Back in win column, Jamey-Lyn Horth angles for home Vancouver fight after UFC Atlanta
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UFC on ESPN 69: Jamey-Lyn Horth post-fight interview
UFC on ESPN 69 winner Jamey-Lyn Horth talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after her decision win over Vanessa Demopoulos in Atlanta.
ATLANTA – Jamey-Lyn Horth met the media Saturday after her unanimous decision win over Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC on ESPN 69.
Horth (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) dominated Demopoulos (11-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) in the standup game and landed nearly three times the amount of total strikes, which led to a scorecard sweep and a trio of 30-27 scores.
Horth was a heavy 7-1 favorite going into the fight and got back in the win column against a short-notice opponent in Demopoulos, who stepped in to save the bout after Tereza Bleda pulled out. Horth said she wants to take her momentum and carry it into a fall fight in Vancouver in her home Canadian province of British Columbia.
"I'd like to fight as often as possible. I'm not scared to fight. I'm always in camp. I'm always training. The UFC's coming to Vancouver, and that's my backyard. I'd be super stoked to be put on that card, and I think that's a pretty good turnaround – four months. Just (to be on) the card itself would be great. I've fought at 135 and 125, so I'm not scared to be at either one."
Horth came to the UFC unbeaten as an LFA champion, but has alternated wins and losses for her five fights in the promotion – all decisions.
Check out Horth's post-fight news conference in the video above.
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