UFC 211's Chas Skelly on why he lacks buzz: 'Maybe it's because I'm ugly' (not really)

An impressive record? Check.

A sustained run of success in the UFC? Check.

A knack for finishing fights? Check.

Indeed, Chas Skelly has all of these things going for him. And yet, he’s not among the more well known fighters in the UFC. Why is that?

“Yeah, I mean, I don’t know, maybe it’s because I’m ugly,” Skelly joked during an appearance on MMAjunkie Radio.

Alleged bad looks aside, Skelly (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has a record that speaks for itself, with 13 of his 17 victories coming by way of finish, including five in the UFC. He’ll look to make it three wins in a row this Saturday, when he takes on Jason Knight (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC 211.

Skelly-Knight will air on the FX prelims, which air before the pay-per-view and following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

It’s an opportunity for Skelly to keep up his momentum and hopefully start making a name for himself, though he acknowledges that could already be the case if he’d done things differently outside of the octagon.

“I think it’s a little bit of give and take,” Skelly said of self-promotion. “I think you have to promote yourself, and I think the organization has to also promote you, because they have so many more connections than you do as the athletes. I haven’t done a great job of promoting myself, to be honest with you. I don’t blame the fact that I don’t have a huge buzz around me on anybody else but myself. I should’ve done a much better job of promoting myself and getting myself out there.”

Check out the video above to hear more from Skelly.

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