"I actually didn't know that, that was not normal for people to not travel to other countries as a champ. I didn't know that,"
"We were trying to find a fight for a little bit here, and they offered me this. The thing that actually killed me was well I have to be away from my kids for a week. That's where my mind was like, I don't know if I can do that."
"When I said yes and they're like, 'are you sure?' I was like 'yeah, I don't understand why you're asking me if I'm sure.' It's not normal for champ. I'm an athlete. It shouldn't matter. I just never considered that, that's not normal."
"Last fight I was not myself. I was, but wasn't. I did the Contenders (DWCS), I was chased. My mental side leading up to that fight was not good at all. That was probably the lowest I've ever been mentally,"
Shannon Clark will defend her LFA flyweight title against Beatriz Consuli in Brazil on Nov. 7. Clark accepted the title defense in the challenger’s home country despite the uncommonness of champions traveling to challengers’ homelands. The only initial hesitation stemmed from being away from her children for a week. Location did not affect her competitiveness. Clark acknowledged mental struggles leading into her previous fight; her mental state affected her performance and her opponent did not beat her better version. Clark previously kept a January fight private to test and rebuild her mental approach.
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