MEXICO CITY – Jamall Emmers keeps it simple. He isn’t looking for wars or to implement fancy in-depth gameplans – no.
His lone purpose on fight night is to be a sniper, and that’s exactly what Emmers (21-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) did Saturday at UFC on ESPN 64 when he took out Gabriel Miranda (17-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC) on the preliminary card at CDMX Arena.
“I’m not really expecting anything,” Emmers told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. “I’m just going in to get this ‘W,’ not really looking for wars. (I) try to make it real clean, like a sniper – in and out, not too much missing.”
Emmers was surprised Miranda came out as aggressively as he did, particularly with the higher elevation. The passion of the crowd also exceeded his expectations.
A well-researched member of the UFC featherweight division, Emmers had a callout ready. There was another divisional bout on the undercard two fights after his – and Emmers called dibs.
“I know there’s another 145-pound fight on this card,” Emmers said. “I want the winner of that. Whenever, but I want the winner of that. (Christian) Rodriguez and (Melquizael) Costa are very, very talented guys, very well-rounded guys, I believe. I think either one would be a good fight for me.”
Minutes later, Costa defeated Rodriguez by unanimous decision.
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