Josh Copeland Plans to Use His Size Against Top Seeded Francimar Barroso in PFL Playoffs

Though he split his two regular season bouts this year in the Professional Fighters League, heavyweight Josh Copeland is overall pleased with how things turned out and how he was feeling heading into each fight.

Copeland can see what he did both in his loss and in his victory and take from them the things he needs to be able to be successful heading into the PFL heavyweight playoffs.

“Both fights I went into them healthy,” Copeland told MMAWeekly.com. “The fight with (June) Jack May he caught me perfect; he caught me right in the liver.

“I did feel good going into that; the same thing with Shawn Jordan (in July). I followed Shawn and his time in the UFC, and it was an honor to fight him and to come away with a W.”

After having two fights in two months and a potential two fights in one night in the playoffs, Copeland isn’t feeling overwhelmed by the level of output he might have to have. If anything, the activity level is good in Copeland’s eyes.

“The cool thing about the regular season was that whether you win or lose, knowing you had to fight again in six weeks, you didn’t have time to celebrate or to get depressed,” said Copeland.

“With the playoffs coming up, being able to go in and hopefully make it to the finale, I’ll basically have three months until I have to fight again. That’s enough time to heal up from any bumps and bruises I get that night and get back to it in December.”

On Friday in New Orleans, Copeland (17-5) enters the PFL heavyweight playoffs first with a quarterfinal bout with top seeded Francimar Barroso (21-7).

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