1 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: The John Nick and Kenny Florian Podcast, John Annik and 2 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Kenny Florian. 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 2: I love him. I can't get enough of them. 4 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 3: Big job there, Kotuffia, Prett Bears, hond Out, Rock Suck. 5 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: I believe there are a couple of absolutely self involved. 6 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: Here are your hosts, John Nick and Kenny Florian. That's shot. 7 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: I'm goned out too. 8 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 4: I couldn't do it. 9 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: I couldn't do it. 10 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 3: Look coming down, love me up, shut. 11 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: All right, good to have you with us, Episode four 12 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: fifty seven of the Anak and Florian Podcast. So, Kenny, 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: as we were just about to get going. Here we 14 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: tape our show on stream yard and there is a 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: button you can click on the video setting. And if 16 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: I'm breaking news to some of you homely individuals out there, 17 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: this is huge. But you can touch up your own appearance, right. 18 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: And I am in a brand new studio that thankfully 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: is working today, and I hit this touch up my appearance, 20 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: and Iyrie, you know, I got nice cameras, can well, 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: I got nice equipment. But it looks like I painted 22 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: my face. And if I looked like this, I think 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: I would have you know, more than seven percent of 24 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: my Instagram followers would be Fema. 25 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 3: Well this is great because this means I can fire 26 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 3: my makeup artist. That's a tier for my shows. Now 27 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 3: I have a makeup artist for the show. But it 28 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 3: makes it a little easier, man. I can see myself 29 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 3: a little bit better. I'm not as ugly, so that's good. 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 4: I like it. 31 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 3: Thank you for the tap. 32 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: I might have to just click this button, you know. 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: I wish I could just click this button and just 34 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: walk into my life, you know button with this touch 35 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: up my appearance button on stream yard. But great to 36 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: have you guys with us here as we sit a 37 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: few days away, thank the heavens from the UFC's first 38 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 1: live event of this year, twenty twenty four. We're gonna 39 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: get into Sean Strickland and Drakes dou plus He just 40 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: a little bit here off the top of the show, 41 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: but the bulk of today's show will be devoted to, 42 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: of course, the first live event of the year, Magambat, 43 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: Anclive and Johnny Walker. We are also scheduled to be 44 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: joined by Mike Malatt Compedia at UFC two ninety seven, 45 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: and also the band and Wait Goat Consensus, Domina Cruz 46 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: and Brian Peachey. Of course, for the main event Challenge 47 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 1: will reveal the new rules and all of that coming 48 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: up today on the DraftKings YouTube channel the DraftKings Network 49 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: as well. Also still undecided. I shouldn't say undecided, but 50 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: we're trying to get schedules aligned. There is a chance 51 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: this Saturday night live on the Anikemploring podcast YouTube channel, 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: me and Ken flow for the main event between Magabat, 53 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: Unclive and Johnny Walker. Now Ray Longo potentially would be 54 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: a part of that mix as well, but here in 55 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: lies the issue. Anybody out there listened to episode four 56 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: fifty six because I did, and I mean we got 57 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: Lucky the Dog. We had major issues for the second 58 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: week in a row cam flow with race Dog. 59 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: So yeah, yeah, Lucky has been officially fired. John and 60 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 3: I took a meeting and Lucky he's he's out of here, sadly. 61 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: Gosh. We'll see how it goes, but maybe we'll have 62 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: extra content for you guys on the Nicmpflorming podcast YouTube 63 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: channel this Saturday night, Raymond and Lucky TBD. 64 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,839 Speaker 3: Can we get some feedback to see if people would 65 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 3: like to see that, like hit us up on Twitter 66 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 3: or something right to see We want to get Do 67 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 3: we want to go that route and see if people 68 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 3: would like to, right, I'm sure they would, but I 69 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 3: don't know. 70 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: Let's see, yeah, No, I mean I think I have 71 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: heard from some fans who would rather stay home for 72 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: a pay per view so they can listen to the 73 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: commentary than to actually attend our live event. You know, 74 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: there was a time with UFC radios that you could 75 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: actually have the best of all worlds. But we'll see. Yeah, 76 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: if you guys would be interested in us sort of 77 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: watching maybe the final two flights of the night this 78 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: weekend with you, let us know and we might just 79 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: do that. We'll see if we can proably can flow 80 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: away from all of his dependents. But all right, so 81 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: Sean Strickland Drake du plus Ce, Now there is some 82 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: emotion on the front end of this fight. I don't 83 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: necessarily think that it's going to be a factor for 84 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: Sean come fight week nor fight night against Drake is 85 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: due plus Ce. But certainly much has been made of 86 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: Sean Strickland's very thoughtful, powerful interview with THEO Vaughn, and uh, 87 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: you know how it might impact things in the lead 88 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: up to UFC two ninety seven. Didn't know if you 89 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: had anything on that. 90 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, that's interesting. Are we calling this a rematch? 91 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: Is this a rematch? Was the first one to draw 92 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: with this. 93 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 5: I see what you did? 94 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: I see I don't even know. I was asked by 95 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: James Lynch recently, Kenny like, if that heightens things for 96 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: this fight, and I guess maybe it does, but not 97 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: for me, Like I love this fight stylistically. I love 98 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: the preamble to this fight. I didn't need them fighting 99 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: in the stands to uh, you know, to want to 100 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: fucking wet my beak with this one. 101 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 4: You know. 102 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, both these guys are two guys that love 103 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 3: to move forward. They bring the action. Really curious to 104 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 3: see how it plays out at this stage of the game. 105 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 3: I do not have someone that leaning towards I think 106 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 3: both guys are absolutely capable of winning this fight. I 107 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: think that, you know, if I have one kind of 108 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 3: thing to add in there, I think Sean Strickland late 109 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 3: in this fight, I got assume is probably gonna be there, 110 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 3: you know, looking to finish a little bit later, or 111 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 3: maybe have a stronger finish than duplus C. But that 112 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 3: that's not necessarily you know, accurate either du plus c 113 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 3: looked great in his last fight and that tremendous win 114 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 3: against Whittaker. I think he brings a lot of pressure. 115 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 3: He's going to look to try to take this fight 116 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: to the ground. Certainly capable and dangerous on the feet 117 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 3: as well, and I think we're gonna have to see 118 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 3: Strickland counter striking here in this one. This may be 119 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 3: one of the few fights where we actually see Strickland 120 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 3: have to back up for the majority of this fight. 121 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: So fascinating for a lot of different reasons. And these 122 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 3: are two guys that are absolute beasts that are fighting 123 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 3: in their prime right now. 124 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: Oftentimes I will look at the challenging fighter and it's 125 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: championship fight as they wait for the champion to make 126 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: that walk. That was Sean Strickland's reality in Sydney, Australia 127 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: back in September, and obviously a lot of things are 128 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: going through your mind. I'd imagined as a prize fighter, 129 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: You've been there in that setting a few times. But 130 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: Strickland got off to a great start and executed to 131 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: near perfection, largely over twenty five minutes against Attasanyia, and 132 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: I think that's a big feather in his cat moving forward. Certainly, 133 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: I think a lot of us feel like in those 134 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: championship rounds, maybe if the pendulum wasn't swinging his way, 135 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: that maybe he could reverse course at that stage of 136 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: the fight. Remains to be seen. You know how much 137 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: confidence he derived from the Adasanya win, but gosh, like 138 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: not that that was the night upon which he found 139 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: his style. But this was a guy who for years 140 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: was like seventeen to one, seventeen and two, had a 141 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: loss against kamar Ousman, you know, but otherwise had this 142 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: perfect career. 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See DKNG dot com slash football 175 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: for eligibility and deposit restrictions, terms and responsible gaming resources. 176 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: All right, twenty twenty four New Year is upon us 177 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: new main event challenge, But we always get started with 178 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: the pronunciation of the week, So save your main event 179 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: challenge imaging. As we welcome on one of the fine 180 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: members of this program. We haven't seen this man in 181 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: a while, and it's good to see his shiny face. Yes, 182 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: Brian Petrie. Yes, no touchup appearance here, boys. I laid 183 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: off the button. I laid off the button. Let me 184 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: tell him on to like hit it mid video. Let's 185 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: sit here. I'll do it right now. I'll do it 186 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: right now because I got something to say to the people. 