OTTAWA, Ontario – Nordine Taleb is not particularly enthusiastic about his victory over octagon newcomer Kyle Prepolec at UFC on ESPN+ 9, even if he thinks it saved his job, Taleb (15-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) came into Saturday’s fight on the heels of consecutive losses. He felt “a little bit of pressure” to get the victory but said he used it in a positive manner. The result was a unanimous-decision victory over Prepolec (12-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in a performance Taleb believes saved his spot on the UFC roster. “Definitely (it saved my job),” Taleb told reporters, including MMA Junkie, post-fight at Canadian Tire Centre. “It was two losses in a row, and we’ve seen in the past sometimes people don’t get third chances to fight. I’ve never refused a fight.
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Nordine Taleb: UFC on ESPN+ 9 triumph saved my job but ‘not a big win for me’ – MMA Junkie