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Michal Oleksiejczuk Doesn’t Mind That His UFC 219 Win Was By Decision

January 2, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Michal Oleksiejczuk spoke following his unanimous decision win over Khalil Rountree at UFC 219 over the weekend. Highlights are below, via MMAjunkie:

On the win: “It’s still hard to believe what happened – it’s a big day for me in my life. Of course, I believed in myself and my abilities to win this fight, but I had no clue I would do it in such a dominant style and I would beat Khalil everywhere – standing, wrestling and on the ground.”

On the fight going the distance: “I’m surprised I didn’t finish him in the second round. But he’s a very tough guy and I have a lot of respect for him because he took a lot. I’m very happy – I thought that I would have a finish, but a decision for a (UFC) debut isn’t a bad thing, especially against such an opponent as Khalil.”

on his next fight: “I want to fight Gokhan Saki because he’s a legend – he’s a legendary striker and kickboxer, and it would be an honor to enter a cage with him. I think that’s a good fight to make after this one. Hopefully that will happen. I think when I’m in shape with a good camp, I can fight any light heavyweight in the world and I will prove that in my next fights.”