Having come off a profitable 2021 that noticed him choose up back-to-back wins within the PFL, light-heavyweight Chris Camozzi determined to make out of MMA in the intervening time.
For his subsequent enterprise, Camozzi steps into the naked knuckle area in a transfer that comes at a time the place he has choices open to attempt new issues.
“I had been in talks with them for a yr or two, however now it’s the fitting time and proper place with the very fact they’re coming to Denver, my yard,” Camozzi instructed MMAWeekly.com. “I really like preventing at residence and I’m in between battle contracts.
“Preventing is my favourite factor to do and I’m doing it as a result of I nonetheless wish to do it, so it’s been type of like the right storm of issues that happened.”
For Camozzi, with the ability to concentrate on his stand-up has been a very good change for Camozzi after having spent the final 15 years making an attempt to cowl all of the bases of MMA.
“Coaching is I wouldn’t say simpler, but it surely’s simpler to get every thing in,” mentioned Camozzi. “With MMA you’re making an attempt to get in wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, putting, every thing, and it simply doesn’t seem to be there’s sufficient hours within the week.
“Simply with the ability to concentrate on stand-up makes issues much more easy; I’m capable of fill my week with only one dynamic.”
On October 15 in Denver, Colorado, Camozzi (0-0 naked knuckle) will make his naked knuckle debut in opposition to fellow MMA veteran Bubba McDaniel (0-0 naked knuckle) in a 205-pound major card bout at BKFC 31.
“I hadn’t heard Bubba’s title shortly, however he’s a troublesome fighter and has a protracted resume like me,” Camozzi mentioned. “I like that as a result of I didn’t need a simple battle.
“The truth that we’re each making our naked knuckle debut is nice, however him coming into my yard there’s simply no likelihood he’s beating me right here. For me to get the win it’s simply going to be the matter of me hitting him first, beginning exhausting, and never letting off till it’s over.”
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With regards to his future, Camozzi is conserving his choices open. Whether or not naked knuckle boxing, MMA, or kickboxing, wherever the chance is at is the place he’ll go.
“That is my naked knuckle debut and I feel I would like to come back out with some fireworks,” mentioned Camozzi. “The place I’m at in my profession, I don’t have a bunch of years left, so I wish to make these years depend and make as a lot cash as potential.
“I’m taking this battle, selecting a one-fight contract, is me betting on myself. I don’t know when the final one shall be, so I wish to be sure that I go away all of it on the market with no regrets once I determine that I’m completed.”
