“Once the dust settled from that, then I was able to actually process the last fight a little bit,” Namajunas told UFC.com. “I was able to realize that I’m here to inspire people, and I want to provide that.”
That realization unlocked a bit of freedom in Namajunas, a feeling she said usually comes and goes throughout a camp. As she prepared for Manon Fiorot, however, that energy stuck with her.
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When she thinks back to the last time she felt this kind of way ahead of a fight, her fight with Michelle Waterson comes to mind. If that’s any indication, she has a barnburner of a performance ready to unleash in Accor Arena on September 2.
“Sometimes I feel like I perform better in a gym because there isn’t that pressure and stuff like that, but that (positive) energy kind of carried with me for a good while,” Namajunas said. “I don’t know what I would attribute it to. I would just say the presence of God being in my life a little stronger and being closer to Him just helps me move more naturally. I guess the presence of the Holy Spirit just gives me what to say, what to do.”
