Bec Hyatt debuted as the first Australian in Invicta Fighting Championships during her last bout and she made a hell of a first impression.
Stepping up on extremely short notice, she fought in Invicta FC 4's main event against one of the best female 115-pound fighters in the world Carla Esparza.
While the "Rowdy" Aussie was taken down repeatedly, she displayed a never-give-up attitude and continued to fight back, even knocking Esparza down in the final round and nearly finishing the fight in the last minute.
She's returning to the Invicta cage tomorrow night (April 5, 2013) when she takes on bitter rival Jasminka Cive in the opening bout of Invicta FC 5's pay-per-view main card, and she's bringing two more female Australian fighters with her.
Hyatt spoke to MMAmania.com during a guest appearrance on The Verbal Submission where she discussed improvements since her title fight, her rivalry with Jasminka Cive and her budding MMA stardom in this exclusive interview.
Check it out:
Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): You had some serious moments against Carla Esparza where you hurt her in your last bout. How close do you think you were to potentially becoming a champion during some of those exchanges?
Bec Hyatt: Yeah, definitely in the last round, round five when I knocked her down and started on the ground and pound. The ref jumped in and I thought he was stopping the fight because I won because I hadn't heard the time run out in the round. I knew I just had to land one more big shot on the sweet spot and it just happened a bit too late.
Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Some fighters go out and make radical changes after a tough loss and just change up everything. Did you make any significant shifts in your training or preparation after your last fight?
Bec Hyatt: It's not only after a loss. I'm always looking at things to fix, even after fights I've won. I'm not going to be a perfect fighter so I'm always looking to improve and just be a better fighter every time I'm out there. Every time I fight I want people to think, "Wow, she's improved this now. That's another weapon I need to watch out for."
I definitely went back to the drawing board and tried to improve everything with my skillset. One of my big focuses was improving my stance. I was very upright in my last fight with Carla so I wanted to widen that to make it a bit more difficult to take me down so that's one thing right there.
Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): How does it feel to hear that the number one woman at 115 pounds, Jessica Aguilar, recently said you were one of the next big stars in women's MMA?
Bec Hyatt: Yeah, that was amazing to hear she said that about me. I couldn't believe it really. It's amazing to hear the number one girl in my weight class says I'm the one to watch. It's proof that hard work pays off an I'll get there eventually.
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