“I got the win, but I let my emotions get to me and I didn't fight the way I know I can fight. I feel like I haven't even showed the world what I can do yet."
It was a win more than three years in the making, and when Christos Giagos got his hand raised after decisioning Mizuto Hirota last December, “The Spartan” could take a sigh of relief. He was back in the UFC win column for the first time since 2015, and now it was time to move on to the next phase of his career.