In every fight the variables are different: the opponent, the time of year, location, how the fight camp went, life circumstances, and physical condition. This time I was going to Russia, facing a Kyrgyzstanian woman (so the whole Russian arena would be against me), the sister of the champ and getting hyped as heck, a multi-time Muay Thai champion, undefeated, I hyper extended both elbows in two freak training accidents and felt slightly injured going into the fight, I was going to Russia. Oh... did I say that twice?
However, I believed my grappling was better, and I’d been having great success in training facing a southpaw.