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- Updated: July 18, 2016
After defeating Ben Nguyen in very impressive fashion at UFC Fight Night 91 last week, Louis Smolka asked to fight Wilson Reis for the interim flyweight championship in his post-fight interview. Reis was supposed to fight Demetrious Johnson for the title at UFC 201, but the champ pulled out with an injury.
The second-round stoppage over Nguyen extended Smolka’s winning streak to four in a row and earned him a spot in the top 10. Despite that, his wish was not granted. Instead, Reis was booked to fight newcomer Sean Santella.
Smolka was saddened when he heard the news, because he didn’t call Reis out just to call someone out. He would have been legitimately ready to take advantage of the rare opportunity and take home gold.
“I was disappointed,” Smolka told BloodyElbow.com’s The MMA Circus. “I was hoping to get that interim shot. I would have answered very quickly had I got it. Had the UFC called me and given it to be, I would’ve been ready, I would’ve done it. I would’ve packed my bags, I would’ve just came home, kissed my baby and been off. I’d try to get her a ticket as …
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