Buys doesn’t like to compare herself to other fighters, but if her last fight isn’t straight out of the 209, what is?
“My last fight I was on top of the girl beating her up and the girl’s cornermen were saying that I’m tired,” Buys laughs. “I looked over at them and I was just like, ‘the f***? Who’s tired now? Tell her something good! Don’t tell her something wrong.’ I’m having this conversation while I’m on top of this girl trying to kneebar her.”
Despite limited examples, Buys assures it was far from the first time she’s had such interaction. The mid-fight trash talk has been a staple of her game since she was Cheyanne Vilsmas fighting as an amateur.
While Buys is unapologetic about the verbal aspect of her game, she does want it to be clear that it doesn’t come from a disrespectful place, but inside the cage is the wrong time to ask somebody to talk nicely.
“I respect all my opponents, but when we’re in there I’m not your friend, I don’t like you, I want to hit you,” Buys explains. “I want to put on a show. It’s nothing personal but we’re not just fighters. We’re entertainers.”
The second the fight is over, it’s all handshakes and hugs, but from horn to horn, it’s time to fight.
Because it’s rare for Buys to come to a fight with animosity for her opponent, none of the talk is premeditated. It’s not necessarily a necessity for her to chatter during the fight, but putting on a show is. Buys always promises entertainment, regardless of the pace her opponent sets.
This mentality is what has her already planning ahead for her fight against Hilarie Rose on Dana White’s Contender Series this Tuesday.
“Personally, I think my opponent is on the boring side, fight wise,” Buys said. “She’s good, she’s skillful, but when it comes to standing out, the eyes will be more so on me.”
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