“We’re both strikers, and if she wants to go toe to toe, I’m more than happy to do that,” Reed said. “I think I’ve showcased in my previous (fights) that if we want to go striking, I’ll go striking, but I think I’m excited to see where this one rolls out, whether it’s standing up or on the ground or against the cage. I think you’re going to see the changes that we’ve implemented over the last eight weeks come to fruition.”
After building her 4-0 record, Reed has alternated between wins and losses since joining the UFC. Keeping with that trend, she should get her hand raised this weekend, but that’s not how things work.
Even so, Reed is hopeful that she has made the necessary adjustments to find consistency in the Octagon and stop the roller coaster of results.
“To put it frankly, it sucks,” she said. “It’s not what fighters want to do. It’s not something that you expect, but in all those losses, I’ve learned a lot. Every loss has been a huge lesson, and as much as it’s been back and forth in the UFC, I think this fight I’m coming out with a lot of experience because of those. I’m excited to go on from here and put a streak together.”
