Felice Herrig Says Getting Anxiety Under Control Factored Into UFC on FOX 20 Win

Felice Herrig spoke following her win at UFC on FOX 20 over Kailin Curran. Some highlights are below:

On her physical and mental reaction to her TUF 20 Finale loss: “People don’t realize that my last fight was the first time I had ever felt (that way). After the first minute and a half, my body just went numb. I didn’t know what was happening. I had a bunch of lab work done and medical tests done, and my body has just been so burned out from all the years that I’ve been fighting. So I took a few steps back – that’s why I took the time off. I was always training, but I was working on all the things that I maybe had been (too) stubborn to do before.”

On getting her issues under control: “I worked on getting my anxiety under control, which was a huge factor, and this was the first time in a fight that I felt relaxed. I did everything in the fight that I know I’m capable of, and things that I do in the gym.”

On what’s next for her: “I don’t really have a plan – I haven’t really thought about it. But now that I’m back to back to normal, back to myself … we’ll see what’s next – I don’t really know.”