For his first fight outside the United States, he’s traveled to the most remote city you can locate on a map, Perth, to take on a native Australian in Jimmy Crute. The fans down under are amongst the loudest in the world, even when it’s not one of their own in the cage. But with Crute standing across from him? It will be pure thunder. For his part, Menifield will just be happy to hear…anything. Six of his last seven bouts have been at the UFC APEX, most of them with little to no fans in attendance.
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„Just having crowd energy is always the best. APEX…there’s echoes and you can hear your coaches scream crap. But having fans there? That’ll be awesome.“
He knows they’ll be loud. He knows they’ll be rowdy. He knows they won’t be rooting for him. He jokes that he’ll tell himself that maybe they’re cheering for headliner Alexander Volkanovski.
“Silencing them would be fun,” he admits.
