Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger Hoping For A Good Fight With Nina Ansaroff

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (6-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) meets Nina Ansaroff (6-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on the UFC Fight Night 103 preliminary card in Phoenix, Arizona. The prelims stream on UFC Fight Pass before the FOX Sports 1 card from the Talking Stick Resort Arena. Here are highlights:

On fighting in the city where she lives: “Two years ago, the UFC was here (for UFC on FOX 13) and I was here live watching Bryan Barberena and my teammates fighting, and I told myself I’d be here one day. It’s surreal that two years later, (I’m here). It’s a fight I asked for, they gave it to me, and I’m so excited to get my first win (in the UFC) Sunday night.”

On believing she can end her losing streak: “It’s a whole different experience going from the smaller shows to the big lights, and I feel like I have all of that under my belt now. I feel like I have to go out there and just be me and fight my fight and do what I’ve been doing in practice. The outcome’s going to show for itself come Sunday night. I think I’m going to feed off (being in Phoenix). The last six weeks of fight camp, I’ve been dialed in and focused and I’ve been keeping all the outside stuff really outside. I’ve been focused on my wife and my kids at home and just training my ass off, to be honest. My kids are here, my wife’s here – it’s going to be a good night.”

On fighting Ansaroff: “I’m excited – she likes to stand and bang, and that’s what I like to do. So I hope that being the only female fight on the card, I hope we put on a freakin’ good fight and I’m going to walk away with the win.”