Sarah Kaufman makes it clear that revenge is more important to her at this stage than winning back the title

Former Strikeforce 135 pound women’s champion, Sarah Kaufman has been speaking about her impressive three round decision win over Liz Carmouche last night in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as saying revenge over the people who have beaten her in the past is much more important to regaining the title.
Speaking via MMAJunkie.com, Kaufman said:

“Obviously, I hated losing. I wanted to come back from that really strong. I went back and did the same training I always do with my camp in Victoria at ZUMA. The Liz Carmouche fight was originally set for April 1. It was kind of in the works. Then when Liz got the call for Marloes, that fight kind of fell through. Strikeforce said, ‘OK, you can take another fight.’ I got that fight, got the win, and it was kind of the perfect setup. We both lost to Marloes. Knowing that Liz was tough, I had a great camp preparing for this one, and I felt pretty good about the fight.”

“The first round I thought was a lot closer than I wanted it to be. I really wanted to make sure that I controlled it and not have as much clinchwork on the cage. I know that’s where Liz is strongest, and she proved that and did some really good work against the cage. My gameplan, Adam Zugec and Greg Jackson were telling me, ‘Break off the cage. Let’s get that distance.’ I really think that distance and that length starting coming in the second and third rounds. I feel really good about a lot of the strikes I landed. I would have loved the knockout, but Liz is really tough, and I’ll take a strong win.”

“As the fight went on, I knew that she couldn’t hurt me. I was really confident in letting my hands go a little bit more. I would have like to have done even more than I did, but I’m excited to review the tape and see what I like and what I want to improve on. But I’m happy that I was more aggressive than I have been in my last couple of fights, and I’ve kind of gone back to that more reckless, fighting-aggressive style.”

“The title is always important because it gives you that status and that strength in the organization. But for me, it’s all about avenging that loss and winning. I love winning.”

Kaufman will now no doubt be knocking on the door of her bosses at Strikeforce headquarters demanding to face the winner of the Marloes Coenen/Miesha Tate fight which is set to go down this coming Saturday night in Chicago, Illinois. Stay tuned to MMABay for more on this as we get it.