187 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: There it is and we're we're maxed out. We're maxed out. 188 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: I look like a pretty little, pretty low porcelain baby. 189 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 2: Here. 190 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 3: Let me let me say something right now. 191 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: Last time he saw me, I gave a little speech 192 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: and I said how thankful I was on a rough 193 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: year personally, people thought I was done. People are like, oh, 194 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: he's off the show. Let me tell you something. Look 195 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: at me America right now. Okay, you'd have to kill 196 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: me and drag my two hundred eight eighty pound body 197 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: out of here. I ain't fucking leaving. Let's go twenty four. 198 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 3: There it is, there, it is. 199 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:25,599 Speaker 1: Brian Petrie is back and better. We are thrilled to 200 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: have you back. I've been so excited to talk to 201 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: you guys on the air, and of course we have 202 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: a Brazilian Portuguese name to kick off twenty twenty four. 203 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: But I have been jones in to talk to you 204 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: boys about the New Look main event challenge and have 205 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: that conversation on the air. But before we do that, 206 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: of course, we have to get to the pronunciation of 207 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 1: the week. Before we do that, one thing I just 208 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: briefly wanted to discuss. So Toronto, Ontario, Canada. UFC back 209 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: there for the first time in a long time January twentieth, 210 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: UFC two ninety seven. Now there have been some high 211 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: profile losses to this fight card, Yoan Bohovich, Alexander Rockets, 212 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: Dominic ray Is, Carlos Alberg. Now maybe I'm in the 213 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: bubble where I hear some of these complaints from a 214 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: vocal minority, But I would turn it over to you, 215 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: Brian Petrie, an avid fan, albeit not a Canadian. You're 216 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: not a U, But like, I don't know, man, I 217 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: get so excited for these pay per views that this 218 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: is just a little blip for me. Like I love 219 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 1: some of those fights that we lost, and obviously they're 220 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: big names. But you know, to what extent are you 221 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: sort of bemoaning the fact that this card, at least 222 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: on paper, isn't as big as some of the pay 223 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: per views that will follow it in the ensuing ones. 224 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 1: I get Canada's complaint because there hasn't been one in 225 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: a while. Like I get that if they got like 226 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 1: four year there wouldn't be a peep. This is a 227 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: great card. The main events got some fucking heat on it. 228 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: They fought in the crowd, they hate each other. That's 229 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,599 Speaker 1: new blood one hundred and eighty five pounds, whuch you 230 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: feel like we haven't had in a while. I'm super 231 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: excited for that fight, and I'm obviously a little bias 232 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: because my guy Chris Curtis is thrown down in there 233 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: undefeated on Canadian soil. Might I add so I'm happy. Listen, 234 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: I'm I'm through the roof that we're getting fights. I 235 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: think this weekend's card it's great. I think that card's great. 236 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just ready. I get the Canadians who're 237 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: great fans. They're amazing fans. Most MMA twitter is Canadian. 238 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: They don't get a lot of year. But listen, this 239 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: is this is great. It's gonna be a great card. 240 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 1: I think. I think the main event now and and 241 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: so forth, I get delivered. When you lose fights, that sucks, 242 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: but I think you just should be happy. 243 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 3: Per capita. 244 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: Canadians are as loud as any fan base in mixed 245 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: martial arts. And yeah, the action Man Chris Curtis live 246 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: on pay per view against Mark Andre Barrio power Bar. 247 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: So this is me and you head the head essentially 248 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: Petriot Oh power bar are one of my teammates down 249 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 1: here at the Institute of Human Performance. So you know, 250 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: Chris curtis incidentally a big Jason and a guy not 251 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: a big John anack guy. So it all works out, 252 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: all right. We do have a pronunciation of the week, 253 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 1: and I do want to get to it before we 254 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: get to the main event challenge. So this is a 255 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: Brazilian fighter, as I mentioned, and he will be competing 256 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: to kick off the main card this weekend at the 257 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: UFC Apex and he will do that against Phil Hawes. 258 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: He's the betting favorite, Brian Petrie. Your first attempt at 259 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: a pronunciation in twenty twenty four stars. Now, yeah, So, 260 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, there's two ends. There's an you know, 261 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: eat for the eye. What are we do here? I'm 262 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: just gonna go Bruna bruxcuse excuse me? Start Bruno fererra 263 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: because I know you like to hit the rock, So farerra. 264 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: All right, Uh, Cody, you have that file ready. 265 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,359 Speaker 3: Moment Bruno. 266 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:36,599 Speaker 1: Bruno hooki fijeda. He's really Portuguese in that one. And 267 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: you want to explain it to the masses once more. 268 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: On the rs, Tommy can sure can't. 269 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 3: So the two anytime. So when you see an R 270 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 3: at the beginning of a word, it's an H. If 271 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,599 Speaker 3: you see two rs together in the middle of the 272 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 3: word of the name, then it becomes an H. If 273 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 3: it's just one R, then it would be an R. 274 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,719 Speaker 3: So bil Let's say fajta was with one R, it 275 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 3: would be for rare row. If it's with two rs, 276 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 3: then it's for hata. So that's where where a lot 277 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 3: of people get it wrong. Uh you know, commentators, announcers, Uh, 278 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 3: you know as well. Right, yeah, it got it wrong. 279 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 3: But you're in your you know a lot of people 280 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 3: kind of do the same thing here is that. 281 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: Okay, you agree with that, John Annick precisely. But if 282 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: there's one fan who I don't want to know that rule, 283 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: it's actually Brian Petrie because he's charged with the opmmunication 284 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: of the week. But yeah, this is the perfect name 285 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: to learn on it when it comes to Brazilian Portuguese 286 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: because you have a double R and then a singular R. 287 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: So uh yeah, haita, the double R gives you that 288 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: age sound and uh, Alex Padata somewhere is telling you 289 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: he does not have any double R in his name. 290 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 3: All right. 291 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: Main event challenge presented by Draft Kings Fantasy Sports. Checkout 292 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: what DraftKings has to offer this season with code af pod. 293 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: Because life's more fun when you're in on the action DraftKings. 294 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: The Crown is Yours. 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You guys 302 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: are required to make a pick on every UFC main event. 303 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: You are encouraged to make a pick on any fight 304 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: that we break down in any fight that you feel 305 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: particularly convicted upon. But in terms of the actual betting, 306 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: here's the rub. Each man gets a budget of one 307 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: thousand dollars each week to play on the fight card 308 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: at DraftKings Sportsbook. Straight wagers and parlays are allowed. We 309 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: think this is going to be fun. Kenny your player one. Brian, 310 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: you are player two. There are no punishments. Cody and 311 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: I are not involved. If you have any questions or comments, Brian, 312 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: the floor is yours, as the every day sports better 313 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: that you are. If you have any comments or questions, 314 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: otherwise we'll proceed. Just excited, just excited, no questions. We 315 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: are in this out. I love it. I can't wait. 316 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: Uh and I think it'd be good for the audience 317 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: to see like actual dollar amounts. When Ken and I go, 318 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: we want to put x amount ontil fight. I think 319 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: that'd be really great and I can't wait. Begu let's go, 320 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: all right, Ken flow, any thoughts on the new look 321 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: main event challenge before we spin this hog forward? 322 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 3: I like it. I you know, it would be nice 323 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 3: if you gave us one thousand dollars every show to 324 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 3: just kind of just play money, right, Brian, because we 325 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 3: get that. 326 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: I'm not going to complain. Can if you guys want 327 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: to do cash prize at the end of the year, 328 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: I did say it's prize and not punishment. If you 329 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: guys want cash, sure hit coin or something. 330 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, there we go. We're talking. 331 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: If you show up, though, I can flows front door. 332 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm not going to tell you what Steady lives in 333 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: with any other cryptocurrency. You might as well just spin 334 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: it around and yeah, all right. So we are going 335 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: to down the entire main card at UFC Fight Night 336 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: Anklia versus Walker two UFC Apex Saturday, January thirteenth, and man, 337 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: it feels good to look at a UFC fight card 338 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: for the first time in a while. Main card opener 339 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: in the middleweight division, the aforementioned Bruno Fajita minus one 340 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: eighteen taking on Phil Hawes minus one oh two. Hard 341 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: to forget. Fajita's UFC debute was memorable, Brad the knockout 342 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: of Gregory Rodriguez and Rio It came at this time 343 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: last year. But then he got knocked out in July. 344 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna attempt to pronounce Nursechelton's last name, but 345 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: that was the first pro MMA loss for Fajita. Now 346 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: he faces the former D one wrestler, Phil Hawes, who 347 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: is four and three in the UFC. What do you 348 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: have for us on this one? Champ Man MLMA is 349 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: so interesting, right because Phil Hawes, we've been seeing a 350 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: little bit of Phil Hawes, right, he was like the 351 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: only guy to step up in corner. Dylan Danis doing 352 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: the Logan Paul thing. He's entirely in a lot. He's 353 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: a great wrestler. Hopefully he was training some grappling with 354 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: Dylan Danis so we can work on that part of 355 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: the game. Because the guy, he can't take a punch, 356 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: He just can't. It's it's sad, it's unfortunate. When he 357 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: got knocked out by Julia Marquez and like, oh, you 358 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: know what, he was gassed. That happens on the Contender series. 