NEW YORK – Mateusz Rebecki beat Roosevelt Roberts with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Take a look inside the fight with Rebecki, who won for the 16th straight time.
MatMateusz Rebecki vs. Roosevelt Roberts
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Result: Mateusz Rebecki def. Roosevelt Roberts via verbal submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:08
Updated records: Rebecki (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Roberts (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Key stats: Rebecki has 16 of his 19 career wins by stoppage, but this was his first armbar win since 2017.
Rebecki on the fight's key moment
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“I knew I must be patient because in this position, you can easy lose position. Then I waited for a good moment to submit him.”
Rebecki on being aggressive
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“It doesn’t matter who I fight because I have everything. I know striking. I’m a wrestler, and if I change my opponent, then I don’t change my style. I’m an offensive guy who moves forward and don’t stop, and every opponent must (be on defense against me).”
Rebecki on what he wants next
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“I want rest. I had a really hard, tough camp. Maybe next year, or in a couple months. Right now, I must rest. It’s more important who I want fights against. And right now, maybe you want to ask me about this: top 15. Of course (that’s what I want) – obviously. Give me some opponents from the top 15.
“I feel it’s a problem with finding me some good opponents. (After Nurullo Aliev pulled out) five people didn’t want a fight with me. Of course, it’s short notice, but also, this is Madison Square Garden. Everybody wants a fight here – but not with me. A couple fights ago, I also had this problem. Maybe I’m too tough an opponent. I don’t know. I’m not sure.”
To hear more from Rebecki, check out the video above.
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