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Will Brooks Is Happy to Be Back to Winning Ways After PFL 2 Victory

June 22, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Will Brooks spoke with MMAjunkie following his unanimous decision victory over Luiz Firmino at Professional Fighters League 2. Highlights are below:

On his reaction to the win: “It was definitely one of those things like, ‘Winning … I miss you so much!’ It took us a little bit to get back together, but we’re back. I’m a guy that’s very critical of myself. Even though I got the win, I was still a little bummed out.”

On expecting to go the distance against Firmino: “We definitely knew he was very tough, just watching some of his previous fights – like Justin Gaethje. That was one that we kept going back to, just recognizing how tough the guy was and how much pressure he could take and put on you. We just knew we were going to wind up having to fight all 15 minutes and continue to stay on top of him, and at some point just push the pace on him. We did a great job tonight – just getting back in the win column. That’s what I kept telling my team: Just get back to winning, and that’s what we tried to do tonight.”

On Firmino’s resilience: “It wasn’t just thinking about getting back to the win, but also understanding what kind of fighter we were going against – a guy who’s extremely tough. I hit him with a lot of heavy punches, and he just kept coming forward.”

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