Mark Hunt: 'Once you get hit, it's lights out, baby'
Mark Hunt is not looking backwards to his title KO loss to Fabricio Werdum last November in Mexico City. In fact, the heavyweight contender recently told Submission Radio (full interview below) that he hasn't even watched the fight since it happened.
According to the kickboxer, no good could come from watching Werdum come from behind to knock him out. "Well no. I didn't even look at that fight," he said.
"I don't like going back and looking at 'shoulda, woulda, couldas.' I mean I know the mistake I made and it happens to everyone. You make a mistake and you get caught. You know I got caught. It happened [at UFC 184] and this is the top end. You can't muck around with that sort of jazz."
Hunt knows the mistakes he's made and doesn't want to dwell on them moving forward. He's got enough on his mind with Stipe Miocic on the horizon.
The two will meet in the main event of an Australia card this coming May, with title implications. Hunt hopes that beating Miocic, who is coming off of a close and exciting loss to former champion Junior Dos Santos, will put him back in title contention.
"Well look I hope so man. I mean Stipe is number four [in the rankings], he's one of the best fighters on the planet, you know. We don't muck around here, this is the top end and I'm looking forward to trying to get further than him," he said.
"He's like trying to put me out so he that can get further than me, so this is our business. I mean apart from that I respect the man totally. What we do, I mean this is a hard business and I feel like I could get into that top end and get the number one challenger or the title shot. So this is what we're both gunning for. So we want that belt. All of us want that belt."
As for the matchup with the ever-improving Miocic, Hunt seems to be putting a lot of faith in his own legendary striking power. The "Super Samoan" knows that, even at 40 years of age, he can still knock out anyone in the world with a well-placed punch or kick.
"It doesn't matter how technical you are. You get hit once, it's lights out baby," he explained.
"But I respect Stipe like all my opponents. You know I only made that mistake one time and I got knocked out by Melvin Manhoef. I didn't respect him but you know you learn, you move on, and come May 10th we're going to be gunning for each other. So it's going to be great."
