LOUISVILLE, Ky. – What sounds like a dream to dream to plenty of people – being forced out of work and onto the couch due to injuries – was driving Brian Bowles nuts.
“It was awful,” Bowles said Tuesday. “Not only was I not fighting – some of the time, I wasn’t training. All you’ve got is a lot of time to sit around and think about what you could be doing and watching (other fighters) on TV, watching them have success. And in my mind, I’m thinking I could beat those people that are having success. It’s a little depressing, but (I just) had to know that I’m going to be back and I’ll do well.”
Bowles (8-1, 5-1 WEC), the former WEC bantamweight champion, finally gets back to work Thursday at UFC on Versus 3 in a rematch against Damacio Page – his first fight since losing his 135-pound title to Dominick Cruz at WEC 47 a year ago.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The UFC will continue its recent utilization of Facebook on Thursday, bringing another pair of preliminary card fights to the website.