359 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: But he was in shape and ready to go when 360 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: he fuck Chris Curtis ran into a left hand, got 361 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: knocked out. Same thing happened against the LEDs, Same thing 362 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: happily against her crumb, you know. And the guy gets 363 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: he gets hurt, and he gets put out bad, like 364 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: it's scary and it worries me. Him fighting here. Hopefully 365 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: he has a different game plan, because Bruno can fucking 366 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: crack this guy. Bruno smash, will knock your lights out 367 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: round one. That's what he wants to do. That's really 368 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,719 Speaker 1: his only half the victory. In my opinion, I think 369 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: fall Hall is the better athlete. I think he's better everywhere. 370 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: But Phil has a tendency to let's scrap it out, 371 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: let's throw in this phone booth, and he can't really 372 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: take that. I like to see him be a little 373 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: more around it. But I think Bruno's gonna win. I 374 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: like Bruno by knockout round one. That line is not 375 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: available in DraftKings. So I'm gonna take Bruno, and I'm 376 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: gonna take one hundred dollars on him as well. I 377 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: like the number to pick them fight. Remember guys, I'm 378 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: picking Petrie, not really, but I am. I'm trying to 379 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: get that going. So give me Bruno for the four 380 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: a hundred bucks it and you can actually save all 381 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: of your cash predictions for the end of the breakdown. 382 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: So we'll get you all your picks at the end 383 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: of the program. But I will make a note that 384 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: one hundred of your dollars and we love you getting 385 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: after it right out of the shoot one hundred dollars 386 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: on Bruno. Fhajeda. And you're right about some of the 387 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 1: inconvenient truths for Phil Hawes. In terms of the knockout 388 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: losses and Kenny, a lot of these visuals have not 389 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: been great. I would submit to you the strength of 390 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:27,239 Speaker 1: schedule has been outstanding. I mean, good competition and all 391 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: the UFC losses all be it all by knockout Chris Curtis, 392 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: Roman de Lidzey, Ikramala Scarob. Two of those three guys 393 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: Kenny are ranked and the guy who isn't that Brian 394 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: mentioned Ikramala Scarob would be favored. I looked at the 395 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: top fifteen today against a lot of these middleweights, so 396 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: how does it go for Phil Hawes this weekend can 397 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: flow against Bruno Fijeda. 398 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 3: Gosh, I really don't know. There's been so much inconsistency 399 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 3: on the side of Phil Hawes. And it's not because 400 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 3: he's not talented. He's one of the more talented guys 401 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 3: that I've seen compete inside the octagon. But as we know, 402 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 3: talent it's an always equal results, right. It can be 403 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 3: your best friend or your worst enemy many times, especially 404 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,880 Speaker 3: if you're not developing it or if you're just relying 405 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 3: on it. I'm not saying that's necessarily the case with 406 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 3: Bill Hawes, however, I think that you know, as Brian 407 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 3: alluded to, you have two major issues. It's his chin right, 408 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: his durability, and you have I think the mental game. 409 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 3: I think that has hurt him sometimes. I don't know, 410 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 3: if it's him being overtaken by the moment, maybe him 411 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 3: getting too emotional during fights, whatever it is, it's something 412 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 3: he needs to kind of figure out like now, and 413 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 3: it's not always an easy thing to do. So he's 414 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 3: really improved on the feet that his striking, the skills 415 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 3: have really improved. Obviously, has had that wrestling background, he 416 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 3: knows how to take people down. He knows how to 417 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 3: prevent takedowns, you know, on the ground. I think he 418 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: could certainly improve in regards to his submission game, maybe 419 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 3: being off his back and things. But I don't see 420 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 3: brutal Fajeda being that much of a threat with his wrestling. 421 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 3: Maybe he knocks him down, maybe he gets kind of 422 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 3: a lucky trip and things like that, and that would 423 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 3: probably go bad for Phil Hawes. But I don't know. 424 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 3: This is a tough one to pick. I think Fajita 425 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 3: certainly hits hard. I think he's dangerous, especially if he's 426 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 3: supposed to, you know, especially if he is going to 427 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 3: land on the button of someone like Phil Hawes, he 428 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 3: could definitely put him out. Both guys, you know, have 429 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 3: tendencies of getting sloppy during a fight. I think Phil 430 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 3: Hawes is probably more technical in all eras areas, especially 431 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 3: except for you know, the submission game on the ground. 432 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 3: So it's a tough one to pick, but I'm leading 433 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 3: towards Fajeda as well. I think at some point he 434 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 3: will find the chin. I think he will find a 435 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 3: way of making a little bit chaotic and because of that, 436 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:52,719 Speaker 3: we'll we'll we'll get the win. 437 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: Here looks like an entertaining bout to kick off the 438 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: new year for the Combat Sports Leader. Right next main 439 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: cat fight for US at Bannaway thirteenth rank, Ricky Simone 440 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: minus won seventy five Mario Bautista plus one forty five 441 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: guage fight here fellas at one hundred and thirty five pounds. 442 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: So Ricky Simone had won five in a row before 443 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: he got stopped by Sonya Dona. I made have had 444 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: last April. On the other side, Boutista, I think he 445 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: figures to draw some interest on DraftKings plus one forty 446 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: five range. He has won five in a row, three 447 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: of those by submission. I'm stunned he's not ranked yet, Petrie. 448 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: Perhaps this will be the fight that gets him there. 449 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on this one? At thirty five? 450 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: Simone the favorite, Boutista the dog. You took the thoughts 451 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: right out of my head. I can't believe a Bautista 452 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: is not ranked. I mean, he looks Sondid the guy 453 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: debut against Corey fucking Sanhagan, and he's looked really well 454 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: in all this fight. He's even the ones he's lost 455 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: have been just he's got clipped or you know, whatever 456 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: kids stuck, He's getting big, He's ripped. This shit that 457 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: Arizona lab that he's fighting out of is great, and 458 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: his confidence is growing. I think, you know, very timid 459 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: early on his career. His confidence is like, oh I 460 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: can get taken down and get back up. My striking 461 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: is elite, Simone. You know, I feel like a disappointed 462 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: father because I had a five unit whack on Simona 463 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: over Songs and Home, and the minute he couldn't lay 464 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: the takedown was a minute the fight was over for him. 465 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: In my opinion, I hate it seeing that he couldn't 466 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: get the takedown, kept getting clipped, kept getting dropped. He's 467 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: got to trust his hands more. I mean, I think 468 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: you know, his his chin is a little warrisome in 469 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: my opinion, got dropped by something you don't. Got knock 470 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: out by righty Faber. But you know, and Batista can crack. 471 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: Batista flying knees, kicks, punches, He's big, he's strong. His 472 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: fifty six percent take down the fence scares me. But 473 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: every time he gets taken down and he gets back 474 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: up and he lands a take down on his own, 475 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: I wish this was five rounds of being honest with you. 476 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: I think Mayo Batista is getting disrespected. You're hanging a 477 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: plus number on me. I'm taking the plus number in 478 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 1: Mayra Batista and I'm not looking back. Baby, give me 479 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: mar Batista. Interesting fight. I'm not surprised to see you 480 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: take the bait there can flow. Ricky Simone, number thirteen 481 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: in the world minus one seventy five. I think for 482 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: Simone it'd be great if Morob Dwallish Willy could elevate 483 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: to championship status because of their history. He's got to 484 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: get through Mario Bautista, though, To keep that conversation open, Kenny, 485 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: what do you think about this one? 486 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 3: Very interesting fight? Two guys that can get it done 487 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 3: with the wrestling can get it done with some striking. 488 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 3: I think Simone is probably the more potent striker, though 489 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 3: when it comes to power, I think he just is 490 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 3: gonna hit a little harder Mario. Mario Bautista doesn't quite 491 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 3: have that same level of power potency and his strikes 492 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 3: put together, puts together some good combinations and has some 493 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 3: solid wrestling. I don't see someone like Simone submitting Bautista, 494 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 3: but maybe able to get some good submissions. I don't know. 495 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 3: Things could change if one is able to get on 496 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 3: top of the other. I think both are a little 497 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 3: weak on their back, no question about that, but I 498 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 3: would be leading towards Simone a little bit more. Bautista 499 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 3: is a good striker, He's not a song yet Dong 500 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 3: level striker, and I think because of that, Ricky Simon 501 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 3: will learn from that. Last one will know how to 502 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 3: win some rounds. And as far as the grappling goes, 503 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 3: who wins those exchanges, I'm not quite sure. I think 504 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 3: I see it kind of being canceled out here on 505 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 3: it going to the guy who can land more on 506 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 3: the feet. I just see Simone being a little bit 507 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,479 Speaker 3: more active. I think we're Bautista lacks a little bit 508 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 3: is in volume, and I think that's where Simone could 509 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 3: kind of win some rounds. 