Video: Sean Spencer on being UFC 171's forgotten welterweight

When Sean Spencer looks above his name on the UFC 171 fight card, he sees a number of fellow welterweights who are garnering far more pre-event attention.

But in the first FOX Sports 2-televised preliminary-card bout at Saturday’s event, Spencer (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) hopes to upset heavy favorite Alex Garcia (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and steal some spotlight from the other high-profile 170-pound bouts.

However, is this all too much, too soon for Spencer?

“It’s never too soon,” he said. “I fight in the UFC for a reason. Of course you’re going to have a little bit of a comparison with [other fighters], but I try not to look too much into that. I just focus on myself and my training, and what happens happens at the end of the day.”

Check out the full conversation, which includes his thoughts on fighting in front of an adopted-hometown crowd, above.

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