Canine arrangements aside, Wood heads into UFC 286 on tough form. Three losses in his last three and four losses in his last five, Wood has fallen a bit since an alleged title shot was in his hands.
Her most recent result — a first-round loss to current flyweight champion Alexa Grasso — led to Wood taking time out and recovering a bit.
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“The biggest part for me was my mind,” Wood said. “It was really hard to be confident the last two fights I was going to hurt, so for me now looking back I’m like, ‘Oh, this is what I’m supposed to crave. to enter. I think everyone needs that little reset when things aren’t really going their way, so it’s always good to take (time), and you always look back and think, ‘Oh, OK, yeah, it was really needed, and I’m in a better place now.
And perhaps outside of his native Scotland, there are few better places to return to than London.
