sea level, I could have done that for five rounds – and that was the plan: just take him down and hold him down. Really, I just want to think my coaches at Team Elevation. Without them and the guys down at MusclePharm, this wouldn’t happen like this. I wouldn’t have the cardio, and I wouldn’t have the help to get this ‘W’ the way I did, so I just want to thank them and all the guys down at Muscle Pharm.”

Blaydes on his journey: “As an athlete, you do feel like you can answer the call to anyone. If they tell you that you’re great, you feel great. But then again, I understand that my hands are still developing. It took me years and years to become the wrestler that I am today, so I’m expecting the same type of long, arduous journey for my hands to grow.”