Outside Source
Yannis (10-4) opened the action against Canada’s Jamie Siraj (14-4) in a bantamweight clash at the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Saturday. Coming off a loss in his UFC debut, Yannis felt he had a point to prove in his sophomore outing in enemy territory. Yannis knocked out Siraj in front of the latter’s home crowd in the very first round.
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“Came from a loss, so I felt I had something to prove coming into enemy territory,” Yannis told the UFC. “Feels good, couldn’t have asked for a better night.”
Yannis suffered a first-round submission loss against Austin Bashi in his short-notice UFC debut at featherweight last year. However, “The Juice” believes he is one of the best bantamweights with a full camp. Winning in enemy territory is also nothing new to Yannis. Yannis claims he was ruining his opponents’ homecomings on the regional scene, which translated to the biggest stage at UFC Winnipeg.
Familiar Feeling
“Even coming off the L to Austin Bashi – I took the fight on four days’ notice, a weight class higher,” Yannis said. “I truly believe I’m one of the most dangerous guys at 135. So full camp at 135 against an opponent, I would put the house on me every single time. And coming into enemy territory is nothing different. I feel like my whole career has been going to my opponents’ cities and getting the job done in front of their home crowd. And this is nothing new to me, just on a bigger scale.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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