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Gian Villante Thinks He Broke His Hand With First Punch at UFC 220

January 21, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Gian Villante spoke about injuring his hand during his win over Francimar Barroso at UFC 220. Highlights are below, per MMAjunkie::

On when he broke his hand: “First [punch], I could tell right away it was probably done. But I’m a meathead, so I keep going.”

On his reaction to the injury: “Whatever. It hurts. (I’ll use) my left hand to drink beer. That’s it.”

On one of the judges scoring the fight for Barroso: “I hate that a judge could give it to him. I heard (UFC President Dana White) in the corner, saying ‘You’ve got to be kidding’ after the one judge read it the other way.”

On not finishing the bout: “I know what we’re all trying to do – well, not him anyway. But most of us, when we fight, we’re trying to get these finishes. We’re trying to put on a show for the fans. If I’m going to be put on a good spot on the card, on a huge card – probably one of the best cards I’ve ever been on. I’m here to put on a damn show. I don’t care, win or lose. Most of the time, I don’t care if – I know it’s not a smart thing. Half my pay is based on if I win or lose. But I want to put on a damn show. And he didn’t want to. I really wanted to get the knockout. I really wanted the bonus, like always. I’m always fighting for bonuses. Even ‘Fight of the Night,’ I don’t care. Let’s put on a damn show. And he’s running that much? So scared that a judge could give it to him. And I hate judges. Sorry, I hate you all. It’s probably not going to help me get any scores my way in the future, but I don’t want scores. I want knockouts. And that’s hard to do if the guy’s running like that.”

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Gian Villante, UFC 220, Jeremy Thomas