UFC welterweight James Krause still enjoys both being a coach and a fighter and, at least for the foreseeable future, we’ll still get to see him doing both. Krause, however, is upfront about the fact that he gets more fulfillment out of helping coach his fighters toward victory than he does getting wins of his own. In fact, Krause says, it’s “not even close.” And after putting his focus and energy into helping UFC newcomer Grant Dawson do just that earlier this month, Krause has a simple approach toward signing his own bout agreements. “I fight when I want to,” Krause told MMA Junkie backstage at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, after Dawson’s decision win over Julian Erosa. “I’m not going to be forced to fight.
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