“You wonder somewhat until I see them fight and they’re pretty good,” he laughs. “It’s like, oh, okay, this is why they got signed. But I’m never hating on them.”
That’s a pro talking. Don’t worry about everybody else; just yourself. And Newson made it to the UFC. Now it’s time to start making moves.
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“Where I’m at right now is that I need to find my footing,” he said. “It’s like, all right, I’m in the second contract, I’m down one, and I just got to find my footing. My game’s kind of changing a little bit and I’m starting to feel like I’m filling in the holes. Hopefully I can start producing it in the next fight and so forth.”
And beyond Saturday night?
“Honestly, just staying on a path that we’re on and having the strength to keep going. I’m trying to not slow down, because if I slow down, all these other guys are just going to take my spot.”