Edson Barboza sees UFC on FOX 31 as the start of a run towards the lightweight belt, but also a fight that represents many changes in his personal life.
The Brazilian lightweight moved from New Jersey to Florida in July, switching camps from Mark Henry and Ricardo Almeida’s gym to American Top Team, and says everything has been positive since.
Booked to face Dan Hooker in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC event in Milwaukee, Barboza said the biggest transformation the move brought was in terms of quality of life.
”My personal life was horrible there,” Barboza told MMA Fighting.