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On reason for leaving UFC, ONE FC debut fight being delayed
Q. You recently left UFC to join One Championship. What has that transition been like, and would you like to give your reasons for making this change?
ASB: I left the UFC to join ONE FC and I could not be happier. First of all, the deal that I got was amazing. More importantly than that, the people, how they treat me, the company and how they treat me, has been amazing it’s what I am about. They are the values that I have been raised with in my home, about respect, honor, humility, to fight with courage to represent who you are proudly, all of these things, it has been a natural transition for me. I could not be happier.
Aside from that, the UFC had no plans for India and the Indian market. Not a single person on staff that was Indian. With ONE Championship it was a world of difference. Being on Star Sports, having staff and even an owner who is Indian, from Haryana, it could not have been a better home from me, I’m excited!
Q. Was the delay in your fight against Mauro Cerilli disconcerting? What was your mindset like when he originally had to pull out due to Staph Infection?
ASB: We were very disappointed. We were ready to go against Mauro everything, at the same time Daniel Cormier was getting ready for Stipe’s fight. So we were both training hard with each other, getting ready for each other’s fights. Then obviously, out of our control, Mauro came down with the staph infection, out of his control too.
Things happen in this sport and this life and that’s the way I chalked it up to. It was disappointing, but I was happy with the way the company treated the situation and me personally. They worked with me through it and rebooked us, giving us an opportunity to finish our unfinished business. It was out of our control but we were able to finish the story, which I’m happy with.
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