Jason Brilz UFC on Versus
BRILZ HOPES CHANGE IS THE KEY IN UFC RETURN
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - by Mick Hammond - MMAWeekly.com
While not undergoing a drastic overhaul of his life and career as some fighters have done, he realized a mistake in philosophy and he intends to rectify it to get back on the winning track in 2010.
“What I’ve learned is that not everybody has the same mindset that I have,” Brilz explained to MMAWeekly.com. “(My mindset is) you go into a fight and you want to finish the fight, whatever it is, you want to implement your game plan and finish the fight.
“In my last fight (Eliot Marshall) just wanted to outpoint me, which he did. I have to learn to get better and implement my game more.”
Aside from making a mental adjustment, Brilz seeks to continue the training philosophies he maintained over the years for gradual improvement.
“I’m always looking to get in better shape, get stronger, and get better techniques,” he stated. “I try to pick up something new every week, one thing that I can really work on over the course of a week.
“I think the main thing that I wanted to work on was finishing the takedown, my stand-up, and getting better transitions from punching to a takedown. From faking a shot to a nice, crisp combo to a takedown. I’ve been working on that quite a bit.”
As part of the UFC’s debut on Versus March 21 in Colorado, Brilz will take on Eric Schafer, a fighter he feels he has much in common with.
“I’ve always been a big fan of his,” said Brilz. “He’s a blue collar worker fighter; he comes right into the fight, comes in shape, and comes from a good camp.
“I don’t see him backing away; I expect Schafer to come right at me. I see him swinging for the fences and welcoming the game if it goes to the ground.”
With the UFC’s recent heavy rotation of their contracted talent, Brilz was asked if he felt he needed to add more flair to his fighting style to help stay in the company.
“I want to take every fight very serious and I’m going to try to finish and put on an entertaining fight every time,” he commented. “Win, lose, or draw, if it gets me to the main card, so be it.
“I’m not going to go out there and throw all caution for the win and start swinging for the fences, chin up type of deal. I want to have good strategy, but try to make it exciting.”
Brilz may not see his fight with Schafer as a loser leaves town type of situation, but he doesn’t intend to roll over for anyone if it means his contract.
“I love the organization, it’s a very well run business, and everybody has actually been nothing but nice to me, so I definitely want to stick around a while,” he said. “I’ll do whatever I have to do to stick around.”
Sometimes it’s the small changes that are needed to make a big step forward, and for Brilz he hopes he can make the right changes needed to continue his UFC dream into this weekend and beyond.
“I’d like to thank CrossFit Omaha, Elite Performance, and Tapout Mouthguard for sponsoring me,” he concluded. “Come March 21 me and Eric Shafer are going to have a good ole fight, so come and watch it.
“All I can control is my own work ethic, so I want to keep striving hard and whatever happens, happens.”
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - by Mick Hammond - MMAWeekly.com
While not undergoing a drastic overhaul of his life and career as some fighters have done, he realized a mistake in philosophy and he intends to rectify it to get back on the winning track in 2010.
“What I’ve learned is that not everybody has the same mindset that I have,” Brilz explained to MMAWeekly.com. “(My mindset is) you go into a fight and you want to finish the fight, whatever it is, you want to implement your game plan and finish the fight.
“In my last fight (Eliot Marshall) just wanted to outpoint me, which he did. I have to learn to get better and implement my game more.”
Aside from making a mental adjustment, Brilz seeks to continue the training philosophies he maintained over the years for gradual improvement.
“I’m always looking to get in better shape, get stronger, and get better techniques,” he stated. “I try to pick up something new every week, one thing that I can really work on over the course of a week.
“I think the main thing that I wanted to work on was finishing the takedown, my stand-up, and getting better transitions from punching to a takedown. From faking a shot to a nice, crisp combo to a takedown. I’ve been working on that quite a bit.”
As part of the UFC’s debut on Versus March 21 in Colorado, Brilz will take on Eric Schafer, a fighter he feels he has much in common with.
“I’ve always been a big fan of his,” said Brilz. “He’s a blue collar worker fighter; he comes right into the fight, comes in shape, and comes from a good camp.
“I don’t see him backing away; I expect Schafer to come right at me. I see him swinging for the fences and welcoming the game if it goes to the ground.”
With the UFC’s recent heavy rotation of their contracted talent, Brilz was asked if he felt he needed to add more flair to his fighting style to help stay in the company.
“I want to take every fight very serious and I’m going to try to finish and put on an entertaining fight every time,” he commented. “Win, lose, or draw, if it gets me to the main card, so be it.
“I’m not going to go out there and throw all caution for the win and start swinging for the fences, chin up type of deal. I want to have good strategy, but try to make it exciting.”
Brilz may not see his fight with Schafer as a loser leaves town type of situation, but he doesn’t intend to roll over for anyone if it means his contract.
“I love the organization, it’s a very well run business, and everybody has actually been nothing but nice to me, so I definitely want to stick around a while,” he said. “I’ll do whatever I have to do to stick around.”
Sometimes it’s the small changes that are needed to make a big step forward, and for Brilz he hopes he can make the right changes needed to continue his UFC dream into this weekend and beyond.
“I’d like to thank CrossFit Omaha, Elite Performance, and Tapout Mouthguard for sponsoring me,” he concluded. “Come March 21 me and Eric Shafer are going to have a good ole fight, so come and watch it.
“All I can control is my own work ethic, so I want to keep striving hard and whatever happens, happens.”
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