OTTAWA, Canada – Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger is eager to show she’s much more than the fighter that lost to Tecia Torres on 14 days’ notice at UFC 194 in December. That starts with Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 bout against Randa Markos.

Jones-Lybarger dropped a unanimous decision to Torres after stepping in as a replacement with just two weeks to prepare. The odds were heavily stacked against her, and ultimately she was unable to overcome the variety of factors holding her back from her best performance.

With six months of reflection on her debut and a complete training camp for her sophomore octagon appearance, though, Jones-Lybarger (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) said she’s going to showcase her full arsenal against Markos (5-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC).

“The UFC octagon is so much bigger in real life than it is on TV,” Jones-Lybarger told MMAjunkie. “I felt going in there the third round I was finally warming up and I was gaining some momentum. I landed a few good shots but I did have the UFC jitters. All that’s real life. … Now I know I’m prepared now. I know what to expect.”

UFC Fight Night 89 takes place at The Arena at TD Garden in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Jones-Lybarger vs. Markos strawweight bout streams on the early UFC Fight Pass prelims prior to more prelims on FOX Sports 2 and the FOX Sports 1-televised main card.

Although Jones-Lybarger intends on proving to fans she has much more to offer than the Torres fight, she also knows Markos is going to come in with a lot to prove, as well. “Quiet Storm” has dropped two of her three UFC fights, albeit to top-level competition in Jessica Penne and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

Jones-Lybarger, 30, said she respects everything Markos brings to the table and anticipates a “war,” but is unsure about whether her opponent can keep up for three rounds on fight night.

“She’s going to come forward and try to push the pace,” Jones-Lybarger said. “I just expect that it’s going to be a war. We’re both going to go in there and meet in the middle. We’ll see what happens, that’s what I’m feeling and we’ll see if she can keep up with my cardio.”

What Jones-Lybarger is looking to demonstrate more than anything at UFC Fight Night 89, she said, is the fact she belongs in the UFC. Losing a fairly competitive fight to Torres was a step in the right direction, but still it wasn’t enough. Jones-Lybarger, like most fighters, has the dream of eventually being UFC champion.

The only way to get there, however, is by winning fights.

“I will go in there, get this win then hopefully get somebody in the top-10,” Jones-Lybarger said. “I want to be the champion, I want to fight for the belt and that’s why I’m here. I’m not just here to say, ‘I made it.’ I’m ready to do something, I’m ready to win.

“I see a second-round TKO. I don’t know if she could keep up with me, keep up with my pace and pressure and stuff like that.”

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