Bamgbose knew of Roberson’s history heading into their matchup, but the former UFC middleweight says he didn’t notice Roberson’s ankle monitor until post-fight.
Roberson’s ankle monitor was underneath one of his socks.
“I did my research on Karl, so I saw a little bit of what he had gone through,” Bamgbose told Bloody Elbow.
“I don’t know the backstory, man, I just respect Karl.
“Sometimes life, we go through things where perhaps we wanna seek vengeance and that’s where having God is important. And I’m not sure if he has a relationship with God or not. But him, myself, everyone in this world, whenever you whenever someone offends you, don’t take matters in your own hands because that’s that’s how you get in trouble, man. Let God handle that.
“The ankle monitor… I’m just glad that he was still able to fight,” Bamgbose added.
“Because that’s a blessing. Because you got some people that they did what he did, whatever it was that he did and their their lives were over, bro. They’re in jail. They didn’t get any opportunity or leeway to still compete or do anything.
“So the fact that he was still able to compete, in my opinion, that shows the favor of God on his life. He just has to appreciate that and grow. He’s a great fighter. He’s younger than me too. So he’s got time.
“I’m pretty sure he’s gonna learn from whatever whatever it is he’s going through. He’s gonna come back better. It’s gonna come back wiser. He’s gonna make better informative decisions. And he’s gonna use this platform that he has for the greater good of himself, his family, as he should. I hope everything works well for him…
“I did notice his ankle monitor after the fight,” Roberson said.
“I was like, what? And then the medical staff had mentioned it too because we both had to stop by the the medical team and I did see it,” Bamgbose said of Roberson’s ankle monitor.
“But, he’s a tough son of a gun too because what I did notice in the fight, his leg gave out. I think with the first knockdown, his leg gave out and I think he sprained his ankle.
“And he got up like nothing happened. I was like, man, who the hell is this guy? I’m like, dude. And then he’s not even limping. This dude is tough…”