510 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: Ricky Simone has long been one of my favorite fighters 511 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: on the roster. Just a lot of offense a lot 512 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: of the time from Ricky Simone. And I actually believe 513 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: when I look at Simon and Bautista, both if things 514 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: break the right way. Excuse me, I know the divisions loaded, 515 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: but I actually think both guys could elevate to top three, 516 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: if not championship status. Number one contender, so huge fight, 517 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: at least for me as a fan of thirty five 518 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: All right, next one featured about a lightweight Jim Miller 519 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: minus one twenty Gabriel Mowgli Benitez the even money underdog 520 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: and plus one hundred So for Jim Miller. Forty third 521 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: UFC fight Wow twenty five and sixteen with a no 522 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: contest dating back to his two thousand and eight UFC debut. 523 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: I remember Kenny and I on ESPN MMA Live in 524 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight on a full screen graphic announcing 525 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: that Jim and Dan Miller, the brothers, were coming to 526 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: the UFC. That was nearly sixteen years ago. Now he 527 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: fights Aka's Mowgli, but he says he's been on the 528 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: roster for a while as well. Brian entertaining but inconsistent, 529 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: never won more than two straight in the UFC. Name Wise, 530 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: this would be the biggest win of the career for Gabrielbanitez, 531 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 1: slightly the underdog here against Jim Miller. Your thoughts, Yeah, don't. 532 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: I don't have many rules, if any rules, in this house. 533 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: You can wear shoes in my house. The fridge is open. Wow, 534 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: shoes in the house Susan how Yeah, but guess what, 535 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: you can't talk shit about Jim Miller in my house. 536 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: My daughters know it, my wife knows it. 537 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 3: Right. 538 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: This guy is a legend. I'm so impressed when he's 539 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: doing the wars. He's been in the line disease and 540 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: he's still here and he still looks fucking good. I 541 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: think this is a great matchup for him against Mowgli. Here, 542 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: Mowgli's killer be killed. He's like, you know what, I'm 543 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: standing in this fucking pocket. I'm gonna try to kick 544 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: you and break your ribs. That doesn't work, You're probably 545 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: gonna knock me out. I'm calling my shot here, boys, 546 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: I'm the great Vambino Babe Ruth, I'm calling my shot. 547 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: I think what's gonna happen this fight. I think they're 548 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 1: gonna stand in the pocket. I think it's gonna be 549 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: a war. I think it's gonna be nice. About a minute, 550 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 1: minute and a half, two minutes, Jim's gonna clip them 551 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: jump on a neck rear, naked guillotine something. We're looking 552 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: at a club and sub here. Give me Jimmy Miller nicely, 553 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: don Jim Miller can be had, right, now on DraftKings 554 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: minus one twenty Ken Flow. Historically it may sound tripe, 555 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: but these are the type of guys that Jim Miller beats, 556 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: the type of fights that he wins. Your thoughts on 557 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: him here chasing a twenty six UFC win against Mowgli Benitez. 558 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, totally, John, And that's the way I see it. 559 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 3: I think Jim Miller, with his forward pressure game, I 560 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 3: think it's gonna be able to back Beneatha is up, 561 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 3: and the best part of Beneath is his game is 562 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: his kicking game, and I think if you're backing up 563 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 3: trying to look for kicks, that is the most difficult 564 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 3: scenario for him, especially in a guy like Miller who 565 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 3: is going to be seeking that takedown. Miller tends to 566 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 3: not lose fights where he is the better grappler. In fact, 567 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 3: he submits those types of guys, and that's why I 568 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 3: like him in this spot. Benitez is dangerous, but he's inconsistent, 569 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,640 Speaker 3: and I think that because of Miller's style and kind 570 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 3: of aggressive style of backing guys up. Generally speaking, not 571 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 3: only is he dangerous with his striking when he's doing that, 572 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 3: but he's able to kind of take away a lot 573 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 3: of those kicking games, especially guys like Benitez. So I 574 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 3: see him taking away the kicking game eventually getting into 575 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 3: that boxing range where he can get those takedowns, put 576 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 3: Benitez on his back, whether it's an actual takedown or 577 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 3: a knockdown like Brian Peter was talking about, and from there, 578 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 3: Jim Miller will not forgive all. 579 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 1: Right comin event men's Flyway Division. Perhaps we determine Aleschandre 580 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: Pantos's next opponent on this night. Perhaps not, but it's 581 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 1: number six Manel Cop minus two forty five, fifth ranked 582 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: Matteos Nico Laos plus two hundred, So at least in 583 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: my circles, Kenny, I'll start with you here. You know, 584 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 1: Cop is the man many people would like to see 585 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 1: fight for the title. He has won four in a row. 586 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: He has a lot of physical skills. Got to get 587 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: through Matteous, Mataus, whatever you want to call him, Nicolao 588 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: this weekend big one here at Flyway Ken Flow. Any 589 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: thoughts on it? 590 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, in a rematch as well, and I think that 591 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 3: while that first one was very close, I think Cap 592 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 3: has some really simple adjustments that he can make in 593 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 3: this fight here to win it. I think that he 594 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 3: wasn't throwing a whole lot of volume in that fight. 595 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 3: Didn't seem so comfortable that stage of his UFC career. 596 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 3: I think this is a completely different manal Cop. I 597 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 3: think he's firing in all cylinders. I think he is 598 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 3: grown and matured in the UFC, now believes in his skills, 599 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 3: needs to be able to stop that takedown. I don't 600 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 3: think he wants to be on his back here against Nicolau. 601 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 3: Nikolau is still going to be dangerous there. Nikola is 602 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 3: still going to be on the feet as well. I 603 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 3: think Nicolau's best chance is trying to slow down Cops 604 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 3: footwork with light kicks calfkicks in particular, to try to 605 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 3: slow him down. But if he's not able to do that, 606 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 3: I see Cap winning these rounds handedly by staying busy, 607 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 3: being versatile as a striker, being good on the counter, 608 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 3: and just being sharp throughout this fight. If he's able 609 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 3: to stay focused and keep this one on the feet, 610 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 3: I think menal Cop wins this one. But it should 611 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 3: be a fun one. These are two highly skilled mixed 612 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 3: martial artists. 613 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: In my opinion, Yeah, no, I agree, it should be 614 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: a really good fight, and I'm glad it's getting this 615 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: prominent placement. So Nico Lao was in a title eliminator 616 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: essentially not that long ago, right last April against Brandon 617 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: roy Vall. He had won four straight fights and now 618 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's by design, but Bri he 619 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: has had nine months or so to clear the cobwebs 620 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: underdog status here against menel Cop. There's a reason I 621 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: go first in most of these because it's hard to 622 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: follow Kenny when he said everything I wanted to say. Listen, 623 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: I've been in a manel Kop fan for a long time. 624 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: I'm driving the fucking bus right now, the bandwagon bus. Listen, 625 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: it's getting crowded right this guy, this guy is getting 626 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: a lot of fans right now. And he's the boogeyman. 627 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: He's the absolute bookman. At one twenty five, When managers 628 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: get the call for their fighters to fight these people, 629 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: the first one is out of his mouth. That's fuck 630 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: really all right, I've running by him. They don't want 631 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: to fight this guy right. He's confident, he's powerful, he's explosive. 632 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: He is finally in a place where they they they're 633 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: training him right as mentals on point. I agree with Kenny. 634 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: His first two fights. You see Pantosia, Nick Lau, he 635 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: wasn't he wasn't himself, very hesitant, was almost afraid of 636 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: the takedown. He laying at sixty one strikes to Knuckloud's 637 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: fifty five. They both traded takedowns. I thought Cop won 638 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 1: the fight, but it was very close. And Nick Klaud, 639 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: he just really isn't my kind of guy. I don't 640 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is, right, you know, some 641 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,479 Speaker 1: guy like I don't like to seek know what I mean, 642 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: He's just it's just you know what I mean, It's just. 643 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 2: Not for me. 644 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: I get it right, but you know, it's a little 645 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: boring with me. And there's nothing that really separates him. 646 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: Like I don't know if I really want to see 647 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: him BER's Pantosian. I don't want to disrespect the guy, 648 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: but I don't know if I want to see that 649 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: right necessarily. And Rawdog, you'll put it into that Nikolau 650 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: has been chinning in the past. He's been dropped in 651 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: multiple fights. Raw Dog put him out, and manew Cop 652 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: if he lands with one of those calendars, because his 653 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: calendars are beautiful. They are lightning, fast and sharp and 654 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: they don't miss the target. I think he gets a 655 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: knockout here. I'm huge on my no Cop, give me 656 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: no Cop. I think he'll be the champ at the 657 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: end of twenty twenty four. Book it out and I 658 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: love just that chip on his shoulder, you know, mouthing 659 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: off with Kaikota France and a lot of Sonia. Uh 660 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: Manel CoP's undeterred. We'll see how it goes for him 661 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: in the comain event this weekend all right, main event 662 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: between tough light light heavyweight contenders Macao man Acholid minus 663 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: four fifty five Johnny Walker Blues plus three fifty. Ray 664 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,479 Speaker 1: Longo is betting on Johnny Walker. He said on Monday, 665 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: uh this is a rematch of a fight that on 666 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: that ended unceremoniously. It was a no contest, as you 667 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: guys know in Abu Dhabi. That was October of last year. 668 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: The illegal knee randerss Walker not able to continue now 669 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,239 Speaker 1: on Calive could have been dequeued, but he does keep 670 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: the unbeaten streak intact. He won nine straight fights before 671 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: that draw with Yan Bohovich and then of course the 672 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,239 Speaker 1: note contest, So