SAN ANTONIO – Trevin Giles beat Preston Parsons with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Take a look inside the fight with Giles, who has bounced back from a two-fight skid with back-to-back wins.
Trevin Giles vs. Preston Parsons
Result: Trevin Giles def. Preston Parsons via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Updated records: Giles (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Parsons (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Key stat: The striking stats were razor close with a Parsons 66-65 lead. He also landed three takedowns, but only got one judge to give him the nod.
Giles on the fight's key moment
“I’m always happy with the win. I’m not necessarily the happiest of my performance. I could have been cleaner. I was trying to get him out of there. I had San Antonio out there watching me and stuff. I was born here, had a lot of my family out here, friends, o I wanted to get him out of there. I didn’t want a decision, but I still got the job done.”
Giles on the split decision
“I felt some He was sitting on the stool. He kind of looked hurt. I was still up walking around. So I feel like that that left an impression on everybody and I feel like it showed that I was the one that was winning the fight and deserved that victory.”
Giles on what he wants next
“I’m just going home getting with my family and just enjoying time with them, healing up a little bit, getting back into the gym and looking forward to that next contract, the next paycheck.”
To hear more from Giles, 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 ESPN 43.
