1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen. 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 2: This is the Battleground Podcast, broadcasting live from Parts Unknown 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 2: on music Row. 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: Here. He is Battle all right, so did you miss me? 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: I sure miss you. Guys had some. 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 2: Technical difficulties last week and the episode did not air. 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: Not sure what happened, but we are back. It is Battleground. 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 2: I am your host Battle Instagram, Twitter, you can find 9 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: me same name. It's Battle on air. Got a fun 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: show for you today. This weekend, UFC Fight Night is 11 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: taking over the Bridge Stone Arena, and it just so 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: happens that I had Macy Barber and Bryce Mitchell both 13 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: stop by together to hang out in the studio. We 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 2: talked about UFC Fight Night. We talked about Macy saying 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: that she is the next Connor McGregor and Ronda Rouser. 16 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 2: She even told that to Dana White. I asked her 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 2: about that. I talked to Bryce about his thoughts on 18 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: who his opponent for Saturday. Also, I kind of asked 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: what they feel about wrestlers jumping into MMA and MMA 20 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: going into you wrestling, and well I asked Bryce about 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: one certain wrestler that jumped to UFC by the name 22 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: of c and Punk, and well, when you hear Bryce's 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: answer about seeing punk, you can tell that Bryce is 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: not a big fan of his. So let's do this thing. 25 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 2: Let's get into the episode today. Bryce Mitchell, Macy Barber 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 2: my guest today, let's go. 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: Let's get ready to rumble. 28 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 2: So it is going down at the Bridge Stone Arena 29 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 2: this Saturday night UFC Fight Night and today I'm joined 30 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: in studio by Macy the Future at Barber and Bryce 31 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: Thug Nasty Mitchell. 32 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: How you guys doing today? 33 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: Great? 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: How are you great? Thank you for having us, appreciate 35 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: your tom. 36 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: Thanks for coming by. So let's talk real quick. Where 37 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: did the nicknames come from? 38 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 4: My nickname came from just over time, you know, my 39 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 4: whole family and everyone that's around me, and you know, 40 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 4: that's just kind of it kind of came about. And 41 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 4: I'm sure you have. 42 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 3: A pretty cool story compared to me. 43 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: Mine came from the streets man, streets it is? That 44 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: is it? My buddies just started calling me that. It 45 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: just stuck. 46 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 5: It was funny, you know, it's just something funny, you know, 47 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 5: not too serious, and. 48 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: Then it just kind of stuck, and I just You're like, oh, 49 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: let's just go with that one though. Yeah, And I 50 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: started liking it. 51 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: It is so how Pumpedy you all to fight Nashville 52 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 2: this Stata at the Bridgetone Arena. 53 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: I'd be super excited. 54 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 5: I mean, just for whatever reason, just the most excited 55 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 5: I've ever been for a fight. Just looking forward to 56 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 5: it more than any other fight. I don't know if 57 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 5: it's because of the platform or just what I'm just 58 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 5: for whatever reason it is, I'm just super excited for 59 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 5: this fight. I've been waiting for it, and I have 60 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 5: like a a positive such a positive energy, and uh yeah, 61 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 5: I'm just ready for it. 62 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: All right, what about you, Macy? 63 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 3: I couldn't agree more. 64 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 4: I'm definitely excited about this fight, and I mean being 65 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 4: in Nashville, this is my first time in Nashville is 66 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 4: really Yeah, it's It's quite the experience I'm looking forward 67 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 4: to having. I haven't quite gotten to go out yet, 68 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 4: but looking forward to it. 69 00:02:58,480 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun. 70 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: So let me ask you guys, this, walk me through 71 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: your day the day of the fight. 72 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: You wake up, what's going through your mind? What are 73 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: you doing leading up to the fight. Me. 74 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 4: I just try to stay chilled, you know, I just 75 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 4: try to stay relaxed. I enjoy being around people that 76 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 4: you know, just family and friends, and just staying relaxed 77 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 4: and you know, we'll do a little shakeout, but nothing 78 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 4: too serious, nothing too crazy, and then just just getting 79 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 4: your body ready. 