Marcus McGhee eyes Jose Aldo after Martinez’s UFC 309 half-horse kicks

NEW YORK – Marcus McGhee beat Jonathan Martinez with a unanimous determination Saturday to shut out the preliminary card at UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.

Have a look contained in the battle with McGhee, who gained for the sixth straight time – however didn’t get a post-fight bonus for the primary time in his four-fight UFC run.

Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez

Outcome: Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Up to date data: McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Martinez (19-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC)
Key stats: McGhee doubled up on Martinez within the placing division and threw greater than twice as many strikes, as effectively.

McGhee on the battle’s key second

“Bodily, I nonetheless really feel fairly good. Clearly, the leg is slightly bit beat up. Man, that man kicks like a horse. I believe he’s a half horse, half man – I swear. You see these thighs on that man, man? Tremendous spectacular. I really feel prefer it’s really fairly good and he simply landed one factor and was actually correct the place he landed at. It was the identical spot twice. And I used to be like, ‘Gosh, man, I’m fairly good about taking that factor away, and you continue to discovered it, man.’ Fortunate sufficient, I saved discovering that proper hand, so it ended up paying off.”

McGhee on the place he’d like to battle

“I don’t wish to go to Brazil. Like (to battle) anyone – I don’t wish to. I’m sorry. There’s some individuals are like, ‘Yo, I wish to go journey (to Brazil). Not me. Not me, man. I don’t wish to go journey over to Brazil and battle over there. I like Brazilians. That’s all good and gravy. However man, I’m not making an attempt to do all that.

“Japan – I’ll say that I simply love the Japanese tradition, so I might like to go to Japan. However that’s about as deep because it will get. New York, it’s already executed. That’s checked off the record. So actually, Arizona. I need UFC to come back again. I need a full turnaround. Let’s battle in Arizona.”

McGhee on what he desires subsequent

“I wouldn’t be stunned in the event that they gave me Jose (Aldo). … We’re each proper there subsequent to one another within the rankings. He’s slightly bit older. I’m slightly bit older. I wouldn’t doubt that that’d be a battle that they make. … Why don’t we get Jose Aldo again in Arizona? That sounds good. That’s asking a complete lot. And that’s type of disrespectful to that man. I don’t know what. I’m speaking about.”

To listen to extra from McGhee, try the video of the complete post-fight interview above.

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