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“So this time, I really took this opportunity. I broke my knees, broke my elbows, whatever. This time that I had for healing (my body), I really took that time to try to build myself mentally, too.”
Now Belbita has moved up a weight class and feels stronger than ever, and she can’t wait to test herself against Dione Barbosa this weekend in Las Vegas.
“I think she’s amazing, especially because she’s a judoka, she’s an Olympian, and I love that,” she grinned.
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“I’d really love to have that on my resume to say, ‘Yeah, I fought this girl and I beat this girl.’
“Me and my mom, we love the Olympic Games. I’ve watched it since I was a baby, so it’s really fun for me. Like when I fought Karolina Kowalkiewicz, I wanted that on my resume, to fight somebody that fought for the title. Yeah, the fight didn’t go my way, but it was an amazing fight, and I loved it. And I’m happy for that.
“It’s the same thing this time. This girl is an Olympian, and I love that. But judo is not MMA, and I’m a judo girl – I’m a brown belt in judo, so I know that part, too. I know how many changes I had to make, because what you do in judo is not gonnawork at the moment you add elbows and knees and punches.
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