Jessica Eye (11-2-0-1) tar sig an Miesha Tate (16-5) på UFC on FOX 16 och förklarar att hon inte har någon riktig beef med de andra kvinnorna i bantamviktsdivisionen.
Eye känner inte någon extra press då hennes match är det delade huvudeventet.
“You know what? This is your guys’ first time seeing me on a big stage and your first time for me doing some of this stuff,” berättade Eye för MMAjunkie. “I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve had my opportunities in different ways. I feel like this is not anything new for me. It’s new for you to see me this way.”
Eye är säker på att hon kommer vinna och menar att man aldrig vet när en underdog skräller.
“I think we’ve all learned in fighting now that, no matter how much we might think someone is going to win, upsets happen all the time,” sa Eye. “Who knows if it’s Bethe’s day? And who knows if it’s Ronda’s day? No matter what, when I win this fight, I will have my opportunity to put real gold around my waist. I’m a single woman. I’m not married. So, believe me, if I can put real gold around my waist, that’s better than what any man can do for me.”
Eye har inga problem med någon kvinna i bantamviktsdivisionen, men känner att dom står i vägen mellan henne och bantamviktsbältet.
“I don’t know Miesha personally,” Eye said. “I don’t know any of the females in the 135-(pound) division personally. I don’t have true beef with them. The only issue I have with them is that they’re standing between me and the life that I want. In my opinion, if someone came up and stole $5 out of your pocket right now, would you be mad? She’s stealing money out of my pocket, and I need that money. I’ve got to live. I’m securing a future for myself and my future family one day.”
