During a recent interview with Fightful, Matt Riddle spoke about a series of different subjects prior to the announcement that he has signed with NXT. Riddle made his first on-screen appearance in the front row of Takeover Brooklyn 4 this past weekend.
Looking back on his time on the indies:“The biggest things that stick out to me are the opportunities I’ve been given. I think my background helped me out, but I’ve been around the business long enough to know that because of my past, a lot of people were hesitant to deal with me. I worked really hard and got awesome opportunities. A couple of things that I remember that make me really happy are like Shibata giving me opportunities. Coming to the indies and brushing shoulders with me. Matt Riddle’s Bloodsport, hopefully we keep that going.”
UFC future:“I’m shocked UFC hasn’t called me to bring me back. They probably will, and I’ll say ‘this is the saddest day of both of our lives.’ Do they still push numbers? Then again, I have to let someone try to commit extreme violence on my body. Or I could win in ten seconds and be a real star, and travel and fight at 2 PM on Sunday afternoons in front of fans that don’t really like me.”
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