LOS ANGELES – Ava Knight freely admits she’s more comfortable inside the boxing ring than the Bellator cage, but she says the skills she brings from boxing will stand her in good stead in her MMA adventure. Knight (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), a former IBF flyweight boxing champion, will make the second appearance of her professional MMA career at Bellator 238 from The Forum against Emilee King , and “The Lady of Boxing” says she plans on making sure she isn’t dragged too far out of her comfort zone on Saturday night. “The biggest lesson is I don’t ever want to be on the ground again,” Knight told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “Not that I ever felt like I was in a place where I want to tap out or anything. But at the same time, I just want to be where I’m comfortable.” To some, Knight’s admission that she doesn’t want to be on the mat could be taken as weakness, but she doesn’t see it that way.
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