“I feel like that fight had to happen,” Renfro said. “I’ve lost every way possible. I’ve been robbed by scorecards; I’ve lost by submission and I got clipped. I’ve suffered all the lowest lows in the sport from not getting paid well, not having training partners, losing fights I should have won and just losing fights. It’s time for me to stand on the highest highs, and right now my skill level is through the roof.”
After suffering two losses in a row, Renfro made changes to his training that he believes have put him on the right track for success. With the gritty base of Tiger Schulmann’s in his DNA, Renfro has been visiting gyms across the country to sharpen every tool in his arsenal.
There’s never been a shortage of confidence in Renfro, but after dropping a weight class and testing himself against the best fighters in every time zone in the continental U.S., Renfro is as confident and relaxed as he’s ever been.
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“I’ve been switching up the training a little bit more,” Renfro said. “I’ve been traveling around a lot more and meeting new people and kind of networking. I’m still training as hard as I always have, actually harder, but just smarter, as well, and I’m mixing up training partners. The plan is to go down. I’m going down to 155. This fight is at 160. I was supposed to fight a guy at 155 but they couldn’t find a guy in time, so I changed my style a bit. I’m going to smash these little dudes.”
Potholes still remain a thorn in Renfro’s side, and he hasn’t changed much in that regard, but each *thud* hurts a little bit less these days, knowing the trajectory he’s on.
“Everywhere I go, people are telling me I’m the future of the sport,” Renfro said. “I feel like I’m the next can’t miss guy in the sport, period.”
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