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Matt Erickson and Danny Segura

Sedriques Dumas embraces his ‘goofy’ Ric Flair-type character after UFC on ABC 5

Sedriques Dumas beat Cody Brundage with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC on ABC 5 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

Take a look inside the fight with Dumas, a Florida resident who picked up his first UFC win.

Cody Brundage vs. Sedriques Dumas

Result: Sedriques Dumas def. Cody Brundage via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Updated records: Dumas (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Brundage (8-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Key stats: Dumas had more than 11 minutes of total control time, though it was Brundage who landed a pair of takedowns.

Dumas on the fight's key moment

Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Sedriques Dumas (blue gloves) celebrates after he defeats Cody Brundage (red gloves) fights in a middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

“I felt a thousand percent better than my first fight. The grappling, my timing, my awareness has improved within these seven weeks of taking this fight, and I can’t do nothing but shout out to my coaches.”

Dumas on owning his character

Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Cody Brundage (red gloves) fights Sedriques Dumas (blue gloves) in a middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

“I’ve been having fun. I’ve been doing me. Like when I walked out, I was doing me. I’m a goofy character – dancing, pot smoking, whatever you want to call it: ‘Woo!’ Ric Flair type of guy. And if I can’t get into my own character, then I don’t need to be here. And that’s what I did. I’m my own person. I’m my own character. I deserve to be here and I’m going to be in the top 10, and eventually I’m going to get that belt.”

Dumas on what he wants next

Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Cody Brundage (red gloves) fights Sedriques Dumas (blue gloves) in a middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

“I’m no coward. I would take any fights I can. But right now, I’m going to take a few months just to prepare for some more experience. I know that a lot of people (will have) seen in this fight, they’re going to know that I can strike, and also, I can grapple. So I’m going to take a little bit of time off – not a long time. Hell, not a long time. But I’m going to take some time to just get some more work in, be more with my family, relax more and just strictly hit the training like I need to.”

To hear more from Dumas, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ABC 5.

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