Bubba Jenkins learned lessons abroad ahead of PFL deal

LAS VEGAS – Bubba Jenkins is excited for the opportunity to compete on American soil again.

The Brave CF featherweight champion recently signed with PFL and will participate in the upcoming season, the promotion announced last week.

Despite his eagerness to return to U.S. competition, Jenkins (14-4) is taking home the valuable lessons he learned abroad. Competing in a foreign land taught Jenkins a lot about fighting. His Brave CF tenure shed light on the motivational and technical differences of another region of the world.

“Fighting overseas gave me a taste of the different mixed martial arts that are out there (and) that exist,” Jenkins told MMA Junkie at a recent Dominance MMA media day. “A lot of people fight for their country. They fight for the different things they believe in. So when you get to go overseas, you really do get to see mixed martial arts at a more intimate level. You get to see their culture and the way they live, what they live for, and what they fight for. It actually portrays itself in the cage.

“It’s a little different why some of us Americans fight. It was a really good experience. It also helped me gain notoriety in foreign lands where they actually know my name. It helped me get a bigger audience.”

Jenkins, 32, said he’s looking forward to his PFL debut. His aspirations are championship level – just like they’ve always been.

“Of course me being an American, having fought in Bellator, and looking at that PFL championship and the way that they got things set up, I have big aspirations of coming back home and being the champion everyone knows I am and have been,” Jenkins said.

To hear more from Jenkins, watch the video above.