Yancy Medeiros Wants To Be A Long Term Investment For The UFC

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Yancy Medeiros (15-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) spoke about his desire to become a long term investment for the UFC instead of merely an asset. Here are highlights:

On becoming an investment: “An asset is replaceable. When you’re an investment, that’s when the company takes care of you. And how do you do that? You’ve got to find your windows of opportunity and take them.”

On brawling: “Yes, I’m competitive, and I’m down to go to war, but that’s not my initial reaction – ‘I’m going to stand toe-to-toe and see who takes the harder punches.’ That’s not something I pride myself on.”

On his fight with Alex Oliveira: “I took way too many hits. ‘Cowboy’ is definitely a tough individual. Usually, I punch people, and they make adjustments, and they’ll back off and give you some space. I punched him right square in the nose, and he seriously ran after me. I’m like, ‘Alright, this guy, he’s going to take it. We’ve got to make some adjustments.’ And then he friggin’ dropped me, my first drop in the first. In my head, I was like, ‘This mother(expletive) dropped me. I can’t believe it.’ I got so pissed off. I got egotistical. I got prideful. I was like, ‘I’ve got to punch him back, and I’ve got to drop him.’ Then he dropped me again, and I was like, ‘You’ve got to get back to the game plan.’”