Marcos Rogerio de Lima Didn’t Intend to Submit Clint Hester

Marcos Rogerio de Lima spoke with MMAjunkie about his submission win over Clint Hester at UFC 197. Some highlights are below:

On his gameplan going into the fight and how it changed: “The strategy was to keep it standing up, but since I managed to knock him down, I have a really good top game and ground and pound, so I just decided to stay there.”

On Hester: “Clint Hester is a tough guy, and at the beginning we were tangled up, and I was missing some kicks. But as we moved on, I was able to clock him and do the ground and pound and finish him off with the arm triangle.”

On his next fight: “Whoever comes my way next, I will be ready.”