80 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 5: All right, what about you, Bryce, last couple of fights, 81 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 5: I've been doing this thing where I wake up and 82 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 5: try to get my heart rate going just a little bit, 83 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 5: you know, so like a light, light workout, and but 84 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 5: just to where you break a sweat, you know, when 85 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 5: your heart rate's going, and then you stop so you 86 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 5: don't expend any energy. So you know, I've been doing 87 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 5: that the last couple of fights. I'll probably do that 88 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 5: this fight. And then, you know, like she said, just chill, 89 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 5: like to make a few calls my family members, let 90 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 5: them know, you know, I'm okay, and you know, let 91 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 5: them know I'm gonna do my best and everything like that. 92 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 5: But you know, just try not to stress and think 93 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 5: about it too much. 94 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: It is going down this Saturday, UFC fight Night at 95 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: the bridge Stone Arena. Ticket you can still get. 96 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: Them right now. 97 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: So Macey, let me ask you that she made a 98 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: big statement at your UFC debut. Uh second round, TKO, 99 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: what are we looking forward to against you and JJ? 100 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 4: Saturday, another finish for sure. I don't know how, you know, 101 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 4: I just know it's going to be. I always go 102 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 4: for the finish, you know. It's it's kind of hard 103 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 4: for me to not, like, it's not in me to 104 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 4: fight and just try to point spar and not try 105 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 4: to finish someone. So definitely gonna go for another finish. 106 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 4: And I do like the bloody fights. 107 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: But I mean that. 108 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 3: We were talking about all the right over here. 109 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 4: We're like, I don't want that fight of the night. 110 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 4: I want the performance of the night. 111 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: I mean that nasty elbow her eye. I was just 112 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: sitting there looking. I was like, there's no way to look. 113 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 3: He fights at elbows. 114 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: Oh geez. 115 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: Last three. 116 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: I was like, I don't think i'd ever want to 117 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 2: take an elbow from you now after seeing your fights 118 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: and the elbow for me either, it looks pretty rough. 119 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 3: Man. 120 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: It's it's crazy, uh Macy the Future Barbara. Bryce Mitchell 121 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: is hanging out with us right now. So Bryce, let's 122 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 2: talk about this winning the Ultimate FI. What's going through 123 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: your mind after they say and the winner? 124 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 5: It's Bryce, Well, man, I didn't win the whole show. 125 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 5: I won on the finale. I got beat but you 126 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 5: know that stuff makes you better. Uh you know, I 127 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 5: was so close to winning that that that show man 128 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 5: just one little mis said it comes down to inches, 129 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. And if I would have 130 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 5: done one little thing differently at the end of the fight, 131 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 5: I could have won. But just let me know where 132 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 5: I'm at and what I needed to fix. And like 133 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 5: I said, losses are the best thing for you, that 134 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 5: bill character, and they really test you. So I've come 135 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 5: back since since that loss. My last fight was a win. 136 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 5: It's a tough one. Made some adjustments. I feel I'm 137 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 5: stronger than ever, and I started lifting weights. I used 138 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 5: to not lift weights. That last fight. Dude was like, 139 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 5: you know, a lot stronger. I felt in the third round. 140 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 5: He's a lot stronger. So I lifted some weights. And 141 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 5: I know, my dude that I'm fighting, he thinks I'm weak. 142 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 5: He thinks he's gonna He's already been telling people he's 143 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 5: gonna take me down, submit me. So, uh, you know, 144 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 5: I got a little surprised for him, you know. 145 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 2: So you know, and you talk about yeah, I mean, 146 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: it's it's gonna get thug nasty in that in that 147 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: octagon comes Saturday night, So let's let's talk about this. 148 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 2: You're fighting against Bobby this Saturday. What makes you think 149 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: that you're gonna be the very. 150 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 5: First person to make him submit, submit, or you know, 151 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 5: go unconscious. I don't even care how I went. I 152 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 5: just we need to see that head hit that mat right. Yeah, 153 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 5: I'm going for going for the finish. I know he 154 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 5: is as well. I reckon to say that the pace 155 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 5: is I'm gonna push a pace that's that's so hard 156 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 5: somebody's gonna break, you know, because I'm gonna leave myself 157 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 5: in harm's way going for the finish. I'm not gonna 158 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 5: play it safe. I'm going in there to fight and 159 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 5: get this, get this finish for my family, and uh, 160 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 5: you know, I'm gonna put myself in harm's way to 161 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 5: get that. I'm not gonna play it safe. I'm gonna 162 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 5: going there. I'm gonna be swinging, so I'm gonna make 163 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 5: him swing back. He might knock me out, but you know, 164 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 5: at least you're gonna go down trying. Yeah, I'm gonna 165 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 5: go down on my shield. 