Siyar Bahadurzada Discusses His UFC 232 Fight

MMAjunkie Radio recently interviewed UFC welterweight fighter Siyar Bahadurzada ahead of his upcoming fight against Curtis Millender at UFC 232. The fight is set for later this weekend in Los Angeles, California. Below are some highlights.

Bahadurzada on learning how to deal with injuries: “I learned how to deal with (injuries) and I learned to avoid them. At some point we have to, right? I have the experience now and I have the knowledge of avoiding them. Ever since I took a step back, and I thought ‘OK, I’ve done this thing all this time like this and I’ve only had injuries. And I’ve only had terrible time, got sick and everything.’ So these long layoffs made me actually think deep what am I doing wrong and what should I do?”

Siyar Bahadurzada on his preference for strikers: “I absolutely prefer (fighting) strikers, for just one reason: People who come to watch us, like most people, they want to see blood and knockouts. And I want to give them their money worth. I want to excite them. I want them to stand up and clap for me when I knock somebody out. I want them to be excited. I want them to walk out the arena and my fight will be on their mind. ‘Hey, do you remember that guy?’ They might not know my name, because it’s difficult, they will know that my knockout. They will talk about my knockout. That’s what I want to leave people behind when I’m fighting. When they leave, they have to talk about my fight.”

His thoughts on Millender: “He’s been running his mouth and he’s got to fall.”