You don’t often hear soup referenced in the Octagon.
But after Danny Henry’s debut in his native Scotland, it’s all he wanted.
Henry fell victim to some heavy shots in the first round of his lightweight clash with Daniel Teymur on the prelims of Sunday night’s UFC Glasgow card.
On several occasions in the opening frame, Henry’s chin was introduced to the granite-like fists of Teymur but the Scot’s will would not allow him to drop.
Wow!! Daniel Teymur hits HARD!! #UFCGlasgow pic.twitter.com/fYO7ltHrjG
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2017
Henry bit down on his mouthpiece, weathered the storm and came off the stool in the second round a different fighter as he used his superior reach advantage to start punishing the Swede.
Exhaustion and Henry’s pressure began wearing on Teymur, who was almost finished more than once before the final buzzer, after which it was announced that the Edinburgh fighter had claimed a unanimous decision victory.
What a fight!! @DannyHenryMMA and Daniel Teymur are throwing! #UFCGlasgow pic.twitter.com/seEhJazA36
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2017
But Henry wasn’t looking forward to some celebratory champagne or a steak dinner after the bout.
“I’m going to go backstage and have some soup because my jaw is sore,” Henry told Dan Hardy in his post-fight interview.
And it went down an absolute storm.
'I'm gonna go backstage and have some soup' is now a top 10 favorite post-fight quote.
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) July 16, 2017
"I'm gonna eat some soup because my jaw is so sore" lmao great fight #UFCGlasgow
— Chaz (@303Chaz) July 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sporoccan/status/886639057677291521
Danny Henry Is A Soup In Summer Guy, Mad Respect 👊
— goldberg_ebooks (@goldberg_ebooks) July 16, 2017
Never seen a fighter excited for soup after a fight but he can have whatever he wants after surviving that first round #UFCGlasglow
— Waldemar Berenguer (@umiguessso) July 16, 2017
