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“It’s pretty cool to see that all those dreams come true,” McKenna said. “It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of years, a lot of ups and downs, highs and lows, but it’s really satisfying, and hopefully I’m not done yet. I still got big goals to accomplish. But yeah, it’s been a rollercoaster.”
As she approaches her third fight in the UFC APEX, she also admits she does enjoy the cozy and close confines of the building. Of course, it helps that she is perfect through two jaunts to the smaller Octagon.
Overall, though, she is most eager to display the improvements she made over the last four months, ones that are the product of a life’s work. Although McKenna understands her strengths lean toward grappling and pressure, she does have a sneaky confidence in her striking, something she might display against the always-aggressive Vlismas. Either way, however, she knows getting her hand raised is the most crucial, which is why that is her lone focus on December 17.
“It’s going to show everyone what I’m capable of, what I’ve been working on, and how hard I have worked over the over the last decade or so,” she said. “I think it’s going to be a very exciting fight. She likes to keep it exciting, I like to keep the pressure on, so I think it’s going to be fun.”