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Legacy Fighting Alliance flyweight champion Sabina Mazo reflects on an opponent change and promises a finish of Jaimee Nievera at LFA 54.

Legacy Fighting Alliance flyweight champion Sabina Mazo was meant to defend her title against Jaimee Nievera in Fresno last Oct. but a last-minute injury saw on the sidelines and Mazo rebooked for LFA 54, this time against Carol Yariwaki. The opponent switch isn’t going to affect her though as she’s focused on herself, her opponent is only secondary.

“In the moment it felt like it was.. not sad, but all the effort I put in and I was ready to fight, but everything happens for a reason and now I understand it,” Mazo told FanSided. “I had a much better weight cut for this fight because I was already preparing for that one and I just kept the process, so the weight was more natural and not drastic.”

Mazo feels that this new opponent will be even better than the last.

“It’s going to be an amazing fight,” she said. “She has a ground game and I think it’s good that in LFA we can show both the ground and stand-up. I think it’s a great opportunity for me to step into this fight and show the world I can handle all aspects of the fight. So it’s a really good opponent this time.”

Mazo shot to overnight stardom when she defeated two of her opponents back-to-back with highlight reel head-kick KO’s and earned her LFA title after Shannon Sinn via a decision win proving she’s not just a one-hit wonder.

She’s also been working with a nutritionist for the first time in her career. She says that Rob Emerson, a former UFC and Bellator fighter has been guiding her through this fight camp. Emerson still fights and will be competing for the World Fighting Championship Akhmat on the same night as Mazo.

“It’s been a long journey,” she said. “Almost four months working with him and I really like the way he works.”

One thing Mazo has been vocal about in the past is her desire to enter the UFC on her own terms and only after she feels she’s honed her skills. Now, after remaining undefeated in five professional bouts, the Colombian thinks she might be ready — if it were to happen.

“I’m ready for any opportunity,” Mazo said. “If it comes after the fight and it’s a good offer, I’ll step in there.”

But before she gets to the UFC she has to defeat Yariwaki and she knows exactly how she’ll secure that win.

“I’ll finish it. However it goes, I will finish it. I’m ready for it.”

LFA Mazo vs. Yariwaki takes place on Friday, Nov.16 at the Costa Mesa Hall in CostaMesa, CA. The event will be televised on AXS TV Fights at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.