Mario Bautista scored the largest victory of his profession Saturday, successful an in depth break up determination in opposition to UFC Corridor of Famer Jose Aldo at UFC 307 in Salt Lake Metropolis, however many individuals disagreed with the judges’ name — together with MMA celebrity Conor McGregor.
“The Infamous” took on social media Saturday night time to name the end result a “filth” and “bullsh*t” determination, and Bautista responded throughout his UFC 307 post-fight media scrum.
“Conor can kiss my a** and he can combat every time he’s purported to,” Bautista mentioned. “Take the combat in opposition to [Michael] Chandler. Shut up.”
McGregor complained on social media that Bautista “was capturing in simply to carry him in opposition to the fence”, and “that’s not adequate”. The Irishman believes the referee Mike Beltran ought to have separated them as a result of there’s “no level prolonging these positions as in the event that they haven’t taken place precisely the identical approach prior and nothing has taken place however [stalling].”
Bautista defined his technique, citing Merab Dvalishvili’s efficiency in opposition to Aldo — additionally in Salt Lake Metropolis — as reference.
“The efficiency is what it’s. Needed to do what I needed to do,” Bautista mentioned. “I acquired reduce within the second spherical. I acquired hit with one thing fairly good. I used to be in a position to drive him via the fence. He has good takedown protection, however he can’t get off the cage. That’s not my fault, you understand? If that was me, I’m in a position to circle off the cage. So regardless of the crowd thinks, no matter everybody thinks, I imply, that’s on him.
“He wasn’t getting off the fence and I’m not gonna let him off the fence. And I attempt to take him down, he’s good proper there. And such as you mentioned, that’s one thing Marab did, and now take a look at him, he’s the champ. … I believed I did sufficient. Placing smart he was getting after a little bit bit however like I mentioned, he simply gave up a number of time on the cage, in order that that’s on him.”
Bautista mentioned he was not nervous concerning the boos as a result of boors os cheers, “it’s power” for him. Now 15-2 as knowledgeable and driving an extended successful streak, Bautista mentioned he’s open to going through Henry Cejudo subsequent.
“We’ll see who comes up,” Bautista mentioned. “I used to be considering [Cory] Sandhagen, however he’s form of coming off a loss I’m a seven in a row now. Somebody that’s been calling out [Sean] O’Malley, [and] O’Malley simply misplaced, so if Henry Cejudo needs to combat, we might try this too.”
