Victor Henry on why his mom won’t watch him fight


LAS VEGAS – Victor Henry beat Pedro Falcao with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Henry, who bounced back after a loss to Charles Jourdain this past November – so far the only stoppage loss on his resume.

Victor Henry def. Pedro Falcao

Result: Victor Henry def. Pedro Falcao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Henry (25-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Falcao (16-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Key stats: Henry landed twice as many total strikes as Falcao, though he was taken down four times.

Henry on the fight’s key moment

“(I’d grade myself) a 7 out of 10, 6.5 out of 10. There were some spots where, meh – I could’ve finished it here. Hindsight is 20/20 – there were some spots in there I could’ve done more. … I didn’t want to speak it into existence, but my arms were dead.”

Henry on his mom not watching his fights

“Whenever I get a second (after a fight), I call my mom. My mom doesn’t watch me fight live because she’s afraid of it. She went to one taekwondo tournament when I was a kid. She goes, ‘Never again. Never again.’ I said, ‘Why?’ She goes, ‘Because that’s my baby beating up on somebody else’s baby, or it’s someone else’s baby beating up on my baby.’ She goes, ‘I’m not going to watch that. You call me afterward and let me know you’re OK and we’ll be all right.’”

Henry on what he wants next

“The UFC has a habit of having me fight two times a year. I’d like to hopefully re-sign, get another contract. This was my third fight – I have one more fight on the contract. I’d like to get two more this year and three next year.”

To hear more from Henry, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.

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