Helen Peralta on Having the Time of Her Life on Fight Week, ‘This Is Something I Love to Do’
- Posted by renan on Feb 22, 2023
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Helen Peralta believes her mentality sets her apart from her fellow PFL Challenger Series contestants.
Peralta (6-3) is only a few days away from one of the biggest fights in her career as she takes on Lisa Mauldin in the upcoming Week 5 of PFL Challenger Series. On the line, there’s a contract for the recently-inaugurated Professional Fighters League 125-pound division. While talking with Sherdog, “Iansa” confessed she’s very relaxed during fight week, when most of the fighters seem to let the emotions or the nervousness take the best of them. Peralta also stated that, even though there is much respect between them, she’s more than open to locking horns again with a former opponent, Kaytlin Neil, in a rematch of their “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 30 quarterfinal clash that ended with a narrow split-decision victory for Neil. Both Peralta and Neil will compete on the same card on Feb. 24.
“For me, this is something I love to do. Most of the time, people are like nervous and stress