New Headline: Jose Delgado Surprises MMA World by Eclipsing Cage Rules in Ultimate Fighter 114
Jose Delgado felt he made a big stride from a mindset point of view in his win over Andre Fili at UFC Vegas 114.
LAS VEGAS – Jose Delgado's win over Andre Fili was not perfect, and Delgado is more than happy with that. Delgado (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), a rising featherweight, notched his third UFC Saturday, beating Fili (25-13 MMA, 13-12 UFC) in a split deicison on the main card of UFC Fight Night 269. Delgado lost the first round, but came back to win the following two on two of the judges' scorecards for the victory.
This is something that would've affected Delgado in the past, but he's made peace with not having everything perfect in his fights – which has boosted his game. "I'm a really harsh critic," Delgado told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the UFC Fight Night 269 post-fight press conference. "That was one of the things in camp.
It's one of the first things I wrote after Nathaniel Wood, was having a high standard for yourself is great, but you cannot let it be a deterrent. And I felt like that was a mistake I made in that Wood fight. It was a mistake I feel like I overcame in this one.
Y "ou know, that first round did not go the way I wanted to. It did not go as planned. But I just had to stay present, build my way back into that fight, secure that victory, secure the next steps in what I want for my career.