Video: Tim Elliott explains mid-fight conversation with Jordan Espinosa at UFC 259: ‘I wanted to hurt the guy’
LAS VEGAS — Flyweight Tim Elliott spoke with reporters backstage at the APEX following his unanimous decision win over Jordan Espinosa at UFC 259. Elliott discussed where the mid-fight conversation with Espinosa stemmed from, James Krause’s coaching, why he felt the fight was personal, feeling like his opponent was slippery right off the bat, and where he stands in the current flyweight divisional landscape.