In an interview with the Sherdog Radio Network’s “The Jordan Breen Show,” Jorgensen discussed his win, studying tape and where he stands in the UFC bantamweight division.
On studying footage of Albert: “For the first time ever, we watched tape. I actually sat down and put together a game plan instead of going in there with my typical state of mind of, ‘Let’s go fight.’”
On why he decided to form a game plan: “I don’t listen to my corner sometimes when I get in the heat of the moment. The process to go back and put together a game plan with my coaches and listening to them in practice, studying tape, it just reinforces all that, I guess, for me. When I stepped in that cage, I knew exactly where this fight was going to go.”
On the triangle choke Albert caught him in: “I knew he was going to throw a triangle. I did something stupid. I thought I could jerk my arm back and through the middle and avoid the triangle first, but he’s quick. He’s got long legs, but I’ve got a real good jiu-jitsu coach, Diego Moraes. We knew that’s his go-to move when he’s on his back. In the heat of the moment, throwing a bunch of elbows and hitting him hard … he got it locked. He did have it tight [but] for not too long. I’m well known for my ability to scramble and be choked and find a way out of things. I knew it was tight. I knew if I didn’t move, he was going to get it tighter.
“That escape I kind of did, it wasn’t the technical escape I’d been working on for weeks, but it was the way that I can kind of weasel my way out of stuff. I sat to my butt. I made him quit paying attention to my head. He grabbed my ankle. I worked back to my knees and controlled his wrists while I postured up and used the actual technique that we’d been working on to get out of the triangle. Once my head popped out, I passed to side and all I heard was a low, ‘Oh s--t,’ come out of his mouth. At that point I knew I had the upper hand.”
On whether he would tap to a choke: “There was no way I was losing that fight. … You’re not going to choke me. I’ll go to sleep. I’m not going to tap to a choke, ever.”
On where he sees himself in the bantamweight division: “I don’t care what your rankings say. I don’t care what anyone’s rankings say. I know I’m one of the best at 135 pounds. Everyone stumbles, but you get back on your feet and start running again. That’s what I’m doing. I know who I’ve fought, who I’ve competed with and who I am. Looking at the division and the landscape, I know for a fact I’m not more than a couple of solid good wins from another shot at the belt.”
Listen to the full interview (beginning at 1:01:13).
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