In his pre-fight interview with the reporter Ariel Helwani, Brendan Schaub states that not only does he have no regrets concerning his Metamoris match—he actually claims that his ‘shutting down’ of Cyborg Abreu helped Jiu-Jitsu by bringing more exposure to the sport because of his presence. “It helped Jiu-Jitsu. Metamoris has never been that big.”
Here’s the video. Go to the 3:00 mark to hear what he says:
