""In the fights that I've lost, it's not that I was getting my ass whooped from pillar to post from bell to bell or anything like that,""
""Like the worst thing that happened to me is just that I'm getting stalled out. The way to beat me is to not fight me. And so I'm just kind of going back and focusing on those little details.""
""I've never lost a fight and just felt like, 'ah, man, that guy was just better'. It just feels like I didn't fight,""
""I feel like it'd be almost easier to accept just getting beat up - knowing I just wasn't good enough.""
Cameron Smotherman enters UFC 324 on a two-fight losing streak and will face Ricky Turcios on the Paramount+ prelims. Losses have come from opponents stalling and avoiding engagement rather than from being decisively outmatched. Smotherman believes he has not been the inferior fighter and is concentrating on correcting small tactical details that lead to stalled fights. The UFC placed him on the debut Paramount+ card in a live arena, which he views as a vote of confidence. Smotherman feels grateful, wants to entertain fans, and predicts the first knockout on Paramount+.
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