With a lopsided unanimous-decision victory over Nam Phan at Friday's UFC 141 event, Jimy Hettes cemented his spot in the UFC's featherweight division.
But despite an undefeated record of and a string of submission wins, he knew what fans were thinking about such an unlikely main-card fighter.
"A lot of the stuff online was, 'Why does that kid with no muscle mass get to be on TV?'" Hettes told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) after the event.
Hettes (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Phan (17-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC) kicked off the pay-per-view main card of UFC 141, which took place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. Hettes, who opened his career with 11 consecutive submission victories, didn't get a stoppage, but he beat down Phan to the tune of lopsided 30-25, 30-25 and 30-26 scores.
That pre-fight hate from fans? It doesn't bother him.
"A lot of people have negativity," he said. "I just like to be around positive people, and luckily, the people I surround myself know what I'm capable of. There was never any doubt I belonged
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