McVey has finally picked up his first
UFC win.
McVey (7-2) took on Sedriques
Dumas (10-5) in a middleweight clash at
UFC Fight Night 274 in Las Vegas. “The Moose” forced Dumas to
tap with a brabo choke a little more than two minutes into the
fight.
This marked McVey’s first win in the UFC. McVey had finished all
six of his previous outings in the first round when he signed with
the UFC last year. However, McVey’s success on the regional circuit
did not translate into the UFC. McVey suffered his first
professional loss against Brunno
Ferreira via a submission in his UFC debut at UFC 318 last
year. McVey went on to suffer another submission loss in his
sophomore UFC outing against Zachary
Reese this past November.
Staying Focused McVey learned a big lesson from his early UFC
losses. McVey notes that UFC, being the biggest platform, brings a
lot of extra noise along with opportunities. McVey says that it is
essential to cut out the noise and focus on the job at hand, which
was difficult for him in his UFC debut at a sold-out Smoothie King
Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Not letting the extra stuff, the crowd… try not to let that bother
you,” McVey said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “Just try
to hone in for the fight, staying focused. It’s hard, especially
for that debut. I was in New Orleans; I just saw the whole place
was sold out. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ And that was one of the
biggest lessons for me as well. Don’t let anything sidetrack you
from the mission.”
“This is something I’ve been
dreaming of since I was a kid.”Jackson
McVey reflects on his first win inside the Octagon after
submitting Sedriques
Dumas at
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April 26, 2026