166 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: Yep. So, Masie, let's talk about this. 167 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: Your last fight, you called somebody out and of course 168 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 2: you can't fight her because she's pregnant. 169 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: Which is uh. I'm happy for her, you know, so 170 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: what's the plan now? Was JJ your second on the list. 171 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 4: Or no, that's just who they offered me, you know, 172 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 4: they offered me JJ and and I don't think I've 173 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 4: ever really turned down a fight. It was just what 174 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 4: Mick and Sean and Dana and they threw out to me. 175 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 4: So I'm like sure, and yeah, I mean with McKenzie 176 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 4: Durned to be pregnant like that does not that doesn't 177 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 4: change anything. You know. I did want to fight her 178 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 4: when I was in an LFA, But now that she's 179 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 4: starting her life with her family, I mean, that's that's 180 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 4: good for her, you know. I mean I think she 181 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 4: deserves it. She's had a long career and and she 182 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 4: says she wants to be back. So I'm definitely happy 183 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 4: for her and I'm excited. 184 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 2: So when she announces her comeback, are you going to 185 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 2: say I want the first shot at it. 186 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 4: We'll see where I'm at and where she's at. But 187 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 4: I'm not like, oh, I have to have to fight 188 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 4: Mackenzie Durn. It's just something that you know, I wanted 189 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 4: to fight her, but I'm not dead set on any 190 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 4: anyone fight. Necessarily, I know that my career is gonna 191 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 4: go the way it's going to go no matter who 192 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 4: I fight. You know, as long as I just keep fighting, 193 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 4: and then I'm I'm good, you know, keep putting on 194 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 4: performances and getting those wins. 195 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 2: My guess right now Maycy Barber and Bryce Mitchell. So 196 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 2: let me ask you this, Bryce, some things happen. In 197 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 2: a recent interview, Bobby said this, I just feel like 198 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: I'm going to choke him out in the second round. 199 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: I feel like that's just my round. And he said 200 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: his first round is a little bit slower and he's 201 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 2: ready to choke you out. What do you think about 202 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 2: that when he when you see that online and him 203 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 2: just talking about you. 204 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 5: Like that, I mean, it lights a fire. I mean, man, 205 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 5: it pisces me off. I'll put some money on that. 206 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 5: You know, he wants to put. 207 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: Money on it. I'll put money on it. 208 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 5: I'll bet him a couple grand that won't happen, and 209 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 5: we'll see if you'll take that bet. 210 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: You know, and you speak, you talk about putting money 211 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 2: on something. I saw somewhere that somebody offered you ten 212 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 2: thousand dollars in a in a kind of like a 213 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 2: I guess a sparring thing. What's going through your mind 214 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 2: when that happened? 215 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 5: Well, yeah, I didn't even have to put I guess 216 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 5: this guy's rich and just has money to throw out. 217 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 5: But this this rich fellow told me, you know, he 218 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 5: just thought I was weak or something, so he would 219 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 5: if I could survive five minutes with him, he would 220 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 5: give me ten grand or something like that. 221 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: So I have nothing to lose. 222 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 5: I'll take that challenge, right and I think I'll beat 223 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 5: him anyway, So I think that if he wants he 224 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 5: basically said ten thousand dollars if you could survive five 225 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 5: minutes with me, And my counteroffer was, okay, how about 226 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 5: twenty if I finish you in five minutes? 227 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: So what is this? What did he say in response 228 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: to that? Or is he just quiet? He said, after 229 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: this fight, we'll work it out. 230 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 5: And now, after this fight, I think he's gonna have 231 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 5: all sorts of excuses and this and that. But we'll see, 232 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 5: because first person i'm messaging after this fight's gonna be him. 233 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 5: Granted I'm healthy, I don't break my leg or something 234 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 5: like that. 235 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: Knock on wood. Let's just go this throw out there 236 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: and not jinxing it. 237 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, if I'm healthy, I'm hitting him up first thing, 238 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 5: and you know, I'm gonna make him either accept it 239 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 5: or reject it real quick. We'll find and out if 240 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 5: he's if he's being for real, it's. 241 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: Going to be interesting to see. Let me ask you this. 242 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: You know, in UFC, it's a lot of talking and 243 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 2: you got to back it up and make see. You 244 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 2: made a comment to Dana White saying that you were 245 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 2: going to be as big, if not bigger than Connor 246 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 2: and Ronda Rowsey. 