Lewis McGrillen-Evans has no regrets over a first loss in MMA, having learned from defeat before his PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament final versus Alexander Luster.
The McGrizzla will fight for the title at LDLC Arena in Lyon, France this weekend on the PFL Europe Championship card, with the event set to be broadcast live around the globe on DAZN.
It comes just over a year after the only professional loss of his career, having been defeated by Weslley Maia via unanimous decision in Dublin last December on the cards.
Speaking to DAZN News ahead of his biggest test yet however, McGrillen-Evans played down the blot on his record, and says that it is part and parcel of his everyday existence.
"At the end of the day, especially in MMA, this is not like boxing," he said. "This is the gladiator sport, where real men dance. People just get it cracking regardless [of a loss].
"It doesn’t really matter about your record, [when you are] getting into these hard fights. I always expected that one day I’d take a loss. It’s part of life, at the end of the day.
"You don’t just lose in fighting, you lose things in life too. They are just part of how you take it. [The defeat last year] was a blessing in disguise.
"I felt my evolution [from that fight] and pulled myself out of my comfort zone to go again, and again, and again. I feel you don’t really lose until you quit.
"Personally. I’m just going to keep going and going regardless. I felt that was a great lesson to take from that fight."
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