“Tried to Honor My Father”- Lyman Good Pens an Emotional Message After Loss at UFC on ESPN 11

UFC on ESPN 11 saw the Welterweight cash between Lyman Good and Belal Muhammad go the distance of 3 rounds.

The bout ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Belal as he effectively executed a brilliant movement to turn the tide in his favor.

Lyman, who recently witnessed the unfortunate demise of his father, penned an emotional message post-fight. He shared that he just wasn’t able to put his heart into the match and carried massive emotional baggage coming into the fight.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t get the win tonight. [I] tried to honor my father but my heart wasn’t in the cage with me. Congratulations to [Belal Muhammad] for his win and sharing the cage with me tonight. Good luck to my brother [Shane Burgos] tonight!”

Lyman Good only fought to honor his father

Even before the fight, Good had mentioned in the press conference that he only hoped to honor his father. By fighting, he ensured that he lived up to the integrity of a fighter, and thus paid respect to his father’s name.

He said,

“It’s definitely been a long road. A few weeks ago, my father had passed away. So, it’s been a rollercoaster ride physically and emotionally. For me, one of the main things we’re training as martial artists is on maintaining [the] integrity of your focus. Stay the path and stay the course, you’re going to feel a lot better knowing you stuck to your path. There was a lot going through my head at the time. For me to not fight would be an injustice to his honor and to his name. If anything I needed to use this as an opportunity to go out there. It’s literally a day before Father’s Day. I said to myself let’s go out there and let’s do it for him.”

Well, Good did honor his father tonight. He put up a tough competition for Muhammad and ensured that he remained at the center of the Octagon throughout the match.

However, he could not capitalize on the position, given Belal’s speed. Of course, his dwindling attention span too affected his performance. Nevertheless, he walked in like a warrior and fought to the end.