UFC featherweight Steven Peterson is preparing to take on Chase Hooper at UFC 263 on June 12 in an exciting matchup that will be in front of a full crowd in Glendale, Ariz.<\/p>\n
The UFC has already resumed packing arenas for pay-per-view events, with its most recent outing in Houston for UFC 262. Even though Peterson (18-9 MMA, 2-3 UFC) lives in the state and trains out of Fortis MMA in Dallas, dont expect to see the hard-hitting featherweight compete in the Lone Star State in the future.<\/p>\n
During an interview with MMA Island, Peterson explained why he will not be taking a fight in Texas, should the UFC come back before the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Ill gladly attend and hopefully corner some of our guys, but I will not be fighting in Texas any time soon, Peterson said. I am boycotting the Texas commission.<\/p>\n
Putting it bluntly, Peterson stated, The Texas commission is f*cked, man.<\/p>\n
He continued, I have nine losses in my career, five of which I would highly contest, sit with you, watch the tape and argue with you how I won the fight. Those decisions were all lost in Texas.<\/p>\n
The most recent example occurred in 2019 when Peterson took on Alex Caceres at UFC on ESPN 4 in San Antonio. Caceres won a unanimous decision that evening, despite some in the media believing the result could have gone the other way. I thought I won that fight, hands down, Peterson said.<\/p>\n
While Peterson is soured on Texas for the time being, he is happy to compete in other locations until changes are made.<\/p>\n
Im not going to put myself in the line of fire if I dont have to, so Ill be sitting out any Texas shows, and hopefully something changes with the commission and we get things worked out over here, he said.<\/p>\n
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