Joanderson Brito reached a significant milestone on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 118, earning a victory over Jordan Leavitt in his 10th appearance inside the Octagon. Adding another win to his resume while continuing to build momentum in a crowded 145-pound division has him ready to take another step up.
“I’m just super happy. It’s also my 10th fight in the UFC so I’m just super happy to be here,” Brito told reporters including Cageside Press through a translator at his post-fight scrum.
“As the fight was going on I got a feeling of it. I was defending pretty good, and some of my strikes were hitting. So I was like yeah, let’s see how this goes.”
While fans may still be interested in seeing him settle unfinished business with Dan Ige, Brito isn’t spending much time worrying about past callouts. Instead, the Brazilian featherweight is focused on staying active and taking whatever opportunity the UFC puts in front of him next.
“Honestly, not really. Dan Ige’s not really on my mind anymore. When I threw the cards at him I didn’t really get a reply back. I’m just super happy that I’m in the biggest organization in the planet, and I’m just ready to fight again,” he said.
“The fight on June 20th that’s going to happen, Lokdog (Vinicius Oliveira) his opponent seemed like they dropped off and (Andre) Fili took it. If the UFC wants me there, I’m ready.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Joanderson Brito above.