Malcolm Wellmaker Issues Statement After UFC Vegas 122 Loss

UFC bantamweight Malcolm Wellmaker issued a assertion following his second-round knockout loss to Otari Tanzilovi at UFC Vegas 122.

After beginning off his UFC profession 2-0 with three knockout wins, Wellmaker has now lost three straight fights, including a brutal head kick loss against Tanzilovi at UFC Vegas 122.

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It’s been a surprising fall from grace for Wellmaker, who was the betting favourite in his last three fights, yet wound up shedding them all, the last two via stoppage.

Malcolm Wellmaker Reacts to UFC Vegas 122 KO Loss

Taking to his social media following UFC Vegas 122, Wellmaker shared his response to the head kick KO loss against Tanzilovi.

“What’s going on, guys? I am back in Florida, and I wanted to make a quick video to give an update to all my family, friends, and supporters out there,” Wellmaker said in a video assertion posted to his Instagram.

“First and foremost, I’m healthy. No major injuries. So that’s the biggest blessing so far.

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“As far as combat night time goes, I had a recreation plan, and I was working it, and I felt like it was working nicely. We needed to focus on the physique; we needed to keep inside the kicking vary, because clearly he’s a harmful kicker, and actually abuse the tempo and quantity.

“Yeah man, it was going good until it wasn’t and I got caught. Hats off to Otari because he’s a great striker and we all knew how dangerous he was.

“As far as like my camp and preparation, man, I gave everything I had to it. I moved my complete household to Florida to put together for this one. I confirmed up to every coaching session I could and gave 110%. And I improved, and I really feel like some of those enhancements confirmed during the combat.

“Obviously, I still have a ton of room for improvement. I’ve only been at ATT for a few months. I didn’t even start fighting or training at all until the age of 23.”

Malcolm Wellmaker Comments on What’s Next

As for what’s next, Wellmaker said he plans on taking a bit of time off to relaxation up and recuperate and spend time with mates and household before heading back to ATT to proceed coaching and wait for his supervisor to call him with his next MMA combat information.

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“As far as what’s next for me, to be honest, I don’t know yet. But as long as the possibility of me providing for my family with fighting is there, I’m going to pursue it, and I feel like I’ve built a positive platform and had a positive impact, and I want to continue to use it as long as I can,” Wellmaker said.

“So I’m going to take the next two weeks to go back home to Augusta, Georgia, to hang out with all my family and friends that I’ve been missing while I’ve been down here in Florida, and then after those two weeks are up, I plan on coming back, getting right back in the gym, getting right back in training, making improvements, and waiting on a phone call from my manager to see what’s next.

“But as always, it is an absolute blessing to be in the place that I’m in, coming from where I came from, because I never saw this in the playing cards for me. So whether I’m successful or shedding, knocking people out or getting knocked out, it would not matter. I’m joyful. I’m going to be OK, and I’ve got religion that God is the absolute best of planners.

“So until next time, thank y’all very much, and I love y’all.”

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