it actually Brian has been a year 673 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: and a half since an caliv has physically had his 674 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: hand raised up. How do you think he fares as 675 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: a prohibitive minus four fifty five favorite this weekend. I've 676 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: rewatched that first fight a lot, and the one thing 677 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: I noticed is an Calif was having a hard time 678 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: getting the distance on Walker, who's enormous six', five And 679 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: Johnny walker was kicking his legs. Up that inside lay 680 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: kick was money for. Him he saw What blahovich did 681 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 1: and then it wasn't where an klive. Like Johnny walker 682 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: kind of went down with a fake belly injury and 683 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: then jumped off her knee and then wasn't till the 684 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: grappling Where i'm, like, well that's where An klia has to. Live, 685 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: here he has to kind of maybe Grap Johnny. Walker 686 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: we haven't Seen Johny walker off his. Back he says 687 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: He's tamaiava The. Vision he says he can go five. 688 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: ROUNDERS i think he. CAN i think He's. Cardio it 689 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: was gonna be on point for being such a big. 690 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: Guy BUT i love where he's at in his. Life he's, 691 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: married he's settled down In, Ireland he's got a great, 692 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: coach for his, mind WHICH i Think Johnny. Walker walker 693 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: has all the physical, tools just need to get that 694 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: mine right and that she and obviously worries me a little, 695 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: bit you, know but you Know Aunt caliath minus four 696 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: fifty five and then AND i know a lot of 697 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: people bang on anklive are being a little bit boring or. 698 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: WHATEVER i like it yanking A. LIVE i think two 699 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: of five is interesting with him in. It we kind 700 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 1: of need this Scary russian dude who just doesn't lose 701 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:25,479 Speaker 1: in the. Division but minus four fifty five, yikes. Spikes Uh, 702 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: No i'm a value, boy, baby give me plus three 703 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: Fifty Johnny. WALKER i think he can squeak out a. 704 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: Decision it's going to be close as long as he 705 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: doesn't get. Clipped but plus three fifty is too hard 706 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: to walk away. From ja too, hard, Baby Johnny, Waller, 707 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:39,280 Speaker 1: teddy what do you THINK maca about Unk lab minus 708 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 1: four fifty Five Johnny walker plus three. 709 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 3: Fifty, yeah this is an interesting. ONE i. LISTEN i 710 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 3: think That Johnny walker is very, dangerous no question about. 711 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 3: That if he catches you, right you'll probably be. ASLEEP 712 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 3: i also think That uncliath has a tendency of you, 713 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 3: know it takes him a little. While once he gets 714 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 3: in his, rhythm he's. Good but, sometimes you, know it 715 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 3: takes him a little bit to get the timing, going you, 716 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 3: know to get comfortable with his. Opponent here in this, 717 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 3: rematch second time out, HERE i think we should see 718 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 3: a much better start from. Him you, know you see 719 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 3: the odds, here AND i think it's just about. Right you, 720 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:24,279 Speaker 3: KNOW i Think uncliath is a much better. FIGHTER i 721 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 3: think that there's less vulnerabilities in his overall. GAME i 722 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 3: think he will find the chin Of Johnny, walker and 723 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 3: when he does do, THAT i think he'll find the 724 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 3: ability to put him. OUT i don't Think Johnny walker 725 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 3: is the best grappler. EITHER i think that if he's 726 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:43,879 Speaker 3: able to get top position and maybe take the, back 727 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 3: he could certainly get the finish. There BUT i don't 728 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:51,040 Speaker 3: see him as a precision based fighter in in any. Area, 729 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 3: again a ton ton of ton of potential physical you, know, 730 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:59,000 Speaker 3: physically he's an absolute, savage very big for the, division very. 731 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 3: Dangerous BUT i Think unclelave is that. Dude he's just 732 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:05,839 Speaker 3: way more consistent for, me and and the odds are 733 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 3: definitely in his. Favor BUT i like. IT i Think 734 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,280 Speaker 3: Uncle live gets it, done AND i think he should 735 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 3: get it in convincing. Fashion. 736 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: Here i'm all in to See Alex padta And mack 737 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: About Uncle ia at some point in twenty twenty. Four 738 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: but first we'll see What Johnny walker has to say 739 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: about all of. That all, right it has now come 740 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: the time for, you gentlemen to spend your one thousand. 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There what's happening to? 810 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 3: Dude you've been a little better this, week, kid definitely feeling. 811 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,879 Speaker 3: Better a little under the weather last, week feeling much. 812 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,680 Speaker 3: BETTER i was exhausted the last couple of days, Too but, 813 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:51,800 Speaker 3: anyway it's good to see, you. 814 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:55,440 Speaker 1: Dude you, too, Brother you'll, survive you. Know i'm looking 815 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: across the table here at this guy a you, know 816 00:38:58,160 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: had a little heat on this weekend or this. Guy 817 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 1: but we'll try and keep it nice for. Everybody, yeah 818 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: it's the land of cordiality right. Here we're going to 819 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 1: be super. Friendly we Got Mike malott coming up at 820 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:12,280 Speaker 1: the bottom of the, hour so you and our Producer 821 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 1: Cody merrow played in a basketball game With Mike. Mallott 822 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: he's a big hockey. Guy. Yeah was he a really 823 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:17,919 Speaker 1: good hockey player? 824 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:18,240 Speaker 3: Today? 825 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: WELL i believe he, Was BUT i have to, SAY 826 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:23,480 Speaker 1: i mean most of the hockey players And kenny can 827 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 1: probably attest to. This In, massachusetts you got a lot 828 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,839 Speaker 1: of good hockey. Players hockey players don't play basketball and vice. 829 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 1: Versa AND i got injured a lot playing pick up 830 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,520 Speaker 1: basketball with my hockey friends who were just. Violent but 831 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:36,920 Speaker 1: mo lot played some good. Defenses athleticism was felt out. 832 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: There we'll get to That canadian a little bit. Later 833 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 1: so we were talking To Ray longo On, monday AND 834 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: i think a lot of us that work in this 835 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: space we don't want to admit like that we were 836 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: jonesing FOR ufc action because we want to lean into 837 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:54,560 Speaker 1: that resipite and we hope that THIS espn partnership continues, 838 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 1: forever and we get that three week stretch at the 839 00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 1: end of the, year because a lot of us do 840 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 1: burn it at all ends all year. Long But, jay 841 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,279 Speaker 1: to what extent were you bemoaning the fact that there 842 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,640 Speaker 1: has been NO ufc to either bet on or watch 843 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 1: over the last Few Saturday, Now, well even for me 844 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:11,879 Speaker 1: as a HUGE nfl, FAN i still miss it. TREMENDOUSLY 845 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,120 Speaker 1: i cannot wait for this. Weekend i'm gonna try and 846 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,360 Speaker 1: get both of you guys to go live here in 847 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: the main event. Too we'll see how that. Goes probably 848 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: babysitting though both of us we were talking about. That, 849 00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:22,479 Speaker 1: yeah we'll see what. Happens kenny wants fan. Interest kenny 850 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,399 Speaker 1: wants people to tell him that it's a good idea 851 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 1: to counter program the UFC's audio and for us to 852 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:30,240 Speaker 1: crack back on the anic In floring podcast YouTube channel 853 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:33,359 Speaker 1: before he's going to actually. Commit it's just another good 854 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:37,200 Speaker 1: excuse for us to like call fights kind of, yeah 855 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 1: and we don't get the chance to do that anymore 856 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 1: as yet as it. Were, yes oh, yeah look at. 857 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:46,760 Speaker 1: This hey can you hear Us? Champer? 858 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:48,920 Speaker 4: WHAT i can hear? You with some? 859 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:53,759 Speaker 1: Guy, gosh, man you're still fucking handsome now joining us 860 00:40:53,960 --> 00:41:00,359 Speaker 1: four or two TIMES ufc vandamweight. Champion Dominic cruz is with. Us, yeah, 861 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,160 Speaker 1: yeah it's so, crazy. 862 00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:05,640 Speaker 2: You know what it made me read right after? 863 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:09,400 Speaker 3: That, right that's a difficult thing to do To. 864 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 1: Dominic so we were talking at one point this week 865 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:15,600 Speaker 1: and we're taping our show On, streamyard and we appreciate 866 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:19,279 Speaker 1: your time About they have this button on This streamyard 867 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:23,239 Speaker 1: device application whatever it, is that you can touch up your, 868 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: appearance you. Know AND i don't know if you can 869 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:27,800 Speaker 1: see me, Now, tom but you KNOW i look a 870 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 1: little bit prettier WHEN i hit this button that says 871 00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: touch up your. Appearance SO i was just letting you 872 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,880 Speaker 1: know this is not like the real, article like you, 873 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: know you look like you're about to go train or 874 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 1: you just. Train we're all in here in our touched up, 875 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:40,640 Speaker 1: studio so you know. 876 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:42,880 Speaker 2: Exactly What i'm. Doing AND i figured that's why you 877 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 2: had the mom had on like to cover up that's 878 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 2: right or. 879 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 1: Whatever so we appreciate the. Time you see my twin bro, 880 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,799 Speaker 1: here your friend is in. STUDIO i don't know if 881 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:55,239 Speaker 1: you can see all this. Time we've got a brand 882 00:41:55,239 --> 00:41:56,880 Speaker 1: new studio In South florida if you ever want to 883 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 1: come down. 884 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:02,600 Speaker 2: Here, man they say that you, know when the sperm 885 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 2: is fighting to the, egg that only one of a billion. 886 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 2: NAKED i am so glad. Too have you made? It? 887 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:13,080 Speaker 2: Guys you guys are just literally one of a. 888 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: Kind well that means a. Lot that, really that means a. 889 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:20,920 Speaker 1: Lot we've received a lot of wayward comments and compliments 890 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:22,640 Speaker 1: over the years as, twins but never, that so that 891 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:24,120 Speaker 1: means a. Lot all. RIGHT i want to get into 892 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:27,279 Speaker 1: you because you know your time is. Valuable but those 893 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:30,680 Speaker 1: who have been tracking you On instagram would acknowledge that 894 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:33,400 Speaker 1: it looks as though you have been training and training 895 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:37,000 Speaker 1: hard for the better part of eight to ten weeks or. 896 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:39,040 Speaker 1: So so how do you feel physically and where are 897 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:39,480 Speaker 1: you at right? 898 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,600 Speaker 2: Now? YEAH i feel really good and building the body back. 899 00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:44,760 Speaker 2: UP i went and got stem cells done THE cpi 900 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:49,400 Speaker 2: to do great work BECAUSE i had a reconstructed shoulder. 901 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 2: Already and then after the last fight THAT i, competed 902 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:57,120 Speaker 2: while getting right back on the, HORSE i rea you 903 00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:00,920 Speaker 2: know parcel little tear in a different, place SO i 904 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:03,920 Speaker 2: shot it with. Themselves feeling much better now and you, 905 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,760 Speaker 2: know back on the horse And i'm building the body 906 00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:08,320 Speaker 2: up so that if the potential can come up for 907 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:09,560 Speaker 2: the right fight. 908 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:10,160 Speaker 5: For me to jump in. 909 00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 2: There of, Course i'd like to get in there on 910 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:15,040 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks, notice or you, KNOW i don't 911 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:17,760 Speaker 2: know What i'm gonna do with when it comes to planning, 912 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:20,000 Speaker 2: Something but right, Now i'm just building the body. 913 00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:24,279 Speaker 3: Up are there a few guys that you have in, 914 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:26,200 Speaker 3: mind because you know you're at a point in your, 915 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:29,799 Speaker 3: career you, know former, champion you fought the who's who 916 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:33,360 Speaker 3: in that. Division i'd imagine it has to be some 917 00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:36,520 Speaker 3: kind of fight that is interesting to you right at 918 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:36,959 Speaker 3: the very. 919 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,160 Speaker 2: Lest, yeah well you got you know the thing about, 920 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:42,839 Speaker 2: THIS i don't really need to fight. Now and we know, This, kenny, 921 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:46,760 Speaker 2: LIKE i, could you, know go start my endeavors. ELSEWHERE 922 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:49,640 Speaker 2: i enjoy fighting and my body can still do. It 923 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:54,719 Speaker 2: And I'm i'm working through that point right, there and 924 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:57,400 Speaker 2: AS i keep building the body Of you know what it, is, 925 00:43:57,520 --> 00:44:01,920 Speaker 2: man you do you train for twelve weeks straight, NonStop 926 00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 2: you spar for you, know another six weeks after that you're, Like, 927 00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 2: okay you, know let's get in there and really really 928 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:11,640 Speaker 2: go put it on the. Line but the reason why 929 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:14,040 Speaker 2: ring rust doesn't exist for, me and WHY i state 930 00:44:14,120 --> 00:44:16,279 Speaker 2: that is BECAUSE i don't just take fights when i'm 931 00:44:16,320 --> 00:44:19,560 Speaker 2: not when my body's not prepared to do. SO i 932 00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:22,200 Speaker 2: want to make Sure i'm at the highest, level and 933 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:26,120 Speaker 2: so in the, MEANTIME i, work AND i get to 934 00:44:26,239 --> 00:44:28,239 Speaker 2: serve the fighters and work for the fighters in the 935 00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:31,520 Speaker 2: sense by explaining what they're doing ON. Tv and SO 936 00:44:31,640 --> 00:44:33,520 Speaker 2: i have the gift of getting to do. That SO 937 00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:36,480 Speaker 2: i can afford the luxury to get the gift of 938 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:40,400 Speaker 2: being allowed to. Fight it's not a it's not a for, 939 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:43,560 Speaker 2: everything and SO i enjoy doing. IT i get to do. 940 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:47,680 Speaker 2: It when this sport, BEGAN i paid money to do. 941 00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:49,920 Speaker 2: It it was a way to stay out of. Trouble you, 942 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:52,799 Speaker 2: know it was illegal on every. Stage so it's at 943 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:54,600 Speaker 2: a time now where everybody's looking at it is what's 944 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:57,680 Speaker 2: the reason you're doing? This, well there was a time 945 00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 2: when you didn't have a. Reason there. Was it was 946 00:45:02,239 --> 00:45:06,239 Speaker 2: JUST i enjoyed. Fighting that did. Exist it's kind of 947 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:08,920 Speaker 2: gone awayward now because all the money and the stardom 948 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:11,040 Speaker 2: and everything. Else but there was a time where people 949 00:45:11,320 --> 00:45:14,280 Speaker 2: just enjoyed challenging themselves. 950 00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:14,400 Speaker 3: On the deepest. 951 00:45:14,440 --> 00:45:20,680 Speaker 2: Level on one of those, people And i'm just making 952 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:22,640 Speaker 2: sure that the body is as ready as can be 953 00:45:22,840 --> 00:45:26,040 Speaker 2: so that WHEN i take that, Challenge i'm prepared for you, 954 00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:29,120 Speaker 2: know the top fifteen on earth in my division. 955 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:34,160 Speaker 3: PROBABLY i love, it, MAN i love that. Mindset you, 956 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:36,560 Speaker 3: know when you first came into the sport and when 957 00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:39,600 Speaker 3: you were, fighting you, know in THE wec for, example 958 00:45:39,719 --> 00:45:42,360 Speaker 3: this start to where you're at, now what do you 959 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:46,040 Speaker 3: think is like the biggest misconception you had about the? Sport, 960 00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:48,480 Speaker 3: like what did you have wrong when you saw the 961 00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:52,000 Speaker 3: sport back back in THE wc days to compare it 962 00:45:52,040 --> 00:45:52,960 Speaker 3: to how you see it. 963 00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:57,239 Speaker 2: NOW i don't know if it was, Wrong it was 964 00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:59,800 Speaker 2: just what DID i, Like, YEAH i know what you 965 00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:03,040 Speaker 2: mean by, That like how DID I i had resistance 966 00:46:03,160 --> 00:46:06,279 Speaker 2: to certain pieces of? It and the pieces THAT i 967 00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:15,560 Speaker 2: had resistance too were definitely the marketing. SIDE i didn't 968 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:22,320 Speaker 2: understand it. THEN i didn't understand anything except. Fighting that 969 00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:24,560 Speaker 2: was literally, it AND i had to. LEARN i had 970 00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:25,279 Speaker 2: to learn on the. 971 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:26,279 Speaker 4: Go AND i. 972 00:46:26,400 --> 00:46:29,880 Speaker 2: DID i was grateful to have to actually have a 973 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:33,840 Speaker 2: rivalry against your neighbor who actually on the other side of, 974 00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:36,520 Speaker 2: things and that's WHAT i resisted about most of embraced 975 00:46:36,600 --> 00:46:40,799 Speaker 2: the marketing aspects of, it AND i didn't understand that at. 976 00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:42,600 Speaker 2: ALL i was just pissed about, it AND i just 977 00:46:42,719 --> 00:46:44,759 Speaker 2: wanted to smash anybody who did, it and. 978 00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:47,160 Speaker 4: That was. 979 00:46:47,239 --> 00:46:49,400 Speaker 2: It and THEN i had to. LEARN i got the 980 00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:51,120 Speaker 2: gift of you, know you have to. 981 00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:52,840 Speaker 3: In this. 982 00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:55,600 Speaker 2: Sport you get the gift of self. Reflection or you 983 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:57,440 Speaker 2: can point the, finger but every time you point the, 984 00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:00,360 Speaker 2: finger this three fingers pointing. Back so you, KNOW i 985 00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:03,160 Speaker 2: got a lot of time, wins, losses or draws to 986 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,160 Speaker 2: have the self reflection to realize the things that we're 987 00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:10,759 Speaker 2: missing that We, Brent i'll take you back to one 988 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:13,320 Speaker 2: one story in particular THAT i haven't talked about THAT 989 00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:15,960 Speaker 2: i was thinking about the other. DAY i had just 990 00:47:16,080 --> 00:47:19,680 Speaker 2: been To kai Of mizigaki in a minute, after you, 991 00:47:19,719 --> 00:47:21,759 Speaker 2: know a long way off that everybody SAID i was 992 00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:23,879 Speaker 2: doing something that nobody could ever. Do and the rest, 993 00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:26,239 Speaker 2: exists blah blah, blah all his knees out a million, 994 00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:28,680 Speaker 2: times he won't be the, same blah blah, blah all this. 995 00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:31,120 Speaker 2: Stuff AND i get done AND i, win AND i 996 00:47:31,239 --> 00:47:33,719 Speaker 2: come up to the top And i'm sitting next To 997 00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:37,239 Speaker 2: connor and he's got his, wife his pearl white suit 998 00:47:37,320 --> 00:47:40,120 Speaker 2: on and his hair up in a in a his 999 00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:42,520 Speaker 2: viking with a viking look going on at that. Time 1000 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:47,600 Speaker 2: and he shakes my hand and he, goes very, nice 1001 00:47:47,640 --> 00:47:51,160 Speaker 2: fight your, LEGEND o g in the sport. Whatever like very, 1002 00:47:51,239 --> 00:47:53,440 Speaker 2: kind and he, goes, man you should go up there 1003 00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:55,680 Speaker 2: and grab those, belts just stand up with them right 1004 00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:58,160 Speaker 2: on your shoulders and just tell everybody that you're here 1005 00:47:58,200 --> 00:48:01,640 Speaker 2: and that you're the. Champion looking at, him thinking, well 1006 00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:04,800 Speaker 2: he's really. Good he's gonna rise right, up and this 1007 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:09,040 Speaker 2: is what up and comers look. Like and but you, 1008 00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:13,640 Speaker 2: Know i'm just gonna keep. Quiet i'm going to sit 1009 00:48:13,719 --> 00:48:15,839 Speaker 2: here And i'm going to do my job And i'm 1010 00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:18,759 Speaker 2: going to be respectable and humble BECAUSE i don't know 1011 00:48:18,840 --> 00:48:21,759 Speaker 2: what comes. NEXT i just don't know what comes. Next 1012 00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:26,279 Speaker 2: and that's not, marketing you, Know marketing is do it 1013 00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:30,759 Speaker 2: apologize later if you need to maybe. 1014 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:33,239 Speaker 4: AND i. 1015 00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:36,759 Speaker 2: DIDN'T i GUESS i went the respectful and you, know 1016 00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:40,080 Speaker 2: those are those moments in TIME i look back at 1017 00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:42,840 Speaker 2: and think that's the that's the difference in marketing versus. 1018 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:46,440 Speaker 2: Not it's do you get up? There and WHILE i 1019 00:48:46,560 --> 00:48:50,120 Speaker 2: believed in, MYSELF i also. WANTED i just had a 1020 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:52,600 Speaker 2: different direction in my, mind Whereas connor would grab that, 1021 00:48:52,719 --> 00:48:54,360 Speaker 2: up went up, there grab the belt, through mover her 1022 00:48:54,440 --> 00:48:56,680 Speaker 2: shoulder and you, know did the whole marketing. Thing and 1023 00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,279 Speaker 2: he believed it as much AS i. Believed he just 1024 00:48:59,360 --> 00:49:03,440 Speaker 2: showed it on camera, differently and that person that he 1025 00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 2: personified it, Differently and that's what you. Have people connect to, 1026 00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:09,920 Speaker 2: him and that's what's not. Disconnected but those are the 1027 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:12,759 Speaker 2: little moments in time we all have as athletes to 1028 00:49:13,719 --> 00:49:17,360 Speaker 2: take these gifts and show them to the. World and 1029 00:49:17,600 --> 00:49:20,360 Speaker 2: you know some people, say that's, ww that's. Fake that's just, 1030 00:49:21,360 --> 00:49:25,280 Speaker 2: no it's. Authentic, uh it's you got to be willing 1031 00:49:25,360 --> 00:49:27,240 Speaker 2: to put your butt on the line in those. Moments 1032 00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:29,120 Speaker 2: and you, KNOW i ended up blowing my knee out 1033 00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:31,840 Speaker 2: six weeks, Later so who knows if that would have 1034 00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:35,440 Speaker 2: made me think, differently IF i would have gone and 1035 00:49:35,560 --> 00:49:37,600 Speaker 2: done that and then, said, oh MAYBE i put too 1036 00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:39,320 Speaker 2: much pressure and that's WHY i blew money. OUT i 1037 00:49:39,320 --> 00:49:41,040 Speaker 2: didn't do any of that blue money out. ANYWAY i 1038 00:49:41,160 --> 00:49:42,520 Speaker 2: never had any of that to think about. It he 1039 00:49:42,600 --> 00:49:44,520 Speaker 2: just had another year of rehab to do after that. 1040 00:49:44,600 --> 00:49:47,520 Speaker 2: Anyway but the Point i'm trying to make is that's 1041 00:49:47,560 --> 00:49:50,640 Speaker 2: a one MOMENT i have WHERE i look back and 1042 00:49:50,719 --> 00:49:54,440 Speaker 2: there's times WHERE i had, to you, know embrace the 1043 00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:56,680 Speaker 2: marketing aspect of, things and you, know it just wasn't 1044 00:49:56,719 --> 00:49:59,040 Speaker 2: in my. PERSONA i wasn't in my personality and And 1045 