Outside Source
McVey (7-2) took on Sedriques Dumas (10-5) in a middleweight clash at UFC Fight Night 274 in Las Vegas. “The Moose” forced Dumas to tap with a brabo choke a little more than two minutes into the fight.
This marked McVey’s first win in the UFC. McVey had finished all six of his previous outings in the first round when he signed with the UFC last year. However, McVey’s success on the regional circuit did not translate into the UFC. McVey suffered his first professional loss against Brunno Ferreira via a submission in his UFC debut at UFC 318 last year. McVey went on to suffer another submission loss in his sophomore UFC outing against Zachary Reese this past November.
Staying Focused
McVey learned a big lesson from his early UFC losses. McVey notes that UFC, being the biggest platform, brings a lot of extra noise along with opportunities. McVey says that it is essential to cut out the noise and focus on the job at hand, which was difficult for him in his UFC debut at a sold-out Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Not letting the extra stuff, the crowd… try not to let that bother you,” McVey said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “Just try to hone in for the fight, staying focused. It’s hard, especially for that debut. I was in New Orleans; I just saw the whole place was sold out. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ And that was one of the biggest lessons for me as well. Don’t let anything sidetrack you from the mission.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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