Veteran UFC middleweight Ed Harman shut down his social media notifications following a controversial win over Mike Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 10. Erat fans cursed him online immediately after his comeback win, but sent abusive messages to his wife.
“Your husband is dumb, your husband is cheating,” Harman told MMA Fighting. ‘
Then, he added: “You go to the swinging cage, or come and tell my wife’s face. It will kick you in the face. ”
As UFC President Dana White recently said, Herman’s nickname is “Short Fuse”. Friends and family have advised him to pay attention to the bright side. He gave himself a week to cool down. But he wanted to clear the air in an interview.
First, Harman said, he was not looking for a way out of the fight. He wasn’t acting for the camera after referee Chris Tgonini called for time for a groin shot in the second round, suggesting a replay of a legal knee in the body. He believes a fighter was doing what he could in his situation. What the referee did was not exactly under his control.
“I was trying my best to defend myself, and as a fighter, your job is to survive and continue to fight as long as you can.” “When you’re hurt, you’re on auto-pilot.”
After taking Rodriguez’s elbow in the first round, Herman only remembers the pieces and pieces of the actual fight. It is not yet clear exactly where Rodriguez’s knee landed, though he took the fight once again and thought the strike in question was for his body. He doesn’t remember the change of pace, just that they were both tired. The point is that he got stuck in a cage that appeared to provide the benefit needed to overturn his opponent and submit, he said, adding that the move was not intentional.
“I was moving forward in the reaction, knocked in half and under the rigidity, my instincts just took responsibility,” he said. “It’s kind of like what happens in the heat of battle.”
And that’s the hard part of this special win. Instead of Herman’s return, most people will probably remember Tognoni’s fight for the obvious mistake. That’s just what The Ultimate Fighter 3 The winner was expected to avoid later in his career.
Moving to UFC Vegas 10, Hermann’s two fights were canceled due to his exit from the COVID-19 epidemic; For the latter, he was offered only 10,000 10,000 for the final-second scratch. He left Las Vegas at the age of 39 on a three-fight winning streak. Those few people would like to remember that.
“I think I just had the most epic comeback in UFC history,” he said. “I was badly hurt many times and was able to recover and come back and win. Whether or not the ref gave me a break, who’s to say what might have happened? ”
As one of the UFC’s most functional fighters, Herman is accustomed to abusing fans. He does not expect it to extend to his family, or to his peers.
When former middleweight champion commentator Michael Bisping tried to figure out what happened in the post-fight interview, Herman felt he had been thrown under the bus.
Harman said, “I think Bisping is a kind of punk, because on my face, he acts like my friend, and then he came after me and looked bad to me and talked about trash, so he kind of messed up , ”Harman said. “If he wants to come out of retirement and throw gloves, we can do that.”
Herman says the same for his weight class fighters who accused him of cheating, but will drop those names for the moment.
UFC president Dana White said the call was one of the worst things she had ever seen and paid Rodriguez the money for her show. He added that at the end of the second round, T. Gony added to allow Herman to abuse too much in the bar.
“I thought Ed Herman owed that person money or something,” White said. “What Ed Harman has done to this guy like F ** k. Only Ed Harman could have pulled it off, because that guy is so tough.”
Harman has not spoken to anyone from the UFC since the controversial altercation, and has not been able to reach him except for a few words after a fight with Rodriguez. He praised Rodriguez’s message to fans not to blame for what happened, even if many people didn’t listen.
“I’m glad Mike got his winnings,” Harman said. “But don’t forgive me for coming back and winning the fight. I went out there and I was integrated with what was left in the tank and what I had. A lot of people would have left, as much as I was hurt so many times. People have to respect it. ”
Herman knows he needs to make some changes to the gym to avoid as much damage on the way to the win. He plans to recover and will take the rest of the year before deciding on the next move. He doesn’t want to be called a punching bag with a long resume.
Herman is actually a supporter of instant replay in MMA. In his case, it could lead to a loss or another chance, as he saw in the past Saturday when Gony saw White also blast.
But Herman will never give up the fight unless he is forced to stop.
“I’m not saying it won’t give me a chance to finish, but I could definitely continue.” “I will continue if I can breathe. Many people close the shop when the odds are against them. That’s why I’ve been doing this for so long. ”