00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:01,160 Speaker 2: i'm good with. That but it's a notice THAT i 1046 00:50:01,239 --> 00:50:02,960 Speaker 2: have because of index to the people who. 1047 00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:05,719 Speaker 1: Did so what would you say about the time that, 1048 00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:08,279 Speaker 1: you me AND Tj dillashaw were filming one of the 1049 00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:12,600 Speaker 1: first few episodes Of, CounterPunch, right and essentially you guys 1050 00:50:12,640 --> 00:50:14,880 Speaker 1: are going at it before you're going to, fight and you, 1051 00:50:15,040 --> 00:50:17,760 Speaker 1: know going in, there, right you are the PAID ufc 1052 00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:21,080 Speaker 1: In fox talking. Head, right you're the guy everybody's, saying, 1053 00:50:21,120 --> 00:50:23,400 Speaker 1: oh he's the smartest man AT, mma and you're the 1054 00:50:23,480 --> 00:50:27,400 Speaker 1: guy who just being authentically you can cut down an, 1055 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:31,759 Speaker 1: opponent you, know pretty. Viscerally so you're going in there 1056 00:50:31,880 --> 00:50:33,960 Speaker 1: to that, setting and you KNOW tj doesn't have much to, 1057 00:50:34,040 --> 00:50:35,680 Speaker 1: say and when the three of us were in, there, 1058 00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:38,279 Speaker 1: like he didn't want to be. There so what was 1059 00:50:38,360 --> 00:50:40,400 Speaker 1: your mentality going in there knowing that you sort of 1060 00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:43,000 Speaker 1: had to carry that even if maybe he had to 1061 00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:44,080 Speaker 1: step a little bit outside of. 1062 00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:47,200 Speaker 2: Character, well, see that's a great. Example thanks for saying, 1063 00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:49,680 Speaker 2: that BECAUSE i could see in him WHAT i just 1064 00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:52,560 Speaker 2: explained in. Myself he didn't want to be, there and 1065 00:50:52,719 --> 00:50:55,279 Speaker 2: SO i could simply, say, oh he hates this card 1066 00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 2: THAN i. Do this is going to be. Right but 1067 00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:02,399 Speaker 2: he can't stand. There this guy cannot have this part 1068 00:51:02,600 --> 00:51:06,160 Speaker 2: of the. Sport he just despises. That he just wants 1069 00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:08,080 Speaker 2: to get in there and rip your head, off spit 1070 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:10,200 Speaker 2: down your, throat flip you off on the way, out 1071 00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:12,200 Speaker 2: laugh at. You and people love that about. Him but 1072 00:51:12,320 --> 00:51:16,560 Speaker 2: that's simple to. Me it's simple, minded and so that was. 1073 00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:19,720 Speaker 2: Fun that WAS i made that fun because it's simple. 1074 00:51:19,760 --> 00:51:22,120 Speaker 2: Minded you wanted it, simple and it wasn't going to 1075 00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:25,279 Speaker 2: be that. Simple that's the problem with becoming champion is 1076 00:51:25,320 --> 00:51:28,040 Speaker 2: you think it's going to be, done and your career 1077 00:51:28,200 --> 00:51:31,400 Speaker 2: just starts in that. Moment it doesn't even start till 1078 00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:34,200 Speaker 2: you get a championship and you, realize, oh the work's just. 1079 00:51:34,280 --> 00:51:36,760 Speaker 2: BEGINNING i have three more jobs THAN i had BEFORE 1080 00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:39,680 Speaker 2: i ever had BEFORE i even had a, Job, LIKE 1081 00:51:39,880 --> 00:51:42,839 Speaker 2: i work more now THAN i ever worked. Before you don't, 1082 00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:46,920 Speaker 2: work but you don't get opportunities creates more. Work if 1083 00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:49,080 Speaker 2: you're willing to take the if you're willing to take the, 1084 00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:55,600 Speaker 2: opportunities or you just don't and then everything passes you right. 1085 00:51:55,640 --> 00:51:58,000 Speaker 2: By you, know you, know being a champion is an 1086 00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,120 Speaker 2: opportunity to get a lot of different things put on the, 1087 00:52:00,200 --> 00:52:02,840 Speaker 2: table and you get to take those responsibilities and run with, 1088 00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:06,520 Speaker 2: them or they crash and burn. YOU i feel, like, 1089 00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:08,640 Speaker 2: no there's no. 1090 00:52:08,760 --> 00:52:10,480 Speaker 1: Doubt all, Right SO i have a few things THAT 1091 00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:13,080 Speaker 1: i researched today in advance of your. Appearance and by the, 1092 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:16,120 Speaker 1: way it is former two TIME Ufc Bandaway Champion Dominic 1093 00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:18,920 Speaker 1: cruz with us here on the Anticanp flooring. Podcast Domina 1094 00:52:18,920 --> 00:52:20,839 Speaker 1: cruz mma dot com is now. Live by the, way 1095 00:52:20,840 --> 00:52:22,680 Speaker 1: if you're curious that you want some, merchandise actually you 1096 00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:24,880 Speaker 1: can actually See Dominic cruz wearing his own. Merchandise they 1097 00:52:24,920 --> 00:52:27,040 Speaker 1: have fucking. Masks by the, Way, jay can you think 1098 00:52:27,080 --> 00:52:30,400 Speaker 1: of anybody in the world less likely to sell? Masks? 1099 00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:33,640 Speaker 1: Dominic are you the exemple? 1100 00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:38,600 Speaker 2: Site there is one thing like my. Grandma if there's 1101 00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:40,839 Speaker 2: one person that can get me to to, say, Okay, 1102 00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:43,560 Speaker 2: grandma we're gonna put them on there for you that, 1103 00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:48,960 Speaker 2: yeah they're, There, Grandma, OKAY i beg her not to wear. 1104 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:51,799 Speaker 2: It they, say show your pretty. Faces but what are 1105 00:52:51,800 --> 00:52:53,839 Speaker 2: you going to tell your? Grandma that's? 1106 00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:58,640 Speaker 3: Amazing counter per. Usual doumb's got the counter. 1107 00:53:00,239 --> 00:53:03,480 Speaker 1: Like so you were on track to receive a wrestling 1108 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:07,080 Speaker 1: scholarship To Northern. Colorado you got injured your senior year 1109 00:53:07,120 --> 00:53:08,160 Speaker 1: of high. School is that? 1110 00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:08,440 Speaker 3: Right? 1111 00:53:09,239 --> 00:53:09,719 Speaker 5: Oh what a? 1112 00:53:09,800 --> 00:53:12,440 Speaker 2: Surprise. Huh to keep the story, going we had to 1113 00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:15,120 Speaker 2: start a young of, COURSE i did and hurt my, 1114 00:53:15,239 --> 00:53:18,160 Speaker 2: colla didn't do as well AS i should, have which 1115 00:53:18,600 --> 00:53:21,520 Speaker 2: relayed me to fighting and it worked out perfectly and 1116 00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:26,480 Speaker 2: pissed me off just. Enough, yeah to fight on the 1117 00:53:26,520 --> 00:53:28,440 Speaker 2: weekend every, weekend. 1118 00:53:29,719 --> 00:53:30,120 Speaker 3: And all. 1119 00:53:30,160 --> 00:53:34,239 Speaker 2: Right so, yeah but we've gone into, that we've gone into, 1120 00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:36,000 Speaker 2: that that old. Story you don't want me to get? 1121 00:53:36,080 --> 00:53:36,920 Speaker 2: More everybody to do with? 1122 00:53:37,040 --> 00:53:39,200 Speaker 5: That come, On, NO i JUST i. 1123 00:53:39,280 --> 00:53:41,759 Speaker 1: GUESS i NEVER i didn't know it Was Northern, COLORADO i, 1124 00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:44,080 Speaker 1: Guess and it just struck me as a fresh detail 1125 00:53:44,120 --> 00:53:46,640 Speaker 1: in advance of our conversation. Today but, uh in the 1126 00:53:46,719 --> 00:53:48,360 Speaker 1: nature BUT i. 1127 00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:49,960 Speaker 2: Didn't but, yes in nature of. 1128 00:53:50,040 --> 00:53:53,080 Speaker 1: Time go, well, no in the nature of. TIME i 1129 00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:55,439 Speaker 1: was just gonna sort of piggyback upon something you said, 1130 00:53:55,480 --> 00:53:57,360 Speaker 1: earlier BECAUSE i think a lot of our listeners or 1131 00:53:57,440 --> 00:53:59,279 Speaker 1: viewers would hear you talk about you, know a couple 1132 00:53:59,320 --> 00:54:02,560 Speaker 1: of weeks notice and be, like, geez why is that 1133 00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:04,719 Speaker 1: even a possibility For Domina. Cruz but as you AND 1134 00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:07,400 Speaker 1: i have, discussed, right you're in a unique. Position you 1135 00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:09,480 Speaker 1: got the number ten next to your, name but it 1136 00:54:09,560 --> 00:54:11,680 Speaker 1: might as well be the number one because all of 1137 00:54:11,719 --> 00:54:15,040 Speaker 1: these guys want to fight, you and it would be 1138 00:54:15,160 --> 00:54:17,920 Speaker 1: an amazing accomplishment for all of these guys to be 1139 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:20,400 Speaker 1: able to beat the consensus greatest band of weight of all. 1140 00:54:20,520 --> 00:54:23,560 Speaker 1: Time so you are somebody who likes his, BIRTHDAY i 1141 00:54:23,640 --> 00:54:26,600 Speaker 1: guess more than the average man IF i can say, that, 1142 00:54:26,880 --> 00:54:29,440 Speaker 1: Right like it Is march, ninth so you HAVE c 1143 00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,480 Speaker 1: two ninety, nine there happened to be four high profile 1144 00:54:32,520 --> 00:54:34,880 Speaker 1: band and weights competing on that. Card you HAVE c 1145 00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:37,759 Speaker 1: three hundred Is april. THIRTEENTH i think all the fight 1146 00:54:37,960 --> 00:54:40,160 Speaker 1: fans would like to see you on that, card even 1147 00:54:40,200 --> 00:54:42,280 Speaker 1: if it was a fight that was preceded by a training. 1148 00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:44,880 Speaker 1: Camp but at least can you tell our listeners, that 1149 00:54:45,080 --> 00:54:46,920 Speaker 1: like you F c two ninety nine and you HAVE 1150 00:54:47,040 --> 00:54:49,719 Speaker 1: c three hundred and two ninety nine being two months from, 1151 00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:51,520 Speaker 1: tomorrow are not necessarily out of the. 1152 00:54:51,600 --> 00:54:54,520 Speaker 2: Question one of the THINGS i love about, You annie 1153 00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:56,200 Speaker 2: is you're like a real fan of all of us, 1154 00:54:56,280 --> 00:54:59,360 Speaker 2: fighters and it makes it refreshing to talk to somebody 1155 00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:01,080 Speaker 2: who really wants wants to know what the hell is 1156 00:55:01,120 --> 00:55:04,120 Speaker 2: going on with the fighter like it's it's because you 1157 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:06,400 Speaker 2: pass that on to the. Audience so thank you for. 1158 00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:09,320 Speaker 2: That And i'll tell you THAT i would love to 1159 00:55:09,480 --> 00:55:11,759 Speaker 2: announce a fight right, now, okay But i'm not doing, 1160 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:15,719 Speaker 2: that And i'm Not I'm i'm not gonna make an 1161 00:55:15,719 --> 00:55:18,799 Speaker 2: announcement right now for, you as much as you would love. 1162 00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:23,080 Speaker 2: It i'm just going to train my ass off LIKE 1163 00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:26,320 Speaker 2: i always, do to be prepared for a championship style 1164 00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:28,879 Speaker 2: fight that just to come back and fight as hard 1165 00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:32,160 Speaker 2: as physically. Possible, now getting the body to that point 1166 00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:34,879 Speaker 2: is What i'm challenging right. Now i'm throwing my body 1167 00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:37,080 Speaker 2: in the ringer and IF i can get this thing 1168 00:55:37,160 --> 00:55:39,680 Speaker 2: together in time in those, Times i'm in. It But 1169 00:55:40,080 --> 00:55:42,399 Speaker 2: i'm talking To, Hunters So hunter is the. Man hunter 1170 00:55:42,520 --> 00:55:46,520 Speaker 2: knows what's going on Right Sean shelby been working With shelby. 1171 00:55:46,600 --> 00:55:49,279 Speaker 2: Forever he knows what's going. On IF i can plan 1172 00:55:49,480 --> 00:55:54,359 Speaker 2: something out and get in. There it's happening this. Year 1173 00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:55,719 Speaker 2: that's the. Goal that's WHAT i want to. 1174 00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:58,480 Speaker 1: Do all, Right, bye, MAN i will get you out 1175 00:55:58,480 --> 00:56:01,000 Speaker 1: of here on this IF i. Could And i'm not 1176 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:04,960 Speaker 1: necessarily expecting any long winded, answer, right BUT i went 1177 00:56:05,080 --> 00:56:09,279 Speaker 1: On sean O'Malley's strengthen conditioning Coach Brandon harris's, Podcast The Higher. 1178 00:56:09,360 --> 00:56:11,360 Speaker 1: HUMAN i believe it's called. Right and one thing THAT 1179 00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:13,960 Speaker 1: i talked about to this man who is largely in 1180 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:17,040 Speaker 1: charge with building the body and mind and breathing capability 1181 00:56:17,080 --> 00:56:20,200 Speaker 1: Of shan O'Malley Is seawn's. Durability you, know it is 1182 00:56:20,320 --> 00:56:22,680 Speaker 1: something that has plagued him at least twice in the. 1183 00:56:22,719 --> 00:56:25,000 Speaker 1: Octagon we were also told going into the Al Jamaine 1184 00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:29,319 Speaker 1: sterling fight that had he been taken down one, time 1185 00:56:29,480 --> 00:56:31,080 Speaker 1: it was going to be a rap rap because he 1186 00:56:31,160 --> 00:56:34,480 Speaker 1: went into that fight. Injured, so given everything that you 1187 00:56:34,719 --> 00:56:39,560 Speaker 1: have endured and, learned what would you say to somebody 1188 00:56:39,719 --> 00:56:42,960 Speaker 1: Like sean O'Malley who's trying to begin this championship era 1189 00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:47,440 Speaker 1: knowing that his body at times has failed, again what 1190 00:56:47,560 --> 00:56:47,919 Speaker 1: a great. 1191 00:56:48,080 --> 00:56:50,399 Speaker 2: Point you have so much insight with all these other, People, 1192 00:56:50,440 --> 00:56:54,440 Speaker 2: An so thanks for saying that again and so that 1193 00:56:54,560 --> 00:56:57,359 Speaker 2: you KNOW i have, Time so we're good and thank. 1194 00:56:57,400 --> 00:57:02,200 Speaker 2: You as far as on that being, CHAMPION i think 1195 00:57:02,320 --> 00:57:06,600 Speaker 2: that What i'm saying is more what every champion probably 1196 00:57:06,680 --> 00:57:12,040 Speaker 2: wants to. Say your book can't because you're. Champion so 1197 00:57:12,239 --> 00:57:14,960 Speaker 2: the line That i'm taking with let me get this 1198 00:57:15,080 --> 00:57:17,840 Speaker 2: body ready and Then i'll jump in there on six 1199 00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:20,960 Speaker 2: weeks notice and jump into it Because i'm. Already you, 1200 00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:23,360 Speaker 2: know usually get twelve weeks of a camp or a title. 