And although Fialho has made the effort to mature in his approach to his fights, he can’t help but envision his bout with Buckley going one way in particular.
“That’s how my mind works,” Fialho began.
“I can only imagine about winning. About stopping him. About the strikes I’m going to hit him with that put him totally out. But I don’t want to envision that. I want to get the mentality that I’m going to get the three rounds. That the fight is going to last so I don’t gas myself out, so I don’t get frustrated and I don’t try to bang. I want to stay tight and technical, sharp, and fast.”
He pauses for a second before cracking a wry smile.
“I do believe I’m going to put him out.”
Will Fialho take a more measured approach versus Buckley, or will he go for broke?
Only one way to find out.
