For three months, UFC welterweight Emil Meek thought of nothing other than beating Kamaru Usman . Meek (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) imagined taking Usman’s (13-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) No. 11 spot in his division and putting himself in line for a marquee opponent. So it was a shock when, after 15 minutes, the announcer called Usman’s name as the victor of their UFC Fight Night 124 meeting. “You stand there, and you lost, and you’re like, ‘Oh (expletive), I wasted all this,’” Meek, who next faces Bartosz Fabinski (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 134, told MMAjunkie Radio. “That sucks.” After some thought, Meek calmed down and took positives from the experience.
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How you lose and bounce back in the UFC, according to Emil Meek – MMA Junkie