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UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi believes hes risking a lot Saturday in his match against?Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night in Belfast.Mousasi (40-6-2) is riding a three-fight winning streak, including a second-round TKO over Vitor Belfort in October. And although hes not in title contention, hes not too far off either.A win over Hall (12-7) would probably keep Mousasi right where he is in the 185-pound pecking order, but he wishes to avenge a loss to Hall from September 2015.A welterweight fight between Gunnar Nelson and Dong Hyun Kim was originally supposed to headline the event, but when Nelson was pulled because of an injury, a window opened for Mousasis revenge fight. He spoke to ESPN.com about that and more, ahead of UFC Fight Night.This fight was not the original main event of this card. How did it come together?After my win against Vitor Belfort, I said I wanted to fight Anderson Silva or Uriah Hall. This Belfast card fell apart, and they offered me Hall. I said it in interviews, that I wanted to fight again soon. They were able to convince Uriah to take the fight. Normally, I dont think they would have made this fight, but I think the circumstances of our last fight did it.You mention the UFC convinced Hall to agree to the fight. Did you get the impression he didnt want to initially?No, I dont think he wanted this fight. He needed some convincing. He knows Im the better fighter. He felt how I was stronger, and the mistake I made in our first fight will not happen again. I wanted it too much last time. I was too aggressive. After I dominated him in the first round, I wanted to finish him, wanted to take him down, hurt him. I was rushing it. This time, I wont rush. I will take my time.Is that what this fight is all about, avenging that loss? Because it doesnt seem like it would move you significantly in terms of a title shot.Its like taking a detour to the title. Its something I wanted. Its not going to get me anywhere. Its a risky fight, actually. I have a lot to lose, but its a chance to put something straight. I felt I was the better fighter and just made a mistake. Thats sport -- if you make a mistake, youre going to lose. The best team doesnt always win. That loss was one of the most difficult. All losses are difficult, but because I was feeling so good and confident, I was better. Ive got nothing against Uriah. Its more about the people who kick you when youre down. I wouldnt even call them fans. Fans are respectful. Its more about proving something to the idiots who dont know anything about the sport. They dont know anything about life, either. I cant beat them up, so Ill teach them a lesson by beating up my opponent.Youve already said this fight doesnt do much for your rank, but how do you see everything shaking out at the top of the division?Yoel Romero will be getting his shot against Michael Bisping. After that, the two guys ahead of me are Luke Rockhold and Jacare [Ronaldo Souza]. Ive fought Jacare twice. After this fight, maybe I can fight Rockhold. I am very close to the title, which is why this is a risky fight. I was giving a slight edge to Chris Weidman last week against Romero, and I think if he would have played it more safe and tried to win on points, he probably would have won. He wanted to explore the weakness of Romero. Everyone thinks it is his conditioning, but [Romero] beat Derek Brunson in the third round, when he was losing. He beat Weidman in the third. He beat Tim Kennedy in the third. The guy is smart. Maybe he does have a cardio issue, but you see him in the first round? He doesnt do a lot. Then he picks it up. He knows how to pace himself. I think he can fight five rounds. I dont think he will gas against Michael Bisping. He will be favored in that fight.After your win against Belfort, you mentioned feeling underrated. Did saying that publicly change anything? Do you feel like youre getting more attention ahead of this fight?Im a big favorite in this fight. People are giving me the respect I deserve. They know in this fight, Im the favorite. But this will be something like my 50th fight in MMA. I feel like Im hitting my prime. Im 31. I can go until Im 38. Once I get the belt, everything is done. Its all about the belt. My next fight, I have to beat the big name. It doesnt matter how tough the opponent is. I could beat Yoel Romero, who is probably more dangerous than someone like Anderson Silva, but I would get more credit for beating Silva. Its just about getting the right fights. I will get a big fight after this. Josh Taylor Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Luis Tiant Red Sox Jersey . 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RICHMOND, Va. -- A day after getting a better look at film of the Washington Redskins sloppy preseason debut in a 23-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, coach Jay Gruden said penalties and the teams running game will get more attention.The Redskins were whistled for 14 penalties for 123 yards and ran the ball 24 times for just 79 yards in the loss. Their top three running backs, Matt Jones, Chris Thompson and Keith Marshall, had no yards on eight carries.Yeah, penalties are an issue, man, Gruden said after practice Saturday in sweltering heat on Fan Appreciation Day. Its a very important part of the game -- offense, defense, special teams and penalties, man, and turning the ball over.We looked at them extensively today and make sure we get them corrected because those things -- you can be as skilled as you want to, be as prepared as you want to, but if you commit penalties, youve got no chance.Some of the penalties -- namely holding calls on tackles Morgan Moses and Takoby Cofield -- could be blamed for hampering the running attack, but guard Spencer Long said even this early in preseason camp, thats no excuse.It was just sloppy, Long said after a practice in which the defense dominated. Obviously, theres no excuse for that. Weve got to clean up our play, and that will come with time as well.I could sit here and say its a result of Game One, but were pro football players and theres no excuse for that. Hopefully we learned from the film and learned how to not draw holding calls, not jump offside and get it cleaned up.The Redskins worked extensively on their running game Saturday. Seeing that turn into results when the Redskins faace the Jets in their second preseason game would be nice, Gruden said, especially Matt Jones, now the top tailback after Alfred Morris signed with Dallas.ddddddddddddWere not going to panic after the first preseason game, but we also understand that these games, you are what you are based on what you put on the tape, Gruden said.We have got to make sure we continue to work on it and get better at it. Thats all you can do. Our backs have got to continue to see it, but we have got to give them more opportunities.With Matt, it would be nice to get him two, three, four carries in a row to get a rhythm going and see how he does then. That will be our intent next week -- to try to get him going and see how he does.Thompson said being in a real game situation could account for some of the problems the Redskins encountered in Atlanta.And Gruden credited the Falcons defense, but even while admitting the defense came more pumped up to practice on Saturday, Thompson said the offense needs to take the sessions -- or their mistakes -- more seriously.We cant make mistakes in practice and think, `Oh, its just practice. Well fix it once the games come around, he said. We have to understand that we have to get those things fixed now.Gruden also took some of the blame for letting mistakes happen in practice.Were going to coach them up, he said. Were going to work on it and make sure we do our best not to let it happen again.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '