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· On The Spot ~ Rosi Sexton
Back at home, in England, Bellator’s recently defeated Rosi Sexton sits down with MMA Spot’s Andrew Yount to discuss the loss that came at the hands of Zoila Frausto at Bellator 23. Although she has been replaced in next season’s women’s tournament by Frausto, the widely talented Sexton keeps her focus on the future. In addition to her loss, Sexton offered her take on Chris Cyborg, Bellator's commitment to women's MMA, and her studies outside of the cage.
Spot: What is your contract status with Bellator now?
Sexton: I'm still under contract. I've spoken to Sam Caplan and Bjorn [Rebney] and I understand they still have plans for me. They're committed to building the 115 pound division, and hopefully I'll be back in there before the end of the year.
Spot: There were several interesting story lines at play for you in the tournament—between your long running issues with putting together fights with Jessica Aguilar, the recent breakdown of the Angela Magana fight, and then the recent dust up with Aisling Daily, not to mention the long awaited bout against Fuji. If things change and you are back in the tournament, what would be the one fight you would most look forward to?
Sexton: There are a lot of good fights there, and I very much hope some of them can still happen at some stage. I don't want to dwell on that at the moment, I'm just taking one thing at a time. I need to focus on what is, not what might have been.
Spot: You are still one of the highest rated women fighters in the world, with many of the other top ranked women in the division in the tournament, where does this leave you in looking for your next opponent?
Sexton: I think that's down to Bellator. I'm sure there will be a few fighters out there now who have seen blood in the water, and fancy their chances against me. We'll see.
Spot: Not to make excuses, but as I understand it, the timing of this bout was not the best for you. What did you have going on?
Sexton: I had my final exams for my osteopathy degree the week before the fight, so I was definitely not as focused as I needed to be on the fight preparation.
It was a tough situation, I'm not sure how I'd handle it differently if I could do it again. I knew I was taking a gamble with the timing and ended up paying for it, but at the same time I didn't want to turn down an opportunity with (in my opinion) the top organization in the world for women's MMA.
That's not to take anything away from Zoila. She came in better prepared and was the better fighter on the night, end of story.
awesome,
i bet whoever she faces int he first round will underestimate her.
i hope she makes it far in the tournye
BELLATOR!!!!!!!!!!!
Ais Daley would bash her IMO.
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Top.
I wouldn't write her off from this loss - there are still big things to come from her, IMO.
Rosi's awesome, and probably smarter than 98% of the people that are talking shit about her after this one fight.
WAR Rosi