Eddie Wineland Says He Doesn’t Want To Be On UFC Fight Pass Anymore

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Eddie Wineland (23-11-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC) said that after beating Takeya Mizugaki (21-11-2 MMA, 8-6 UFC) at UFC on FOX 22, he told matchmaker Sean Shelby that he doesn’t want any more fights on UFC Fight Pass. Here are highlights:

On not wanting to be on UFC Fight Pass: “It’s really not a big deal. Well, yes and no. I don’t know if they’re trying to sell Fight Pass – I was just concerned with my family being able to watch. I didn’t have a Fight Pass (account) set up. I had to deal with getting a Fight Pass set up and getting a cable so they could hook the computer to the TV and yada yada yada. But, needless to say, my family got to watch, so all is well.”

On his kids being his motivation: “[My son] told me, ‘Daddy’s going to beat him,’ so yeah, daddy beat him. This is huge. Mizugaki, he’s a veteran like myself. We’ve both been around the block a few times. This was a good fight. The reason I keep fighting is because of my boys. I’ve had my jaw broken twice. I was ready to hang them up. And we had my first son, Jack, and I just got the itch again. You’ve got to prove to your boy that you can get up, keep moving forward, that you don’t quit because you get knocked down. It’s relit a fire.”