ABU DHABI – Trevor Peek beat Mohammad Yahya with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Take a look inside the fight with Peek, who got back in the win column after the first loss of his pro career in June.
Trevor Peek vs. Mohammad Yahya
Result: Trevor Peek def. Mohammad Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 30-27)
Updated records: Peek (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Yahya (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stats: Peek had four takedowns, more than five minutes of control time, and nearly doubled up on Yahya in total strikes landed.
Peek on the fight's key moment
“I learned quite a bit. I wanted to get the finish, naturally, but I wanted to go in there and show everybody that I’m more than just a brawler. I know I got a little loopy and threw a few wild punches. We’ll tighten it up. We’ll fix it next time. But I also wanted to show everyone that my gas tank was better. Everybody’s been kind of knocking my cardio from my last fight, and they don’t know that I didn’t really get to train till the last three weeks of my last camp.”
Peek on his reputation
“You want to be known as a contender, not just an exciting brawler. I’m here to try to win a belt. Naturally, I’ll always have a little bit of that wildness in me. It’s just (ingrained) in my spirit. But I want to be more than just a brawler. … I also wanted to show people that I do belong in the UFC. Everybody’s telling me that I’m not UFC caliber on the media, all these couch potatoes that ain’t never done nothing with their life, and it kind of upset me. I just wanted to show everybody that I’m here to play, I’m here to stay, and I will win fights in dominant fashion. I am a contender.”
Peek on what he wants next
“I ain’t got anything in mind, really. I know one of these days, I’d like to get that Chepe (Mariscal) fight back. I’m going to talk to my coaches, fix a few more things that I need to fix in my game, and then we’ll go from there. But as far as places or people, just line them up and I’ll knock them down.”
To hear more from Peek, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 294.
