Meet the number 3 lightweight in the world Brittney Elkin. After a loss back in 2015, Elkin returned August of this year at a weight she feels most comfortable at 155lbs, she won a vicious round 1 stoppage over Kola Shippentower. She is now set to compete in a Pro BJJ bout on December 3rd and hopes to return to MMA action in 2017.

Elkin talks openly to us about her upcoming bout, her thoughts on the Lightweight division, why she started fighting, the upcoming Nunes VS Rousey bout, goals for 2017 and lots more. You can view the full transcript of the interview below.

You’re competing in a Pro BJJ bout on December 3rd against Jordan Patrick. Tell us more about the bout , has BJJ always been your favourite martial art?

I am competing in Tulsa Oklahoma Dec 3rd vs Jordan Patrick at 160 lbs in the Gi. I actually started with just fighting MMA in a garage in Wyoming and once I moved to Colorado I was introduced to BJJ and the Gi and fell in love with it. Working both MMA and on your belt seems to go hand in hand but now that I have somewhat sidelined MMA and gone mainstream BJJ I see I’ve neglected my Gi a lot more than I knew.

What are your opinions on Jordan Patrick as an opponent?

Jordan Patrick is a technical opponent so I have to be on my game and my big body has to react fast and move with grace and bad intentions. I know nothing about her personality but I assume she is a good person because BJJ attracts good people.. Either way I’m ready to submit her and be friends later.

You’ve fought for Fight to Win for a few times now, is it promotion you’re particularly fond of?

Fight to win promotions is definitely a life experience, how cool is it that you get to do main stage BJJ in front of so many other athletes and schools around the country. I get nervous because my technical game is on display and it is important for me to be at my best. The connections you make in the community are priceless and I want to be a black belt one day, I’m so lucky I’ll have these opportunities in my past to guide me forward.

How did you get into fighting?

I was a cocktail waitress in Gillette Wyoming and the manager of the bar was good friends with a local promoter, I saw him in the bar before but our summer bash party was bikini night and I was an athletic girl. Anyway he had a promotion that night and the after party came to our summer bash. I was bartending and he told me I should fight and that I had the look and should give it a shot. I started the next day and never stopped.

Can fans expect to see you fighting in MMA again in the new year?

MMA rule for Brittney Elkin, know my value. I know I don’t have an amazing record but I fight like hell and 5 out of 6 of my professional fights have been fight of the night and very memorable. I don’t want to fight in bars, I’ve proven I’m a game opponent and hung with many of the top of the weight class. So I guess my answer is, I love MMA and my mouth waters at a good fight. If it’s a fight that makes me excited, ill take it, otherwise ill just travel and submit people.

What separates you from all the other fighters?

I’m separated from the other fighters by being a relentless, smart, talented, crazy, amazon beast of a woman. I was once told my eyebrows make me look intimidating.

What would you say your biggest strengths are, and what’s the thing you need to work on the most?

My biggest strengths are that I love challenging missions. I am almost obsessed with problems to be solved, in contact sports I always know I can win, you can ask my training partners even if I lose 3 times in a 6 minute round ill attack for the fourth or fifth time before the bell rings. What I need to work on is the exact same thing, I’m stubborn and it makes me walk forward and blind to many things. My vision going forward of getting better is to open my mind and listen instead of winging it and taking the hard headed way. I finally found out I don’t know everything, so I listen and apply, or at least am trying to.

You’ve fought at Featherweight and Lightweight, which you’re currently ranked number 3 in the world. Which weight class would you say you are most comfortable at?

I’ve been amazing at 145 and also I’ve been terrible at 145. I walk around about 180/185 so when I take those low fights it depends entirely on how my body handles the cut. I prefer 155 but the weight class has not as many options for fights so I prefer 155 but can make 145. I’ve never missed weight in my career.

What are your opinions on Bobbi-Jo Dalziel and Jozette Cotton, the two girls ranked above you at Lightweight. Would a fight with either of them interest Delete repeated word

Oh I hate Jozette I was supposed to fight her she showed up 2 hours late and 8 lbs over she was trash as a human. I got all b*tchy and didn’t accept the fight. In retrospect I wish I would have just done it because I would love to punch the shit out of her annoying face and [her] personality is a waste. the other girl I don’t know but I assume I would fight her as well.

Can fans expect a different Brittney Elkin to what they have previously seen when you return to MMA?

Yes fans can expect a different Brittney absolutely. I have completely changed I feel like I’ve worked solidly on my ground game for the last 6 months. My last fight was in August I got a first round stoppage but I even feel like I’ve changed entirely from August.

Who have you got in the big Nunes VS Rousey event which is closing out the year?

Amanda vs Ronda is definitely an eye catcher and I’m definitely going to watch. I wish this fight happened when Ronda was on her own hype. I’ll be curious to see and watch her performance but I truly think Nunes is more hungry right now. Ronda has all the tools for an amazing fight but I just don’t know if she is hungry and if her heart wants it. I’m going to say Nunes wins by stoppage.

Aside from MMA, what do you enjoy doing?

Aside from MMA I am so busy with work, but I enjoy just going downtown solo and parking myself in some trendy café or local hangout. I people watch like a creeper and try to picture someone else’s life. That or I spend my free time on the road exploring the mountains and if u cant find me I’m probably in Buffalo Wyoming hiding in the beauty.

What do you hope to have achieved by the end of 2017?

2017 I’m looking for happiness, whatever that means. I feel like I’m thirty-er now and my priorities are right. I feel like I am passionate and competitive in all aspects of life and that will guide me to my supposed to be place and state. So I just expect to continue on a happy path and that’s all I ask of myself.

You’ll be able to watch Elkin’s upcoming Pro BJJ bout live on F2WBJJ.com on December 3rd.

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