247 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: What's going through your mind when you said that? And 248 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: what was his response? 249 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 3: What was going through my mind? 250 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 4: Just you know, if you if you say things enough 251 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 4: over and over and over, you start to believe it. 252 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 4: And if people hear things over and over enough, they're 253 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 4: going to start to believe it. And I just think 254 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 4: that continuing to speak in in the direction that you 255 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 4: want to go and that you see yourself, that's what 256 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 4: you need to do. So that's what I've continued to 257 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 4: do and I and I truly do believe it. You know, 258 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 4: the sport is is lacking. 259 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 3: A lot of the names. 260 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 4: You know that a lot of them are are already 261 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 4: coming to the end of their career, which is not 262 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 4: it's not a bad thing. 263 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 3: It's just a way of life, you know. 264 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 4: And I think that us new fighters, the new generation 265 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 4: of fighters are up and coming. I mean, we have 266 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 4: to start to take take that role. And I feel 267 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 4: like I'm I'm perfect fit for that. And in terms 268 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 4: of his reaction, I mean you can see the sit 269 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 4: down with Megan o Levy. Uh, he believes it too, 270 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 4: and he stated, you know, I am one of the 271 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 4: up and coming athletes, you know. 272 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 3: Uh, And I mean I. 273 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 4: Feel like his reaction was pretty positive and and uh, 274 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 4: I know he believes it. 275 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: So it's and that's what's crazy. 276 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 2: Is like when I first got into UFC, like you said, 277 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 2: the big names are kind of moving out. 278 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: It's now the future. 279 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 2: Like when I got in, it was Tito, it was Rampage, 280 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 2: it was all these guys and now great fighters. You know, 281 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 2: you look at it and you've got you guys in here, 282 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 2: and the career you're about to have is going to 283 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 2: be with especially. 284 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 3: With the new ESPN Plus deal. 285 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 4: I mean the way that they're they're they're building the 286 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 4: fighters and and giving our backstory and. 287 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 3: Building us up. I mean that's going to be even better. 288 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 2: For all of us, right, And that kind of opens 289 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 2: up to your fan base for people that don't know 290 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 2: about you and they just know of the names, you know, 291 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 2: they get to hear your story, get to hear about 292 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: your life and how you got into it. And you 293 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 2: know that's that's the great thing about ESPN Plus and 294 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 2: the UFC. And it's going down to Saturday night, UFC 295 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: Fight Nights Bridge Donnered tickets are still on sale. 296 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: So let me ask you this. 297 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: A lot of people kind of want to know with 298 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 2: fighters crossing over to wrestling, wrestlers crossing over to mm A, 299 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 2: what are your thoughts on this? 300 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a tough question. I could tell 301 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: I wanted to give. 302 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,719 Speaker 3: Him a chance to talk first, just because I want 303 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 3: to hear your response. 304 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: But for a wrestler crossing over to MMA. 305 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 2: Because you've got like seeing Punk that came over, You've 306 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 2: got brock Well Rock going back and forth, and you 307 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: know what's your thoughts? 308 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 5: Well, well, you know you got to get comfortable off 309 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 5: your back because all the great wrestlers have been taken down, 310 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 5: all of them have DC Olympica. He's Olympic medalist, right, 311 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 5: chill Son and Olympic medalist John Jones an amazing wrestler. 312 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 5: They all get taken down. You got to get comfortable 313 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 5: off your back. You mean, it's mixed martial arts. You're 314 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 5: gonna get hit in the face. That's the entry to 315 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 5: this sport. The entry cost. You get hit in the face, 316 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 5: you get brain damage. 317 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: You know. 318 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 5: If you don't want to take some brain damage and 319 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 5: trade trade that out, you know, don't even do it 320 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 5: saying but in wrestling, honestly, you take brain damage too, 321 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 5: because you know you're gonna pick you up and slam 322 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 5: you every now and then. So but if you can wrestle, 323 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 5: I mean you at a high level, you already got 324 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:25,479 Speaker 5: the mentality to fight, because it's the same that mentality 325 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 5: transfers over. It's just you have to now learn more 326 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 5: diverse skills, you know. And if they're not, if they 327 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 5: think for one second, they ain't gonna get taken down 328 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 5: as stupid because it's not wrestling. You can be a 329 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 5: way better wrestler. Like the last dude that I fought 330 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 5: far better wrestling than me. I know because I've trained 331 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 5: with him and I tried. His name's Tyler Diamond Trains 332 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 5: at Alpha mal You put me and him in a 333 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 5: wrestling match, I'll bet ten thousand dollars he beats me 334 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 5: every time, you know, and that's me going hard. But 335 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 5: who had more takedowns in the fight? Right? The guy 336 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 5: who don't even who wrestled two years in high school. 