After six fights in 12 months, Paul “Semtex” Daley is entitled to a rest but instead he is sharpening up his skills in preparation for a busy 2012. He is currently in Tiger Muay Thai & MMA in Thailand. “Semtex” likes to fight and his explosive MMA style means fans like to see him fight even more.
“I have a fight coming up, nothings set in stone but it will be around March time, that’s as much as I can say. It should be a big fight and I’m looking forward to it but I’m not even allowed to say which organization I will be fighting for.”
He continues to express a willingness to fight former UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt.
“The fight with Nate Marquardt has been offered to me numerous times and if it is offered at a convenient time I’ll take it. I’m not one to back away from fights and it will be held in the UK where I have a lot of family and friends. It’s a very good matchup, he’s a former top ten middleweight and a big name to come down to the welterweight division and a big name for BAMMA to have signed.”
He does have an advantage to fighting outside of the UFC because he is now allowed to fight for multiple organizations which means he gets to stay more active and get paid more regularly.
“I have no idea whether the UFC would take me back. I just need to keep winning and improving. Last year there was a poll with Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy and the other UK MMA stand outs and I won UK fighter of the year with over 60,000 votes which was considerably more than the other guys which, considering they are big names in the UFC, and a guy like me who was kicked out of the UFC is still a favorite among the fans is something no promotion can ignore so hopefully…. We’ll see what happens.”
