Jacob Volkmann warned by Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly has warned the American, Jacob Volkmann at UFC, that his ground-and-pound ‘rips people apart’ and he has promised to ‘hurt’ Volkmann.
In San Diego, when Kelly takes on the NCAA Division I wrestler, he is anticipating a ground war. He insisted that Volkmann would be ‘deluded’ if he stayed on his feet. Kelly has a choked-out Matt Veach as an illustration of his own ground threat, although he has promised his opponent that, if it hits the mat, the fight will only just be getting started.
In the build-up to the fight, Volkmann has had plenty to say on Kelly. After going six fights without a UFC knockout, Volkmann questioned the Brit’s punching power. He warned the 29-year-old to prepare for a painful evening, knowing there is more than one way to crack an egg.
Kelly said, “Some people look for the knockout using ground-and-pound, but mine is all about hurting them and breaking their will. Thiago Silva’s ground-and-pound is for the knockout. I just try to break and break and break them, and before long there’s a load of red stuff coming from his head and the guy’s thinking ‘****, how bad is this cut?”
He added, “If you fight a jiu-jitsu guy, you know they’re gonna hold you until they find a limb. But I’m different. That’s why it was so hard to match me up with English welterweights before I entered the UFC. I wasn’t in the top 10 Brits, but I was destroying people. I left them needing stitches. How many did Troy Mandaloniz need? How many did Matt Veach need? So Volkmann can take it to the mat. How long have I spent on my back in my UFC career? About two minutes. Roli Delgado tried it, tried to make it a boring fight, so if Volkmann wants to do that let’s go. Let’s have it. I’ll end up in your guard and I’ll hurt you.”
