PERTH, Australia – Casey O’Neill met the media Thursday forward of her battle at UFC 305.
O’Neill (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Luana Santos (8-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a ladies’s flyweight battle on the ESPN preliminary card at RAC Area in Perth, Australia. At media day, O’Neill took questions from media members earlier than her battle.
After an ideal 9-0 begin to her professional profession, together with her first 4 fights within the UFC, O’Neill has stumbled of late with back-to-back losses to Jennifer Maia and Ariane Lipski. However this week, she’s again on house soil in Australia, which could really feel much more welcoming after her latest cut up from Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.
“I simply needed to get a contemporary set of eyes, I suppose. I feel when nothing’s damaged, you don’t repair something. Now that I’ve had a few losses or setbacks, simply look again and consider myself and issues that I may do in a different way and get a few completely different opinions from those that I do know are nice fighters and that I belief.
“I’m simply sort of taking part in it by ear. I’m making an attempt to essentially concentrate on myself now as a substitute of specializing in sure opponents – simply getting myself to be the most effective that I will be.”
O’Neill stated after her loss to Lipski, a second-round submission, she did some work on the psychological facet of the sport. She additionally has gotten recommendation from plenty of her friends within the UFC, which could make it simpler to work by way of losses after they occur.
“I began speaking to a sports activities psychiatrist after that final battle,” O’Neill stated. “… I talked to lots of people who’ve been within the UFC for a very long time, and so they all say that some nights you simply don’t present up. You may’t anticipate to be on one year of the 12 months. You choose a date 10 weeks out and also you’re like, ‘I have to be prepared on today.’ Some days, you’re not. You’ve simply obtained to study to roll with the punches.”
Try O’Neill’s full media day interview within the video above.
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