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Luis Pena Looking to Switch to Lightweight For a Fight With The Ultimate Fighter Finale Winner

July 7, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Luis Pena spoke following his win over Richie Smullen at TUF 27 Finale about his next fight and more. You can see some highlights below per MMAjunkie:

On his reaction to the win and next fight: “It feels amazing. I definitely want to prove that I would have won the show, so I kind of do want to run it back with whoever wins ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ (lightweight) finale. But other than that, this is the start to the path to the title for me.”

On being happy with his performance: “With my first performance on the show I think people kind of thought, ‘All this kid can do is throw hands.’ I think tonight I showed that I’m more of a complete fighter.”

On a possible weight class change: “We’re going to get a nutritionist and see how easy that is. If you watch the show, I weighed in at 153 for that fight. I definitely want to fight the winner of the lightweight final.”