Ricardo Lamas Says He’s Used to Being Bet Against

Ricardo Lamas spoke with reporters following his win over Jason Knight at UFC 214. The highlights are below:

On his new UFC Gym location: “The next step, immediately, is I’m going to be opening up a UFC Gym in Naperville, Illinois. They’re almost ready – they’re locking down a space right now, and then we’ll get rolling. I didn’t approach them – it’s kind of been on my radar. After I found out they were opening up the gyms all over, I went and met with one of the owners in Chicago and got the contact info, and we’ve been talking about it for a while now. Now it’s starting to come together.”

On doing his training camp in Miamia: “It was a really long, hard camp, being away from my family and everything. I got pretty depressed there. Right now, I just want to concentrate (on them) and spend time with them. I’ve done it twice now. In my first camp, I missed my son’s first steps – I was in Florida. The second one, I left early and came back for like a week for my son’s second birthday and had to go back again. It’s tough. I need that release from my family after being at the gym. Going back to an empty apartment was just depressing.”

On being billed as an underdog against Knight: “(I’m like) Rodney Dangerfield, man: I get no respect. I didn’t know I was the underdog. I’m used to it. Keep betting against me. I think if I just keep doing what I’m doing, I’ll eventually get back up there no matter who has the belt.”