Geoff Neal Says He Had a Plan For Head Kick Knockout at UFC 228

Geoff Neal spoke following his win over Frank Camacho at UFC 228 on Saturday. Highlights are below, per MMAjunkie:

On his head kick that knocked Camacho out: “As soon as I got the call about the fight with Frank Camacho, I looked at the film. And I saw him dipping to that side every time Drew Dober threw his left hand at him. I was like, ‘Coach, I think I can land this kick – I think this is the thing that’s going to knock him out.’ So we worked on it the whole camp, and just (Saturday) we came up with the code number for it – it was ‘Zero Zero.’ I started hearing my coach just yell, ‘Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero!’ Threw the kick, landed, knocked him out, and here we are.”

On the fight going longer than he expected: “I was getting frustrated. My hand hurts bad. He was taking some shots. I was laying into him and he wasn’t fading at all. I believed I was going to get (the finish) in the first round. When it didn’t finish in the first round, I was ready for the typical Frank Camacho – the three-round, bloody fight. But I got to knock him out in the second round and didn’t have to stay in there 15 minutes.”

On Joe Rogan saying he might be on the verge of stardom: “I feel the same way. That’s my goal. That’s my plan. It’s not just winning a couple fights in the UFC – it’s being a face of the UFC, a name. When you think of the UFC, you think of me – that’s what I want to do. It’s going to happen.”