337 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 5: Because it's different. You get punched in the face and 338 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 5: then you get taken down. You know, you kick somebody, 339 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 5: then they catch you. You're on one foot and then 340 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 5: they take you down. So you know, if wrestlers coming over, 341 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 5: my advice would be, you're gonna get punched in the face, 342 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 5: you're gonna get put on your back. 343 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: You can't have to deal with it. 344 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 5: And as long as they can do that, which if 345 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 5: they have the mental fortitude to wrestle. 346 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: Every day, they can. They can overcome those obstacles. But 347 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: you just have to. It's a totally new skill set. 348 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 4: Say, I agree, wrestlers are definitely tough, but in terms 349 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 4: of like the other aspect of wrestling, like the show. 350 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: Some scripted stuff. 351 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, the scripted stuff. 352 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 4: I mean in terms of that, I think that you know, 353 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 4: they're just maximizing their potential in what they do as 354 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 4: a sport. I mean, you can cross over from Emma 355 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 4: to wrestling and then from wrestling MM. And it has 356 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 4: less to do with you know the fact that I 357 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 4: wouldn't say less to do with the fact that they're 358 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 4: fighting versus one sport versus the other, because you definitely 359 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 4: have to have the skills in both it to be successful. 360 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 4: But they're mainly just trying to take their name and 361 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 4: continue to build off of it. I mean, if you're 362 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 4: going from MMA, I mean, you only have a certain lifespan, right, 363 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 4: but then you can cross over, you know, like Rhonda did, 364 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 4: and now she's she's making a whole nother name for 365 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 4: herself in the wrestling world, and that's just gonna continue 366 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 4: to build her and keep her active as a fighter, 367 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 4: you know, or as a as a name in the 368 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 4: sport or in the two sports. 369 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 3: I guess it would be. So I think it's definitely beneficial. 370 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 4: And it's not something that I mean, I can't speak 371 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 4: for like my future, I don't know yet, but it's 372 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 4: not something i'd be like, heck, no, I'd never do that, 373 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 4: but I don't know, you know. 374 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 3: We'll see. 375 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 4: I'd like to to stick to like the media side 376 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 4: of stuff, and then maybe if I if I was 377 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 4: ever offered to do the wrestling side. But I don't 378 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 4: know if I see that as my journey. But I'm 379 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 4: not completely opposed to it. But I think it's it's 380 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 4: a it's a it's a good crossover, and it's it's 381 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 4: just people trying to maximize their. 382 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 3: Their success in what they do. 383 00:15:58,680 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 4: Right. 384 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 2: So do you think like with maximizing on the name, 385 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 2: do you think that like, let's take Rhonda for example, 386 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 2: big star in UFC comes over to ww Do you 387 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 2: think her going to WWE brings more fans to USC? 388 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: Does I think it does. 389 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 4: I think that that bringing up the fact that she 390 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 4: was a UFC champion and and she was one of 391 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 4: the first female females in the UFC. I think that 392 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 4: that bringing that over and it brings over the WWE fans, 393 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 4: and then and then also having the the UFC fans 394 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 4: be like that followed Ronda's career. I feel like having 395 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 4: them come back and I want to continue to watch 396 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 4: on it, it brings them to watch their WWE, and then 397 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 4: it just crossover with both of the sports. 398 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 3: I think it's I think it's huge. 399 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 4: As long as we continue to keep each sports separate. 400 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 4: You know, you don't want to like end up messing 401 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 4: the two sports together and you know, have one go 402 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 4: over the other. But in terms of the fan base, 403 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 4: I think it's I think it's great. It's more eyes 404 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 4: on both sports. 405 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 5: What about you, Bryce, I thought the whole time was 406 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 5: talking about like n C double A wrestling, like college wrestling, 407 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 5: Olympic wrestling. Now I know you're talking about more WWE wrestling. 