Edson Barboza Excited To Return To Fighting After Losing Streak

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Edson Barboza spoke about his willingness to return to fighting even though he’s currently on a two-fight losing streak. Here are highlights:

On not being bothered by the losses: “I believe things happen the way they need to happen. And it makes no difference. Because when we win, what do we do? We go back into training so we can fight again. And when we lose, the same thing happens. I know who’s by my side. I know who’s really rooting for me. I know that God is with me no matter if I win or lose, all the time. That comforts my heart and makes me happy. So it’s about training more and moving on to the next one. It really didn’t shake me at all.”

On how it helped: “I think I’ve lifted some of that pressure that I put on myself, and that everyone else also put on me, of the belt.”

On training at ATT: “It’s gone way, way, way, beyond my expectations. In every way. The training sessions are very organized, and they’re very good. They have a lot of people to train with. So the adjustment was easy. Everything is so good, everything is new.

“And it’s in the beginning, so everything’s been fun. Adjusting has been very easy, it feels like I’ve been training here forever. I’m very happy to be here.”