Despite defending her World Series of Fighting (WSOF) title on Nov. 15 against a hungry, young challenger who is on an eleven fight win streak and coming off a dominant decision win, Jessica Aguilar (18-4) is confident that she?ll come out on top. �?I?m going to be ready for anything,? she tells Cagewriter.
?I?ve got these last [couple] weeks to go, and I want them to go quick so I can get in there and have fun.?
Aguilar?s confidence against such a big challenge has to come from the fact that she herself is also coming off of a dominant win, and that she hasn?t lost a single fight in over four years.� That, and a great training camp have the champ raring to get her 115 pound title defense against Kalindra Faria (15-3-1) in Tampa�
?Oh, for sure. I?ve had a great experience this camp with everything,? she says.
?I?ve got a great team and great coaches, so I can?t complain. Training is the hard part, though. The fight is just like another sparring session. ?
That ?sparring session? will take place near the American Top Team fighter Aguilar?s home, in Florida, and she admits that home turf will indeed be an advantage for her against her Brazilian opponent. ?I?ve traveled half way across the world to fight people, so I?ve been on both sides,? she says.
?But it will definitely be nice for me. I?d say it?s an advantage. I?m here in my home town, closer to my team, and it?s just much easier when you don?t have to travel.?
Aguilar?s next fight is a huge one, and she?s ecstatic to be getting her third one in for the year, after not being as active as she would have liked in the past. However, despite being the number one ranked female 115 pound MMA fighter in the world, all this is happening while a bunch of her peers are getting more attention by fighting in the UFC on a current season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF).
Aguilar signed with the WSOF shortly before the UFC came calling to the straw weight MMA fighter women of the world, offering them slots on TUF, with the winner becoming the first UFC champ in that weight class.� Aguilar says she is happy to be with the WSOF, because they believed and invested in her.
We ask the underappreciated champ if she perhaps can imagine, in her wildest dreams, a situation where she continues to successfully defend her WSOF belt through her current contract, and then the fans demanded that the UFC sign her and book for a champ vs. champ title unification fight against their title-holder. Of course, we?ve seen this happen before.
Nick Diaz got multiple title shots upon his return to the UFC, after winning titles elsewhere. Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez is also about to get his second UFC title fight.
Aguilar can?t deny that fantasy has its appeal, but she insists that she?s focused on her WSOF belt. ?You know, I want to reach the highest of all highs,? she begins.
?I want to keep dominating this division, keep winning and improving myself, and getting better. I just want to fight the best. I?m really happy to be fighting in the WSOF. They?ve treated me well and gave me a great opportunity. They believed in me. So, right now, I will do that.�
?But, that would be cool. I want to reach the highest levels and want to keep competing against the best. So, that would be awesome, if that came true.?
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