Yahoo Sports No rooting hesitation for Pedro Munhoz in Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera at UFC 299
MIAMI – Pedro Munhoz met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 299.
Munhoz (20-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) takes on Kyler Phillips (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a bantamweight fight on the prelims at Kaseya Center in Miami. At the event’s media day, Munhoz took questions from press members before his fight.
“It’s the first time that I’m fighting in the same city that I live,” Munhoz said. “I’ve been living here in South Florida the last seven years. It’s definitely something really good that you don’t have to travel – you just stay local with your city and get to do what I love to do.”
Munhoz is in the unique position having fought both bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera, who challenges for the title in the main event. Munhoz spoke about that, as well as his chance to get back in the win column against Phillips.
Check out Munhoz’s full media day interview in the video above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 299.
