“I don’t know what to do with my life,” Ardelean said. “I have my other stuff, like social media, but I’ve been fighting since I was 18. I’ve been wanting to do this, I’ve been wanting to get to the UFC, I’ve been wanting to see how the level is here. So that’s the thing. I never thought about quitting. I was sad, but I said, okay, cool, I have one more chance. Let’s be honest. I have two losses. My opponent has two losses also, so I understand her, as well. So it’s going to be a life and death fight, because we’re both fighting for the same place. If you keep losing, that means it’s not for you. If I lose, that means I just couldn’t compete with this level. So I’ll just go back to fighting, lower level, whatever. But fighting, it’s my life. I would be sad not to be in fight camp. I want to miss food, I want to miss stuff like that.”
Finally, a laugh, and the old Alice is back. And truth be told, she never left. She’s happy, she’s confident, and after all the chaos of last year, she’s at peace.
“I’ve been training hard, and it’s weird, but I have more peace in my mind right now,” Ardelean said. “I remember the last fight camp, for example, at this time, I would be crazy stressed. I couldn’t sleep at night. All I was thinking about was the fight and the fight was three weeks away. But right now, because I’ve been managing my stress levels, I feel much better and much more focused. I’m hoping this is going to help me more.”
