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We know what Parsons is thinking and he’s not planning to shoot for the ankles.
“Yeah, I’m not,” he laughs. “Over the years, I’ve always worked my wrestling and trying to get better in that aspect. And sometimes in sparring, I don’t shoot takedowns because wrestling is just another level of cardio.”
And striking? Well, let’s just say Parsons has done 30-minute rounds of sparring with middleweight contender Chris Curtis that were all striking.
“Man, I ate a lot of body shots,” said Parsons, who says this all matter of factly, like everyone does 30-minute rounds. But that’s the grit that got him here, and if he hears a few boos on Saturday, it doesn’t matter.
“I don’t know what it is, but when I’m walking out to that ring, I just feel so happy,” he said. “I don’t know what it is. I feel happy and I don’t get too nervous. I really know how to dial in and just focus on the task at hand, and that is, I’m not letting this dude hurt me. And the only way for him to not hurt me is I got to hurt him. And when it comes to that, I really don’t lose focus, especially once I’m in there and I’m standing across from my opponent, I’m all-in.”