Victor Valenzuela says grandmother predicted UFC call before death
Victor Valenzuela dedicated his UFC Vegas 116 win to his grandmother, who sensed the call was coming prior to her death.
LAS VEGAS – Victor Valenzuela dedicated his UFC Fight Night 274 win Saturday to his grandmother, who recently died. As Valenzuela (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) explained during his post-fight news conference, his grandmother didn't get to see him achieve his biggest goal to date. However, somehow she knew it was coming.
"When I had my last fight in Japan, I spoke to my grandma, and she told me shad a dream that good news was coming. She didn't know what, but good news," Valenzuela told MMA Junkie and other reporters through a Spanish-language interpreter. "She told me, 'Please take care of yourself and stay active, and you never know what can happen.
' Basically she meant don't get too big or heavy or getting your weight back. I followed it, and a week later I got a call from my manager, Jason, who says, 'Hey, are you willing to take a fight on short notice in two weeks. ' I put two and two together, and that's exactly what my grandma was talking about.
I took the fight and took the opportunity, and that's why I'm here now. " Valenzuela, 32, defeated seasoned welterweight veteran Max Griffin (20-13 MMA, 8-11 UFC) by unanimous decision at the Meta APEX. The victory was a long time coming for the MMA Masters product, who has been competing in MMA since 2013.