SINGAPORE – Jeka Saragih came into “Road to UFC” with a heavy heart and delivered.
Saragih (12-2) advanced in the lightweight tournament when he scored a spinning backfist knockout of Pawan Maan (7-3-1) on Thursday in Episode 2 of “Road to UFC.” Having two family members die just two weeks ago, Saragih had a lot more to fight for.
“That’s the way I express myself because lately I’m grieving for the loss of my father and my grandma,” Saragih told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the Road to UFC post-fight news conference. “So I’m just trying to express myself in the ring.”
He continued, “It (went) according to my game plan because I am a striker, and I won by striking, but he did punch me really hard, and that punch was hard.”
“Road to UFC,” Episode 2 took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The card streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
Jeka Saragih dedicates ‘Road to UFC’ win to father, grandmother who died weeks before
