Geane Herrera Says He’s Ready To Return To Fighting

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Geane Herrera (9-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) said that he’s ready to return to fighting. He was cut from the UFC last year after a loss to Ben Nguyen in November. Now he claims he has his life back together and is ready to go. Here are highlights:

On his return from hiatus: “If the opportunity came up, and I got that call, I would jump on it right away. I feel like this time off has been good. It’s been crucial, and much-needed, to be quite honest. And I’m just ready to continue where I left off.”

On turning down Russian promotion ABC: “(ABC) are really cool – they were going to take care of me. But it was just – it wasn’t in me. I felt like I really just needed to get my life in order. Fnally, now I think I’ve got the ball rolling in my life. Now I’ve been training. I’m ready to go out there and start fighting at a high level. I’m ready for that next step. I feel I’ve grown so much because of having to go through all of this. And I’m not living out of my car anymore. That’s a blow to the ego, like I can’t explain it.”

On not taking last minute fights anymore: “I couldn’t do that. I felt like the UFC taught me that sometimes you have to be smart with the way you pick your fights. And the big fights will come. If you plan on doing this the long run, those fights will come eventually. It’s just a matter of how you go in them. Short-notice doesn’t really allow me to give the performance that I know I can give.”