Former Sengoku middleweight champion, Jorge Santiago has been speaking about his recent failure to impress when he took on Brian Stann at UFC 130 this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, explaining his problem was that he was over confident. Speaking via Tatame Magazine, Santiago said:
“I guess what went wrong is that I was too confident. I didn’t feel the pressure by the fans, of having everybody staring at me. I was to at ease, I thought it’d be easy and I lost focus. I didn’t do what I could’ve done. The guys that train with me and are part of my team, like Gesias (Cavalcante), said I didn’t do half what I could. It was his big day. Next time I won’t let it happen.”
“I’ve learned that lesson already, but I was brought into a fake illusion. Bernardo, the volleyball coach, a guy I’m a fan of, is always saying it. Nothing is easy. You always have to be careful, there’s always something bothering you, making you believe you didn’t do what you could have done.”
“They (UFC promoters) haven’t say anything (about the next bout), but they liked the bout, and you can tell it because they considered it the best of the evening. There were many good things about it, it was a busy bout, which is something that the fans enjoy.”
It’s back to square one for Santiago after failing once again to impress inside the octagon, this time in his second spell. Will the Brazilian be forced to take a fight against lesser opposition last time out or is it merely a matter of fighting up to his potential.
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