“I don’t know about that because I haven’t fought yet,” she says, noting that her sole focus in on Saturday. “I am not the type who can juggle too many things in my head. One by one, step by step is my way.”
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He told me to wear a mask for the walkout because it will shut out all that’s going on around you and let you focus on the fight. So I walked out with a mask after that.”
Unable to wear one for her UFC debut, she was able to focus in a different way, albeit involuntarily, thanks to the UFC APEX. There is little in the way of distractions as the fighters make their walk to the Octagon, and during the last year of the pandemic, the venue has served as an alternative to the capacity crowds that are slowly making their way back as more states and countries reopen.