LAS VEGAS – Hyder Amil beat Fernie Garcia with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 236 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Amil, who stayed unbeaten with a submission win in his UFC debut.
Hyder Amil vs. Fernie Garcia
Result: Hyder Amil def. Fernie Garcia via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:12
Updated records: Amil (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Garcia (10-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
Key stats: Amil outstruck Garcia 109-31 on his way to the TKO finish.
Amil on the fight's key moment
“The only thing I don’t feel good about is him taking my back. I kind of slept on his grappling game. I took him down, he felt light, and from his videos, it didn’t seem like he had that great of a grappling background. So I’m just upset at myself that I slept on him and allowed him to take my back. Other than that, it was a really fun fight. We got to trade a little bit. I love a little standup battle.”
Amil on multiple opponent changes
“First, I was getting ready for a wrestler (from Kazakhstan), like a stocky wrestler. Then I was getting ready for a southpaw muay Thai guy. Then I ended up fighting a Mexican boxer. But I know with the MMA game, be ready for whatever. You’ve got to be ready for the unpredictable.
“I know that the pullouts happen a lot, so I make sure I always game plan and I get all my bases covered and that I’m working every part of the game. So even though there was a change in the game plan, I felt like I was always training with different body types, different styles, just in case things like that happen – which did happen.”
Amil on what he wants next
“I want to (be back) either late April, early May. You see how I fight? I’m a crowd fighter, all right, so give me a crowd. I’m going to make the roof explode.”
To hear more from Amil, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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