408 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 5: I mean, I got respect for what those guys do. 409 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, it's just crazy the training that they have, 410 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 2: and it's just right up there with you guys. 411 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 5: I mean yeah, I mean they take a lot of times. 412 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 5: You look at their career, especially like back in the 413 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 5: old days. I know a lot of those guys took 414 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 5: more damage than the average MMA fighter just because of 415 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 5: their jumping off stuff and doing two flips. They weighed 416 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 5: like three hundred pounds right hitting each other with chairs 417 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 5: on the head. You brought up seeing punk Man, I 418 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 5: don't even consider him like a fighter. You know, he 419 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 5: had two fights in the UFC, you know, so what 420 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 5: you know, I had ten in the backyard before I 421 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 5: ever got to the UFC. You know, you can't tell 422 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 5: me you're a fighter because your first couple of fights 423 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 5: was in the UFC R. He started out in the 424 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 5: amateur and worked his way up, like I did, I 425 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 5: have fourteen amateur fights, and like I said, a dozen 426 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 5: in the backyard, ten in a pro fight, a couple 427 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 5: exhibition matches. For I ever got to step foot in 428 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 5: the UFCKG. 429 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: I had to earn it. I had to drip blood, sweat, tears. 430 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 5: I got scars on my face, I got scars on 431 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 5: my hands, I got scars, you know, my shoulders, my knees, 432 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 5: they hurt because I had to earn that title of 433 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 5: a UFC fighter. So you look at somebody like seeing Punk. 434 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 5: I respect what he does as a wrestler, but to 435 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 5: say he's a fighter, a UFC fighter, he just had 436 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 5: a couple of fights, you know, and then that brock 437 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 5: Listener a whole different story, right, you know, a whole 438 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 5: different story. But yeah, so that's kind of my thoughts 439 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 5: on it. You know, if I don't know a ton 440 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 5: of crossovers from the w They got this one guy 441 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,959 Speaker 5: in Bellator. His name is Jack so Jack Swagger. He's 442 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 5: pretty good. You know, he did pretty I watched his debut. 443 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 5: You know, anybody's willing to get in there and fight, 444 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 5: you know, I'm down for it. But I got a 445 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 5: little bit salty when I've seen they put Seeing Punk 446 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 5: on the UFC. It's like his first fight and it's 447 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 5: a pro fight. They bring they first fight profight, they 448 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 5: bring in some dude that ain't ever been in the UFC, 449 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 5: put them both in the UFC. That makes a dude 450 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 5: like me mad, to be honest. You know, I could 451 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 5: sit up here and act like I'm supporting them and stuff, 452 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 5: but no, it actually does make me mad because I 453 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 5: had to have twenty something fights and get beat up 454 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 5: a lot just to even get the honor to step 455 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 5: into the UFC cage. But uh, I'm not taking anything 456 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 5: away from his wrestling career. And he did so, and 457 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 5: he showed up and fought. He showed up and fought. 458 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 5: But to say that dude a fighter, he's more of 459 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 5: a wrestler. You know, he's a wrestler who had a 460 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 5: couple fights given to him. He didn't, you know, earn 461 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 5: those fights like most fighters earn him. But yeah, he's 462 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 5: a he's a hell of a wrestler. You know, made 463 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 5: bajillions of dollars wrestling more money and I'll ever have wrestling. 464 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 5: I'm not disrespecting that but to say that dude's a fighter, 465 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 5: that's kind of odd to me. You know. 466 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:32,199 Speaker 4: I feel like it's easier for MMA, or easier to 467 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 4: look at and accept for for fighters who fought on 468 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 4: the UFC to cross over to the wrestling side rather 469 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 4: than bringing the wrestlers over, because like you were saying, 470 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 4: is it is a little bit like well did you 471 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 4: train and did you come up? But at the same time, 472 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 4: I feel like from a media perspective, if you have 473 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 4: built your name in either one of the sports, you 474 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 4: have to be elite and either one. And at the 475 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 4: end of the day, we are we are the money 476 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 4: making business, right, We're right, everyone's trying to make money. 477 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 4: So if you take a star from one sport and 478 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 4: a star for the other, and you start getting them 479 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 4: to talk and create this story in this build up, 480 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 4: then you know, that's just gonna bring more fans, more 481 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 4: eyes to the sport. Now that is a lot more 482 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 4: of the w W side, but still, I mean, I mean, 483 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 4: what's what's the end goal here? It's it's to continue 484 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 4: to build the sport and build the fan base and 485 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 4: build the entertainment. So I feel like there is is 486 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 4: the balance, But I definitely agree with the you know, 487 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 4: if if you've never ever fought before and you're just 488 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 4: trying to jump into a professional like the highest of 489 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 4: the level that you possibly can be at in the 490 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 4: UFC and uh and and have it be a competitive fight. 