Travis "Diesel" Wiuff is in a good place.

After winning seven of his last eight fights, including last Friday's 34-second destruction of Josh Barnes at "Moosin: God of Martial Arts" in Worcester, Mass., Wiuff is happy with his place in the fight game.

He's also realistic about his future.

Part of being in a "good place" includes Wiuff's current training regimen. Wiuff feels his current setup is the best of his career. And looking at the list of names he's currently working with, it's no surprise that Wiuff has found his happy place.

When Wiuff is training for a fight, he's got a "team" of training partners, based in different places, who all specialize in different areas.

For his strength and conditioning, Wiuff works with Wes Emmert at the Rochester Athletic Club. For his jiu-jitsu, Wiuff is with the best, Mario Roberto. For striking and muay thai, he heads to the Twin Cities to work with Sergio Cunha at the Minnesota Fight Factory.

"I feel really good right now," Wiuff said. "The guys I'm working with, the group I've put together, it's by far, above and beyond, the best I've ever worked with. Having Mario and Dan Leckel at Mario's place, they've been amazing. Mario's the best. I didn't realize that until I went other places, and not just in Minnesota. But I'm very fortunate to have him right here where I live. And then working with Wes at the RAC, he's done great things for my conditioning. And Sergio with my striking, he's great. It's the perfect setup. Everything is coming together."

Yet, Wiuff remains grounded.

His latest victory was impressive. Wiuff was scheduled to face Korean Mu Bae Choi at Moosin, but he backed out of the fight early last week. At the last minute, they were able to secure Josh Barnes to fill in for Choi.

"We were very lucky to find Josh because we were very close to being too late to find a replacement," Wiuff said.

Wiuff was able to watch a little video of Barnes prior to the fight. But he admits he didn't know much, other than that he had been helping to train Tim Sylvia, who was fighting in the night's main event.

Once the fight started, however, Wiuff noticed something important.

"I noticed he had his chin straight up and that he wasn't tucking it at all," Wiuff said. "From the little tape I did see of him, I knew he didn't respond well to getting hit. So I knew if I could touch his chin at all, it was going to be a short fight."

Wiuff threw a right hand that missed, and then he ducked under Barnes' hook. After that, he unloaded with a left hook of his own that wobbled Barnes. He followed with a four-punch combination that dropped Barnes. Wiuff didn't let up, following Barnes to the ground and finishing the fight in just 34 seconds.

"He was out," Wiuff said. "The left hook really rocked him, wobbled his knees. I landed another right, and then another left hook. On the second left, I broke my hand."

Wiuff said he enjoyed fighting for Moosin.

"It was great, and they treated me really well," Wiuff said. "Everything ran smooth. It was well organized, especially for being a new promotion. Plus the payday was good. I would definitely fight for them again."

So, Wiuff is coming off of two impressive wins, including last month's victory over former UFC heavyweight title contender, Jeff Monson, at Target Center.

But Wiuff isn't kidding himself. He's not getting his hopes up about catching a big break with a major promotion just yet.

Wiuff said the win over Barnes, who is just 5-5 as a pro, isn't anything to write home about. "I'm by no means happy knocking out a guy who's 5-4 (going in). Obviously, it feels good to win, but I'm no where near as excited as I was after beating Monson," Wiuff said. "The guy didn't have a great record, and it's definitely not the biggest win of my career. But the exposure was good."

Wiuff (61-14) doesn't have his next fight lined up. He said he'll likely take about six weeks off to allow his broken hand to recover. He'll look to return to the cage in late July or August.

Diesel talked with his agent, Monte Cox, after the fight, and he said a return trip to Japan could be in the works.

Despite winning seven of his last eight, Wiuff said he doesn't expect the UFC to come calling. He knows he needs a few more quality wins to really earn a shot at that level.

"The UFC is great and the exposure you get there is great, but I'm sure I'd get paid a lot more to fight in Japan," Wiuff said. "Of course, the UFC is the ultimate goal. But I'm honest with myself. I'm a self-aware man. The quality of the opponents, other than Monson, that I've been beating hasn't been great. I still need some more victories against quality opponents. But there are a few guys in Japan I'd like to fight. So, hopefully I can just keep winning. I'm being realistic about it. I know I have to earn it. But I definitely feel good where I'm at now. I'll take a little break now, which I need to since I've fought the last five months straight, and then we'll see what comes up."