ATLANTA – Curtis Millender intends on proving his ground game wasn’t exposed in his most recent fight with a rebound performance at UFC 236. Just five weeks after Millender (17-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was taken down and quickly submitted by Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC on ESPN+ 4, he makes a quick turnaround for Saturday’s welterweight matchup with Belal Muhammad (14-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC). Afterward, he received much criticism about his ground game. Millender, 31, said he doesn’t wear losing well and pursued another fight immediately to “get that smell off of me.” Fortunately, the UFC had a slot open at UFC 236 and he was booked against Muhammad. Although training camp was limited, Millender claims he “dusted off the Gi” and grappled more than usual for this fight. He said he intends on continuing that trend after UFC 236 by joining any kind of jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling or grappling-based tournaments he can find throughout the summer
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Curtis Millender plans home run KO at UFC 236 before dedicating summer to grappling – MMA Junkie