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It's a super common defense mechanism for insecure people to act like they don't care or cling to something else that they pretend is more important. Kids do it all the time and many continue into adulthood.
When my brother would beat me at Sega NHL games I would say I wasn't even trying. Fighters who lose will say they barely trained or in this case act like the MMA is just a hobby, etc.
You're right. You're also wrong, though. It's impossible for us to know how her full-time job is, and if she truly puts in full hours at work, it makes perfect sense that MMA is a hobby for her - especially in her mind because she'll schedule MMA around her work. If being a reigning MMA champion was her true goal in life, she could've and would've quit her regular job by now, but she clearly put her "civilian life" first.
If fighting comes second for her, ducking isn't much of a thing, I guess. After all, the whole concept of ducking comes down to fighters' egos and not being scared of anyone, as well as claiming and believing that you're the greatest. If you value your day job above your (lucrative) hobby, the concept might not matter all that much.