Justin Ledet Wants to Display His Skills for His Fights

Following UFC Fight Night 92, Justin Ledet spoke with reporters in a media scrum (via MMAjunkie) on his win over Chase Sherman. Below are some highlights from the scrum.

Ledet on trying to get the finish: “I’m trying to finish the fight all the time, but at the same time, I want to stick to my game plan. Just because somebody is trying to bait me into doing something that they want to do doesn’t mean I will do it. If he would have kept putting the pressure, sooner or later he would have gotten knocked out. The reason he didn’t get knocked out is because he stopped going forward, because he started taking all the punches. And that’s when he wanted me to stay in front of him and bang. That’s not my style. I have skills. These brawlers – if you want to stand in front of each other and bang, that’s cool. But I have skill – I stand behind my skill. That’s why I’m about to go party and he’s in the hospital right now. Plain and simple.”

On wanting to put on a display of skills for his fights: “You can look at every interview I’ve done – I’m never, ‘I’m going to finish this guy in the first round, I’m looking for the knockout.’ I’m not looking for that. I’m looking to go in there, to do work, put on a good display of boxing, come out with the win – show people what real boxing is. It was a matter of time, really. If you notice, (Sherman) pressed me hard in the first round. I started countering his shots and in the second round he started pressuring again and got hit. So, once that happened, I feel he stopped pressuring as much and I wasn’t able to get the knockout. I’ll beat people up all day. I’ll throw 100 punches a round. That doesn’t matter to me whether I get the knockout or not. I’m here to hurt people. The end result was a win, so I’m happy with that.”

Ledet on his strong boxing skills: “My boxing is definitely going to set me apart. But don’t get me wrong – I’m definitely well-rounded. That was my eighth fight. I’m 7-0-1 and I’ve got four submissions on my record. That just shows how well-rounded I am. My ground game is legit, as well. It’s pick your poison with me, that’s how I feel.”