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“Some scratches, but I don’t feel bad, even though the fight was very tough. The opponent was shocked, after the UFC lost fight against Pole Michal Oleksiejczuk (15-4, 1NC), said sportas.lt Modest Bukauskas (11-4-0). “With all due respect to Michal, he’s a very good fighter, but I think I won 2 rounds of 3.”
Yes, the fight took all three rounds and the judges differed: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 – a Polish hand was raised.
This was the second consecutive loss for a Lithuanian in the UFC organization.
“We have to swallow this bitter pill and look forward … Sometimes it just fails. The training is one, but all this cannot be repeated in a cage watched over by the whole world. This is what happened this time, – said M. Bukauskas. – But let’s keep working. What surprised the opponent? His stamina was better than I expected, a little different in “pressure” than usual. In training, I did very well to take down my training partners, but Michal was ready for anything. We need to understand that he is improving, learning new things. We knew his tendencies, tactics, but I couldn’t win, even though I hit him more, he was constantly running away from the clinic, he managed to avoid the “territory” where I was most dangerous. The improved opponent provided surprises and made him look at his holes again. “
Landing early! 🎯
🇱🇹 Bukauskas gaining momentum from the gate. # UFC260 pic.twitter.com/JGtLUvXuWe
– UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 28, 2021
According to M. Bukauskas, the whole team will have to go back to the board of tactical “combinations”.
“Plus, we’ll need a little break like that,” at least a couple of months. I am likely to be suspended for a month after the sport due to injuries sustained, the wrestler said. – I have never lacked confidence in myself, but the second fight I lost in a row showed that I need more… There is still a lot of work to do. I just have to close and work in black. I know it will be difficult. But I will accept this blow of life. It consists of life. I will not allow anyone to break me. I will have to improve. If you don’t have “holes” in your career, you may sometimes not realize the need to keep working. Another lesson is that I too will learn this. “
Before the fight with the representative of Poland, the Lithuanian declared that he was ready to fight TOP-15 fighters in the weight category up to 93 kilograms.
“I said it, but … I’m not ready for that. Now that it’s clear. I know I’m not ready for TOP-15 fights. You’ll have to work. And when I’m ready, I’ll go back into the cage, – said M. Bukauskas. – You know, if I had won this fight, I would have said the same thing now. I’m not ready … There are many gaps that hinder. And now I saw it and realized it. In all areas of life, we learn from experience : we analyze, we live together, we gain experience and we grow. The only thing I cannot afford now is to cry, to cry myself. We need to move forward. No matter how risky it is, I have to believe in myself, believe that I can come back with a bang After all, there is nothing easily accessible in life. I have already learned many lessons. “
M.Bukauskas recalled his old consecutive losses in 2016. “After the first loss, we corrected the mistakes, but it did not help us win the next fight … I think the situation is similar now,” said the fighter. – Now a lot of work has been done, everything has been taken much more seriously, but now we have reached the next level and we have to climb the stairs higher. It’s hard for me to talk about it, but I always think of the word “potential”. All you have to do now is solve the task of reaching your potential heights and, when necessary, be able to overcome them. I want to show all my talent and all my skills to the world … I think that many people will not understand, for many it may sound strange “.
Soon M. Bukauskas said openly: “I get a lot of hatred from Lithuanians. I would tell you, don’t believe it. There are many Lithuanians who say that I am weak, soft, unexpected, there are all kinds of unpleasant things. And I just want to remind you that I am at the highest level in the world, I work in black, I am constantly improving, I am constantly looking for myself to become the best, and those people just sit on their couches and explain who. I am … Oh, it’s a challenging sport (smiles).
“But I’ll be back … Not in an hour, not in a day, not in a week. It will take time, said M. Bukauskas. – Yes, I will find positivity and keep improving. I am 27 years old, I am young, I still have time. I want to show you to UFC what I’m worth. My self-confidence hasn’t gone anywhere, I know what I can, but I’ll have to work in certain areas. All you have to do is polish all the little things, little gadgets. We’ll work. My coaches have been talking about everything for three damn hours. They try to solve everything. I know we will do well. There have already been many difficult trials in life. I cried, I had been depressed more than once. We did it right. Great friends and a wonderful family always they help. We will definitely find the right way. “
Before the fight, sportas.lt asked M.Bukauskas to compile the TOP-3 of the songs of the week.
Sportas.lt asked to name a song that could be played even after the defeat of M. Oleksiejczuk.
“Oh, it’s a difficult question,” smiled the wrestler.
He soon suggested that it might be the Bill Withers song “Ain’t No Sunshine”.
“Because it’s not much fun right now, but give me a week and everything will be fine. I know that these defeats do not help my career, I will have to get back on the path of victory if I want to travel further, said M. Bukauskas. – It’s going to be a difficult time, but I’ll go out. The Baltic Gladiator will not go anywhere, he will return. “
A little later, M. Bukauskas told how important it is for him to defend the honor and inspiration of the Lithuanian tricolor, which other athletes in the country give him.
“It is with great joy that I raise the Lithuanian flag to the top, I feel elevated when it rests on my shoulders,” said M. Bukauskas. – And even more fun when I receive messages from athletes like Egidijus Kavaliauskas. It means a lot to me. He is an athlete that I have always admired. He wrote me messages before and after the fight. Egidio told me not to lower my nose because there was a good fight. It’s nice to know that I have the support of such amazing athletes. That is a great motivation. Maybe this time I did not manage to represent Lithuania adequately, but next time I will do my best, I will start the sequence of my victories ”.
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