Emanuel Newton is not letting his guards down and he is not slowing himself from fighting. After knocking out star Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal with a spinning back fist during their fight in 2013, Newton still feels that he much to prove not just to himself but also to his fans as well.

That is the reason why when he faced Lawal once more during the rematch and he won via unanimous decision, he felt that his success was validated.

He said "That's why I'm glad I won a decision in the rematch. Sure, it would have been good to knock him out again, but at the same time, I knew I had to prove something. Not just to the fans, but to myself. I wanted to prove that I could knock him out quick, or go all five rounds, and that either way I'm beating him."

His win against Lawal was bitter sweet after the latter made some blatant trash talk but according to him, it did not matter to him though.

He said Honestly, I didn't pay attention to it. There was maybe only one time, after we did a call together, where I got off the phone and thought to myself, 'man, Mo is a douche.' (laughs) But other than that, you learn to ignore the stupid stuff. Talk is talk, but once we get in the cage and they close the gate, it's just you, the ref and the other guy, and we're going to fight, no matter what was said."

Newton is bound to face UFC veteran Joey Beltran for a title belt bout. Newton says of Beltran "Joey's tough. Also, this camp has been completely and totally different. I realize that in the past I overtrained and burned myself out...now, I train smarter and just do what my body needs to do, not do things for the sake of doing them."

When asked if he is concerned of the rankings he said "I'm just here to fight. As far as the rankings go, people may not know me know but they'll come to know me if I keep on winning. I'll keep getting better. I was born and bred to fight. People can rank me where they want."