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Tyrell Fortune Looking For a Knockout at Bellator 178

April 21, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Tyrell Fortune spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Branko Busick at Bellator 178. Some highlights are below:

On building his skillset: “I take it day by day. I’m in no rush to get to the top. I just want to learn everything. Coming from a wrestling background, this isn’t wrestling any more, this is fighting. So I’ve got to get my boxing, my kickboxing and my jiu-jitsu game up to a level where I can compete with those high-level guys who’ve been doing it for years. I do believe my wrestling is a key element, to go into a fight with a guy who’s been striking for 10-plus years, it’s dumb not to have my level of kickboxing or boxing to his level, or close.”

On wanting to put his striking skills to use: “I’m definitely looking for knockouts. When I’m on my feet, I’m looking for knockouts. If it goes to the ground, then I’m going to utilize my wrestling. In every fight, I haven’t really taken very many shots or lessons on the cage on anything, so initially I want to test my hands and I want to make sure that at the beginning of every fight that I’m getting better and I’m improving.”

On how he feels about being on the receiving end of a big hit: “I’ll find out after I take one. I’ve taken them in practice, and I’ve held up fine – that’s nothing. I can’t really answer that question ’cause I haven’t taken one yet. But maybe if someone gets lucky and lands one, we’ll see how I deal with it.”

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