491 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 4: I mean, you definitely have to train. You definitely have 492 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 4: to work your yeah, work your tail off and and 493 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 4: and train, you know, and and build up that. You 494 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 4: have to have a box, and you have to have wrestling, 495 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 4: you have to have digits, you have to have all 496 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 4: of these aspects, and you have to have the mentality 497 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 4: of a fighter of Okay, I'm just gonna you know, 498 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 4: I don't care what happens to me. I'm going to 499 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 4: go down and throw down. And not everyone possesses that. 500 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 4: And so if you have a wrestler that possesses that, 501 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 4: then great, throw him in there. Let them fight, but 502 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 4: let them see what they can do, you know, But 503 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 4: I don't know if they can make a whole career 504 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 4: out of right out of mm A. 505 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, And that's you know, kind of what you were saying, Bryce. 506 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 2: I was Anthony Pattis was in here a couple of 507 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: weeks ago, and that's his teammate, and he was talking 508 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 2: about basically he should have gone kind of like the 509 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 2: route that you said he should have like he should 510 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 2: have gone, you know, an amateur amateur and then gone pro. 511 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 2: But it's you know, like you said, got thrown in 512 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 2: twice boom right there. 513 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. 514 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 5: I think they were probably wanting some quick money off 515 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 5: of that, because he's worth so much money, and they think, 516 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 5: you know, because there's a risk, there's a huge there's 517 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 5: a gigantic risk. You want to do it the organic 518 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 5: way and take amateur fights. Well, he'd probably be about 519 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 5: two amateur fights in and realize that this ain't for me. 520 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 5: I ain't taking tien more of these fights, not getting paid. 521 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 5: Dudes used to getting paid what millions more money, and 522 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 5: I'll ever have. He gets set every show for WWE, 523 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 5: and they go out there and it's you know, he 524 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 5: knows he's probably not gonna get killed. Well, why would 525 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 5: why on earth would a millionaire take a fight at 526 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 5: an amateur level that he don't know he's not gonna 527 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 5: get killed. It's not scripted, right, he might might kill you, 528 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 5: might pick you up on your head and really drop 529 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 5: you on it and really break your neck. You know, 530 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 5: what's his incentive? You know, he's already rich, he's already 531 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 5: got everything. So that's why they didn't want That's why 532 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 5: he didn't want to do that amateur route and work 533 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 5: his way up from the pro because he was already 534 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 5: so successful in his wrestling career he didn't need to 535 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,479 Speaker 5: do all that. So they think, hey, let's just make 536 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 5: some quick money. Throw him in here with the pros. 537 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 5: And by the way, let's throw him in against a 538 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 5: pro that ain't even ever been in here before. So 539 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 5: they brought some dude that ain't a UFC fire Put 540 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 5: him in there with the top ten. You know, put 541 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 5: me in there with a top ten. I'm not saying 542 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 5: I win every time, but I say it's gonna be 543 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,959 Speaker 5: a fight. You're gonna know I'm there. You're gonna put 544 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 5: on that show. I'm gonna put on that show. Yeah, 545 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 5: you put him in the top ten. It's done in 546 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 5: like you know, quick. 547 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: Man, It's gonna be crazy. It is going down this 548 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: Saturday night at the Bridge. 549 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 2: Done are in a UFC fight night, Thompson versus Pattis. 550 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 2: I've got Macy, I've got Bryce in this studio with 551 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,719 Speaker 2: us right now. Pretty hyped about going down there. Now, 552 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 2: let me ask this one question. I'm going to be 553 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 2: in the arena. Do either one of you guys need 554 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 2: a hype man to walk you to the ring? 555 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,880 Speaker 1: Like I'm that guy. If you need it, get crazy. 556 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: You gotta get crazy for him. Hey, we can do that. 557 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for stopping by and hanging out. 558 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: With us today. 559 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Appreciating Yeah, we appreciate you. 560 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 2: Brother oh Man, talk about some amazing stuff right there. 561 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 2: Shout out to Macy Barber and Bryce Mitchell for stopping by. 562 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 2: UFC Fight Night taking place tomorrow night at the bridge 563 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 2: Stone Arena. You could still get your tickets at the 564 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 2: Bridgetone Arena box office. 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