France’s Maguy Berchel makes her return to the cage this Friday to take on Jennifer Gonzales at Gladiator Fighting Arena 5. The bout takes place in the 125lb flyweight division. We last seen Berchel in action just last month when she lost to Lindsay Garbatt via round 3 TKO, she is confident this won’t happen again telling us what she plans to do differently “I do not have to go to war like I did. I have to take my time to analyze the situation”.

Berchel (5-2-1) has had an extremely active year, her fight against Gonzales will be her sixth fight of 2016. Three of her wins come by way of submission, which includes chokes and armlocks. After last months loss, she now hopes to end 2016 in the win column, she tells us on her opponent “she is a very powerful and quite complete fighter. It will not be an easy fight. I do not see any holes in her game. She is good in all areas“.

She currently trains at the Free Fight Academy created by Mathieu Nicourt, she considers them a second family “I feel at home with my second family. We all have a very good complicity between partners. I love working on precision and speed“. She’s come a long way in MMA in a short amount of time, she tells us “When I enrolled in 2013, I did not know the MMA at all. I immediately announced my desire to fight. I am a professional for only 1 year”.

With a win against Gonzales on Friday, Berchel says she will become the number 1 French female fighter in the world, she speaks on the pride she would feel “If I win against Gonzalez, I will have the opportunity to be French number 1 . This will be my greatest pride and also that of my entourage. For 2017, I will dedicate myself to the TKO”. She tell us her long term goals are to have at least one fight in the UFC and make a name for herself.

She has a lot of people to thank “I would like to thank my club, the FFA for everything they do for me, my parents, my sisters (Fi and Dag), my boyfriend Cosmin TUTU who is also a fighter and my friends who support me enormously. Thanks also to my sponsor Wicked One, Florin from SD Nutrition by Flo, and French Nightmare for their confidence. And finally, thanks to all my supporters whom I do not necessarily know”.

Maguy Berchel takes on Jennifer Gonzales this Friday at Gladiator Fighting Arena 5.

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