LAS VEGAS – Andre Petroski beat Rodolfo Vieira with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Petroski, who made a big callout of Bo Nickal in the middleweight division.
Andre Petroski def. Rodolfo Vieira
Result: Andre Petroski def. Rodolfo Vieira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Petroski (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) def. Rodolfo Vieira (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Key stats: Petroski stuffed 10 of Vieira’s 11 takedown attempts.
Andre Petroski def. Rodolfo Vieira, UFC Fight Night 251 (via UFC)
Petroski on the fight’s key moment
“I’m pretty sore. He landed a lot of leg kicks, for sure. My legs are beat up. Offensively, I threw a lot, too. So a good win – a very respectable feather in the cap, for sure. I’m very happy. I expected to throw a lot of light kicks, for sure. That was something we knew – he doesn’t really check a lot of leg kicks, so that was something that we game planned for. That was definitely the strategy.”
Petroski on Vieira’s durability
“He didn’t go away. After the first round, I remember my coaches saying, ‘Dude, he’s tired. He’s tired. And I looked over, and he did look tired in between the first and the second. Maybe I didn’t put my foot on the pedal as much as I could have, especially in the second round. He didn’t go away. I hit him with a lot. I kicked the sh*t of his legs, and he just didn’t quit.”
Petroski on what he wants next
“I’ve got to go home and be a father. It’s tough when you’re focused on fighting all the time. It’s hard to be in that mindset. I love my kids, but it’s definitely something I need to work on for sure. I’m there, but I can get better.”
To hear more from Petroski, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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