Pellegrino's ‘Thank You’ to Jersey
In front of a partisan Newark crowd at UFC 111, New Jersey native Kurt Pellegrino choked out Fabricio Camoes and earned himself an extra $65,000 for “Submission of the Night.” Naturally, Pellegrino was happy to talk to Sherdog.com about the victory.
He dishes on overcoming early adversity at 111, both in the form of his student Greg Soto losing to Matt Riddle in the night's opening bout, and fending off Camoes’ early rear-naked choke attempt. “Batman” also talks about the thrill of fighting in front of a New Jersey crowd and his emotional moment following the victory.
Pellegrino speaks further on the structural changes in his life that made his fourth win in a row possible, the significance of his loss to Nate Diaz and his predictions for training partner Kenny Florian’s upcoming fight with Japanese star Takanori Gomi.
