'Goofy white hillbilly' Scott Holtzman gave an epic post-UFC Fight Night 108 interview

NASHVILLE – Scott Holtzman is a self-described “goofy white hillbilly,” but following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 108 event, he proved to be a pretty solid jokester, as well.

In an FS2-televised preliminary-card bout at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Holtzman (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) dominated the action but couldn’t put away durable lightweight Michael McBride (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC), so he settled for a unanimous-decision win.

After the victory, Holtzman joined backstage reporters for a hilarious post-win scrum.

He thanked the media for actually looking at him; after all, after a loss, cageside reporters are quick to look away when fighters leave the cage and walk by press row, he said.

He compared McBride’s tricky fighting style and striking to walking into a spider web.

He also said a thumb injury probably happened early in the fight – because all fighters claim they fought through injuries suffered early in the fight. But he one-upped them.

“Man, when I gave Bruce a fist-bump, he went too hard and blew my thumb off,” he joked. “You know Bruce gets excited, though.

“But I’m never going to admit Bruce Buffer hurt my thumb, though. So, first exchange hurt my hand.”

He also said a post-fight exam of his legs was to prove to his MMA Lab teammates that he has two left feet.

Check out the full chat above.

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