“The goal is the belt,” says Manon Fiorot

by time news

«The goal is the belt“Explains French MMA fighter Manon Fiorot in an interview with AFP before facing Saturday in Abu Dhabi the world No.1 flyweight Katlyn Chookagian. A victory against the American would open the doors to a title fight for the 32-year-old Niçoise. “For me, it’s a bit like a semi-final. If I have a good fight, I’ll ask to fight for the belt (held by Peruvian Valentina Shevchenko since December 2018, Ed) in the next fight. Chookagian is ranked N.1 so if I beat her, logically, after there is the belt. It’s true that I didn’t expect it to go so fast but during my previous fight, I faced a girl from the top 5 (Brazilian Jennifer Maia, editor’s note) and I saw that I had the level since I won. So we have to move forward. The goal is the belt. I think snowboarding gave me things for MMA because I developed other physical qualities. And then in snowboarding, there is also a creative side that we find in MMA, we have to do tricks, it has to be beautiful and stylish. In MMA too, to please the public, you have to know how to do spectacular things like jumping knees or turning kicks».

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