Tony Martin Wants to Face the Cerrone vs. Perry Winner

UFC fighter Tony Martin spoke to reporters in a media scrum following his win at UFC 229. Martin defeated Ryan LaFlare by knockout in the third round in the opening prelim bout for the fight card. Below are some highlights (transcript via MMAjunkie).

Tony Martin on what he told Joe Rogan after the fight: “I told him to tell (expletive Donald) Cerrone and Mike Perry that they’re next.”

Tony Martin on becoming more confident: “When I first came to the UFC, I had to be humble, and I am a humble person. But I’m also very confident. All I do all day is talk (expletive). Me and my girlfriend, Kayla (Harrison), all we do is talk (expletive). I go to my training sessions, and all my teammates are talking (expletive), and I’m talking (expletive). It’s honestly what I am. It’s what I’ve always done. I just wasn’t confident enough when I first came in. I was this really quiet guy. Now people are like, you’re trying to be Colby or Conor (McGregor). I’m just going to try to be more who I am.”

Tony Martin on the PED issue pre-USADA: “Honestly, before USADA came in, I thought it was 30 percent (of fighters using performance-enhancing drugs). And USADA came in, and these idiots are still popping hot. It’s not coincidence anymore when one guy is saying, ‘Oh, it’s a contaminated supplement.’ When it’s 30 people saying the same damn thing every time. … I don’t even check my results any more. I already know the results. I don’t take anything. I don’t do any supplements for the specific reason I don’t need it. And you can see all these guys’ performance dropping off dramatically when USADA is coming in. They’re jumping weight classes crazily, just trying to find wins. Georges St-Pierre said it changes your thought process, as well, because your confidence is lower, you’re not training as hard. Really, in this sport, if you’re not 110 percent confident you’re going to win the fight, you shouldn’t be getting in there.”