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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Gregor Gillespie thought his win over Yancy Medeiros was just fine.

But the unbeaten lightweight took some umbrage with the fans at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on Saturday night. Gillespie (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) stopped Medeiros (15-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) late in the second round with a TKO, but he still heard the boo birds.

“I know this is a drinking crowd (in Brooklyn),” Gillespie told MMAjunkie after the fight. “I’m from New York – I know how we are here. We want action. We want blood. But I heard a few boos out there, and that hurt my feelings a little bit.”

UFC on ESPN+ 1 took place Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The main card streamed on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Gillespie thinks because it took him a little while to get things done, the fans were just being impatient. What he wants out of them next time is their trust.

“I don’t know if (the fans) were booing me, or booing Yancy, or the lack of activity,” he said. “But I’ll say this: I’ve been doing this a long time. I’ve been competing at a very high level, whether it’s wrestling or it’s fighting, for a very long time. You’ve got to trust me: I’ll get you your finish. You’ve got to bear with while I do what I’ve got to do before the finish.”

Gillespie only has gone into the third round twice in his pro career,and he won decisions in both of those fights. The first was a Ring of Combat lightweight title defense in 2016 before he signed with the UFC.

When he got to the big show, he needed 15 minutes to beat Glaico Franca in Brazil – the first time he had to fight out of New Jersey, let alone the States.

But since then, it’s been nothing but finishes for the 31-year-old wrestling standout. He has three knockouts and a pair of submissions, plus three post-fight bonuses over five straight stoppage wins.

And now people are taking notice.

“I felt like I was a legitimate contender six fights ago,” Gillespie said. “There’s one thing I’ve always been able to do, and it’s compete and win.

“Yancy’s definitely fought a lot better guys than anyone I’ve ever fought. He’s beaten better guys than anyone I’ve ever fought. He was up a weight division and came down.”

But Gillespie isn’t going to call anyone out. He’s not going to talk trash about his future opponents. In fact, he doesn’t even want to answer questions about his future opponents.

Just let him go out there and do his thing, get his finish – just be patient with him – and then plan his next fishing trip.

“You don’t have to go out and swing wildly,” he said. “I feel the power bar on the guy draining. Let me ride it … let me ride it … let me ride it. All right: Now it’s time to ground-and-pound. Now I’ve got the position where I can hit him. I didn’t have that position … Trust me when I say I’ll get you your finish. I have patience – I know when that time to go is.”

For more from Gillespie, check out the video above.

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