Martin Buday critical of cardio in grinding win over Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night 223
LAS VEGAS – Martin Buday beat Jake Collier with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Buday, who ran his winning streak to 11 fights.
Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier
Result:
Martin Buday def. Jake Collier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Buday (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Collier (13-9 MMA, 5-8 UFC)
Key stat: Buday outstruck Collier 140-89.
Buday on the fight's key moment
Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier
“Definitely I’m not happy with this performance. I was expecting a better (showing) from me, but I don’t know what happened. I must watch it after I get home and we will work on the mistakes I made. I’m not happy with the performance I showed today.”
Buday on improving his cardio
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 29: (R-L) Martin Buday of Slovakia punches Jake Collier in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“The biggest surprise was I was getting tired in the first round. That surprised me. I thought I had better conditioning, so it surprised me and I (had to deal) with it in the second and third rounds.”
Buday on what he wants next
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 29: (L-R) Jake Collier punches Martin Buday of Slovakia in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“My nose is broken again. I have to heal the nose, but I want to jump to the next fight camp as soon as possible. I want to be active. I want two more fights this year, so we will see how the nose will heal. I want to go back to fight as soon as possible. I’ve never broken my nose, so I’m not sure how long it will take for a nose to recover from that. If I’m healthy, I may call someone out. But at the moment when I’m injured, I will wait.”
To hear more from Buday, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 223.
