David Michaud picked up two of the most important wins of his MMA career last month, and they both came on the same night.
Michaud defeated both John Howard and Glaico Franca at PFL 7 in Las Vegas to advance to the finals of the PFL welterweight tournament. He will meet Ray Cooper III on Dec. 31 at Madison Square Garden.
Michaud, a former UFC lightweight now competing at 170 pounds, said he found fighting twice in one night pretty difficult.
“You gotta be mentally strong,” Michaud told Bloody Elbow. “I knew going in you can’t let yourself get too hyped up.