UFN 23 – Cody McKenzie figures people like him because he’s just the average Joe

“Ultimate Fighter” season twelve cast member, Cody McKenzie has been speaking about a number of things ahead of his upcoming fight next weekend with veteran, Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 23, explaining he thinks people like him because he’s just the average Joe.
Speaking via UFC.com, McKenzie said:

“Dennis Hallman brought up a good point the other day. He said, ‘Cody, the reason everyone likes you is because you’re the average Joe. The guy sitting at home on the couch thinks, ‘I could be like this guy! That guy looks like me! And then you take off your shirt and the guy on the couch goes, ‘He really does look like me!”

“I’ve been wanting to fight someone with a name like Yves Edwards for a long time and this is finally my shot. He’s really good and it’s going to be a great fight. I like the extra adrenaline rush and high that goes with fighting in the UFC. I get really amped up. I’m stoked to be fighting for the troops, especially against a legend. That’s going to send me through the roof. I’m hoping after I take Yves out that I can get on another card. I don’t believe in big, long training camps, like most people. I get in shape in a few weeks.”

“A lot of times I don’t go into a fight thinking, ‘I’m going to do this move.’ Once I start thinking that I’m going to start getting my head caved in because if that’s all I’m looking for, it will be pretty easy to time me. I never go in looking for it. But it seems like in a fight people leave their neck open a lot. If it’s there I’m going to grab it.”

“I got into fighting because I love it. I won some amateur titles in fighting, but all that doesn’t matter; all that matters is that I will be the 155-pound champ of the UFC. I don’t care if they have a darker belt or more trophies and medals, I am going to be the one at the top beating everyone up.”

McKenzie made an impressive debut this past weekend on the season twelve finale of the reality show, choking out fellow cast member, Aaron Wilkinson with his signature guillotine choke. Stay tuned to MMABay in the coming days for more updates on this one as we get it.