As she begins her venture into MMA, Ava Knight has high expectations of herself.
Knight, a former boxing champion who makes her MMA debut at Bellator 228 on Saturday in Inglewood, California, first thought about making the switch to MMA back in 2015. She was presented an opportunity with Invicta FC, but it never went through, she said.
A few years later, she started seriously training in the sport after analyst and Unbreakable Performance Center owner Jay Glazer recommended that Bellator sign her.
“[Glazer] presented an amazing fighter with an amazing will and passion for this, and that’s what [Bellator] wanted,” Knight told Bloody Elbow at Bellator 228 media day on Wednesday.