Sam Hughes Is Ready To Put Her New Mindset To The Test

Strawweight Sam Hughes Has Been Putting In The Hours And Is Ready Face Opponent Viktoriia Dudakova At UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov In Abu Dhabi

Before she began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts, Sam Hughes ran track and cross country at the collegiate level, first at Wofford College, where she completed her undergraduate degree, and then at the University of South Carolina while pursuing her masters.

When college ended and her thirst for competing remained, she was introduced to MMA, logging a handful of amateur fights between turning pro and quickly getting the call to compete on the biggest stage in the sport.

But as she readies to make her ninth appearance inside the…