1201 00:57:23,400 --> 00:57:25,520 Speaker 2: Fight he'll, get you, know if he's, lucky unless they 1202 00:57:25,600 --> 00:57:28,680 Speaker 2: pay him, extra then hew to take one short notice 1203 00:57:28,840 --> 00:57:32,200 Speaker 2: if you if if if they give you enough, incentive 1204 00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:35,960 Speaker 2: you'll take one short notice. Hurt so that's otherwise you 1205 00:57:36,040 --> 00:57:38,000 Speaker 2: get twelve, weeks, Right so they'll give, them they'll give 1206 00:57:38,080 --> 00:57:41,520 Speaker 2: them twelve. Weeks AND i think every fighter no, wants 1207 00:57:42,920 --> 00:57:44,880 Speaker 2: every champion wants to say What i'm, saying which, is, 1208 00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:46,120 Speaker 2: okay let me just make sure i'm. 1209 00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:47,240 Speaker 4: Right give me the. 1210 00:57:47,240 --> 00:57:49,280 Speaker 2: Best guy on, earth give me the best guy on. 1211 00:57:49,320 --> 00:57:52,680 Speaker 2: Earth but but you don't get that when you're, champion 1212 00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:56,080 Speaker 2: you're running the, division you're the reason it's. Marketed you're 1213 00:57:56,120 --> 00:57:59,280 Speaker 2: the thing that's pissing everybody. Off underneath, you so that 1214 00:57:59,360 --> 00:58:01,600 Speaker 2: everybody watch and he's chomping at the bit to kill. 1215 00:58:01,640 --> 00:58:07,800 Speaker 2: You he's in that position that makes getting injured easier 1216 00:58:08,040 --> 00:58:11,840 Speaker 2: from my, experience because of the mental, stress the mental 1217 00:58:11,920 --> 00:58:16,120 Speaker 2: fatigue that goes on with everybody can pretend, Right LIKE 1218 00:58:16,640 --> 00:58:19,080 Speaker 2: i just saw an interview With henry said who though saying, like, 1219 00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:22,840 Speaker 2: yo you can't show your. Vulnerabilities well you can if 1220 00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:24,480 Speaker 2: you've dealt with, them if you've dealt with them in, 1221 00:58:24,560 --> 00:58:26,720 Speaker 2: yourself then they don't attack you and other people throw 1222 00:58:26,760 --> 00:58:28,840 Speaker 2: them at you because you've already seen, them you've already 1223 00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:31,440 Speaker 2: been with, them you've already sat with, them you've already understood. 1224 00:58:31,480 --> 00:58:33,720 Speaker 2: Them so, yeah you've got to be able to say 1225 00:58:33,800 --> 00:58:36,080 Speaker 2: these things out. Loud you've got to be able to 1226 00:58:36,120 --> 00:58:39,560 Speaker 2: admit that they. Exist otherwise what you resist, persist and 1227 00:58:39,560 --> 00:58:41,240 Speaker 2: it's going to keep nagnant in your. Brain this is 1228 00:58:41,320 --> 00:58:44,240 Speaker 2: a mental, game it's a longevity. Sport you can't have 1229 00:58:44,320 --> 00:58:47,480 Speaker 2: stuff like that nagnet. You so as, champion having all 1230 00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:52,120 Speaker 2: these people wanting to take him, out he's very he's very, 1231 00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:55,040 Speaker 2: famous and he's got To he talks a lot, Too 1232 00:58:55,360 --> 00:58:59,080 Speaker 2: so all that's, gonna you, know do more to getting getting. 1233 00:58:59,120 --> 00:59:01,400 Speaker 2: Healthy You, now you've got to get healthy because your 1234 00:59:01,440 --> 00:59:03,600 Speaker 2: butt's on the. Line you've said things at your butt 1235 00:59:03,640 --> 00:59:05,560 Speaker 2: on the, Line so get healthy and get in there 1236 00:59:05,600 --> 00:59:07,960 Speaker 2: and prove. It can he prove? It, yes he's skilled. 1237 00:59:08,080 --> 00:59:10,160 Speaker 2: Enough BUT i love what you're saying that there's a 1238 00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:14,880 Speaker 2: reality to Getting no matter how skilled you, are how 1239 00:59:15,200 --> 00:59:18,160 Speaker 2: what percentage are you going into the fight after preparing 1240 00:59:18,280 --> 00:59:21,480 Speaker 2: your body to be that level of? Athletes? Right i've 1241 00:59:21,520 --> 00:59:23,440 Speaker 2: had to prove myself through such a ringer that IF 1242 00:59:23,480 --> 00:59:25,320 Speaker 2: i can get to the end of, it it's, Like, 1243 00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:29,120 Speaker 2: Okay i'm. Unbeatable i'm unbeatable with WHAT i just went 1244 00:59:29,160 --> 00:59:31,600 Speaker 2: through and didn't get. Injured NOW i can go in the. 1245 00:59:31,680 --> 00:59:34,240 Speaker 2: Fight there's no way this person hurts. Me there's just 1246 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:36,840 Speaker 2: absolutely no. Way but IF i go through the camp 1247 00:59:36,920 --> 00:59:40,160 Speaker 2: eight weeks in my back throws, Out i'm out for two, 1248 00:59:40,200 --> 00:59:43,840 Speaker 2: weeks come, back do. Another you, know my shoulder starts 1249 00:59:43,880 --> 00:59:46,320 Speaker 2: to tighten up after two weeks into. That got to 1250 00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:49,160 Speaker 2: take a few days off here and. There, like how 1251 00:59:49,200 --> 00:59:51,960 Speaker 2: many champions had that happen? TO i mean Countless we're 1252 00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:55,200 Speaker 2: all going in, there so how does that play? Out 1253 00:59:55,400 --> 00:59:59,080 Speaker 2: moving the title fights is always the miscontangible because they're 1254 00:59:59,080 --> 01:00:01,440 Speaker 2: also you, know, GUYS i gotta Sign you're fighting three 1255 01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:05,000 Speaker 2: four times in a year for a title. Rights that's, 1256 01:00:05,120 --> 01:00:09,160 Speaker 2: incredible it really Is ousman did that as. Well and 1257 01:00:11,200 --> 01:00:15,880 Speaker 2: when You're i've done three titles in a, year and 1258 01:00:15,960 --> 01:00:18,280 Speaker 2: when you for many, Years i've done. That and when 1259 01:00:18,320 --> 01:00:20,480 Speaker 2: you do, that it's a different thing on your body 1260 01:00:20,520 --> 01:00:23,000 Speaker 2: with the pressure and that you're carrying the interviews and 1261 01:00:23,080 --> 01:00:25,360 Speaker 2: you're making sure that even though people don't want to be, 1262 01:00:25,400 --> 01:00:27,080 Speaker 2: there that you piss him off enough that they've got 1263 01:00:27,160 --> 01:00:30,240 Speaker 2: to be. There you're you're, Leading you're leading these. Things 1264 01:00:30,320 --> 01:00:32,840 Speaker 2: O'Malley is that guy right. Now O'Malley is leading these. 1265 01:00:32,880 --> 01:00:34,760 Speaker 2: Things he's got the tools to do. It he's got 1266 01:00:34,800 --> 01:00:37,000 Speaker 2: the mouthpiece to do, it he's got the character to do. 1267 01:00:37,080 --> 01:00:39,520 Speaker 2: It it's From, arizona SO i know he's tough enough 1268 01:00:39,560 --> 01:00:39,720 Speaker 2: to do. 1269 01:00:39,840 --> 01:00:42,400 Speaker 3: It And. 1270 01:00:44,360 --> 01:00:44,840 Speaker 1: I'm. 1271 01:00:44,880 --> 01:00:47,680 Speaker 2: Watching i've been, THERE i know what he's going. THROUGH 1272 01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:49,960 Speaker 2: i get to be there again. Tomorrow it's, LIKE i 1273 01:00:50,080 --> 01:00:53,680 Speaker 2: Know i'm not, good BUT i get to, say let 1274 01:00:53,760 --> 01:00:55,800 Speaker 2: me make sure my body is. Ready he doesn't have that. 1275 01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:56,880 Speaker 2: Luxury he's got. 1276 01:00:56,880 --> 01:00:57,120 Speaker 4: To just. 1277 01:00:59,000 --> 01:00:59,800 Speaker 2: Go in, there, right can? 1278 01:00:59,920 --> 01:00:59,960 Speaker 4: He? 1279 01:01:01,440 --> 01:01:04,400 Speaker 3: Absolutely, man how do you see his fight Against, Cheeto, 1280 01:01:04,480 --> 01:01:06,760 Speaker 3: dude who do you think has the upper hand in that? One? 1281 01:01:10,520 --> 01:01:12,840 Speaker 2: Honestly like WHEN i go into that, fight it's Like 1282 01:01:13,600 --> 01:01:16,000 Speaker 2: vera can take a lot of damage and he's in good. 1283 01:01:16,080 --> 01:01:18,240 Speaker 2: Shape so it all. Did LIKE i just, said it 1284 01:01:18,280 --> 01:01:20,480 Speaker 2: depends on how hurt O'Malley is going into that, Fight 1285 01:01:20,600 --> 01:01:22,320 Speaker 2: like how bad are his injury is going into that? 1286 01:01:22,440 --> 01:01:25,200 Speaker 2: One if he was hurting this last one that? Bad 1287 01:01:25,600 --> 01:01:27,240 Speaker 2: like can he go into this fight With vera like? 1288 01:01:27,320 --> 01:01:27,360 Speaker 5: That? 1289 01:01:29,640 --> 01:01:33,840 Speaker 1: Yeah you, interesting it's real, Though it's like this is 1290 01:01:34,240 --> 01:01:34,720 Speaker 1: always the. 1291 01:01:34,840 --> 01:01:37,120 Speaker 2: Case it's not like it's Never it's not like we're 1292 01:01:37,200 --> 01:01:39,760 Speaker 2: just talking about it so it exists. Now it's this 1293 01:01:39,960 --> 01:01:41,480 Speaker 2: is always how it. Is it's just not the one 1294 01:01:41,560 --> 01:01:43,800 Speaker 2: talking about. It and these guys want to admit it, 1295 01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:49,080 Speaker 2: probably but, whatever it's. Here LIKE i, said don't be 1296 01:01:49,120 --> 01:01:52,240 Speaker 2: admitting this to. People you should keep your keep your cards. Close, 1297 01:01:52,320 --> 01:01:54,400 Speaker 2: well at a certain, point it's like we all know 1298 01:01:54,520 --> 01:01:58,000 Speaker 2: this is, Happening, like yeah's you're either hurt or you're. 1299 01:01:58,040 --> 01:02:01,080 Speaker 2: Not BUT i see that. Fight you don't know how 1300 01:02:01,120 --> 01:02:03,480 Speaker 2: they how each of them come into that. Fight BUT 1301 01:02:03,600 --> 01:02:05,760 Speaker 2: i Know vera is durable and he's got a good, 1302 01:02:05,880 --> 01:02:09,680 Speaker 2: cardio but he takes a beating in the first three 1303 01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:12,000 Speaker 2: rounds by almost everybody. Fights he takes a lot of. 1304 01:02:12,080 --> 01:02:16,439 Speaker 2: Shots can he takes O'Malley's power in the first couple. 1305 01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:19,360 Speaker 2: ROUNDS i don't know he did in the first. Fight 1306 01:02:19,640 --> 01:02:22,160 Speaker 2: took out his, legs, Genius you take out his, Legs 1307 01:02:22,160 --> 01:02:24,400 Speaker 2: he's got no. Power the power comes from where your 1308 01:02:24,440 --> 01:02:27,800 Speaker 2: feet are. Planted O'Malley plants his feet so much to 1309 01:02:28,080 --> 01:02:30,640 Speaker 2: land that power That varah was able to attack the, 1310 01:02:30,760 --> 01:02:32,840 Speaker 2: legs you, know and it's, yeah he can do it 1311 01:02:32,920 --> 01:02:33,720 Speaker 2: that way and take them out. 1312 01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:33,960 Speaker 1: Early. 1313 01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:37,720 Speaker 2: Again so that's the. Thing because of O'Malley's style of 1314 01:02:37,800 --> 01:02:40,320 Speaker 2: planting his feet in order to land the, power that 1315 01:02:40,440 --> 01:02:42,760 Speaker 2: Gives vera the chance to take out his legs so 1316 01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:46,040 Speaker 2: he can't and vice. Versa so what came, first the 1317 01:02:46,160 --> 01:02:49,920 Speaker 2: chicken or the? Egg it's like it's who whoever gets out, first, 1318 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:53,400 Speaker 2: right and then injuries coming in are part of. It 1319 01:02:53,560 --> 01:02:55,840 Speaker 2: and both these guys that when you're in the top 1320 01:02:55,960 --> 01:03:00,200 Speaker 2: fifteen LIKE i, am any of us can literally with 1321 01:03:00,280 --> 01:03:03,520 Speaker 2: the right layout beach. Chance it just really is that 1322 01:03:03,600 --> 01:03:06,360 Speaker 2: way in all these, divisions and everybody's that good in these. 1323 01:03:06,440 --> 01:03:09,320 Speaker 2: Pools they picked the best guys on our in these. 1324 01:03:09,360 --> 01:03:13,800 Speaker 1: Pools shaping up is a huge year for THE ufc 1325 01:03:14,080 --> 01:03:16,680 Speaker 1: bantamweight division and of course the Legend Donina. Cruz when 1326 01:03:16,720 --> 01:03:23,560 Speaker 1: do we see you next on? Television do you? Know, Uh, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Canada, 1327 01:03:23,640 --> 01:03:25,439 Speaker 1: well we will see you there AT ufc two ninety, 1328 01:03:25,520 --> 01:03:27,760 Speaker 1: seven and, uh you, KNOW i HOPE i didn't pry 1329 01:03:27,840 --> 01:03:29,720 Speaker 1: too much today on the, dates, buddy but we look 1330 01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:31,720 Speaker 1: forward to seeing you back in the octagon and uh 1331 01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:33,720 Speaker 1: back with the microphone in your hand here in a 1332 01:03:33,760 --> 01:03:34,200 Speaker 1: couple of, Weeks. 1333 01:03:34,280 --> 01:03:38,000 Speaker 2: CHAMP i Know i'm getting called out every week. Anyways so, 1334 01:03:38,680 --> 01:03:42,000 Speaker 2: right well, there you just keep preparing my. 1335 01:03:42,120 --> 01:03:46,600 Speaker 1: Body let's keep hardening that that physical. Buddy we appreciate the, 1336 01:03:46,680 --> 01:03:47,880 Speaker 1: time and we'll see in a couple of. 1337 01:03:47,880 --> 01:03:50,840 Speaker 2: Weeks all, right thanks, buddy bet you guys. 1338 01:03:51,560 --> 01:03:54,080 Speaker 1: Peace There he Is Dona cruz with us here on 1339 01:03:54,160 --> 01:03:57,720 Speaker 1: The Anakin Florian. Podcast it's an interesting conversation and you, 1340 01:03:57,760 --> 01:04:01,760 Speaker 1: Know sean O'Malley actually heard my comment conversation With Brandon 1341 01:04:01,840 --> 01:04:05,560 Speaker 1: harris about his. Durability now it is what it. IS 1342 01:04:05,640 --> 01:04:07,320 Speaker 1: i happen to bring it, up BUT i do think 1343 01:04:07,360 --> 01:04:10,720 Speaker 1: it's interesting And. KENNY i Think dom's answer is particularly, thoughtful, 1344 01:04:10,800 --> 01:04:13,920 Speaker 1: right because none of these men nor women are one 1345 01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:17,720 Speaker 1: hundred percent. Right And Dracs duplessi made a decision to 1346 01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:21,320 Speaker 1: not fight OUT asnya In, sydney and it worked out for, him, 1347 01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:24,560 Speaker 1: right he got the next title. Fight but doesn't always 1348 01:04:24,640 --> 01:04:27,000 Speaker 1: work out that, way you. Know AND i just think 1349 01:04:27,040 --> 01:04:28,400 Speaker 1: a lot of these men and women are dealing with 1350 01:04:28,440 --> 01:04:30,280 Speaker 1: a lot of different, things AND i think For, dom 1351 01:04:30,560 --> 01:04:32,520 Speaker 1: not of the realm possibility he steps in for one 1352 01:04:32,520 --> 01:04:34,440 Speaker 1: of these guys who can't make the walk in a few, weeks. 1353 01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:36,840 Speaker 3: No question about. It it gets back to what the 1354 01:04:36,960 --> 01:04:39,280 Speaker 3: martial arts is all. About and WHAT i think about 1355 01:04:39,320 --> 01:04:42,360 Speaker 3: a lot is you not only need to beat someone 1356 01:04:42,440 --> 01:04:44,480 Speaker 3: on your best, day you need to be able to 1357 01:04:44,560 --> 01:04:49,040 Speaker 3: beat someone on your worst. Day and that's where it gets, 1358 01:04:49,160 --> 01:04:51,440 Speaker 3: really really tricky and where you can kind of separate 1359 01:04:51,560 --> 01:04:54,720 Speaker 3: the good from the great and not an easy thing to. 1360 01:04:54,840 --> 01:04:57,840 Speaker 1: BALANCE i didn't even stick my thumb, up and this 1361 01:04:57,920 --> 01:05:00,200 Speaker 1: stream yard platform is trying to give me Like belle and, 1362 01:05:00,200 --> 01:05:02,800 Speaker 1: whistles So i'm going to keep my hands to. Myself but, 1363 01:05:04,120 --> 01:05:06,640 Speaker 1: yeah health is Wealth jay, obviously and chido vera is 1364 01:05:06,680 --> 01:05:10,120 Speaker 1: nothing not durable if not. Durable but it's interesting when 1365 01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:13,560 Speaker 1: you think about someone Like sean O'Malley fighting three. TIMES i, 1366 01:05:13,640 --> 01:05:15,840 Speaker 1: mean it's not gonna be three times in twenty twenty. 1367 01:05:15,880 --> 01:05:18,000 Speaker 1: Four BUT i just don't know that he's going to 1368 01:05:18,040 --> 01:05:20,480 Speaker 1: be that type of champion who is going to be 1369 01:05:20,560 --> 01:05:22,800 Speaker 1: stacking training camps in three title fights in the years, 1370 01:05:22,920 --> 01:05:25,360 Speaker 1: well regardless of his durability. THOUGH i, MEAN i definitely 1371 01:05:25,480 --> 01:05:28,760 Speaker 1: saw a physically stronger certainly in the bottom half In 1372 01:05:28,840 --> 01:05:31,320 Speaker 1: boston With sean. O'Malley i guess it had been a year, 1373 01:05:31,360 --> 01:05:34,200 Speaker 1: Off SO i do think and these guys do, evolve you, 1374 01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:35,760 Speaker 1: Know i'm sick of here in the cliche About Teddy. 1375 01:05:35,760 --> 01:05:38,080 Speaker 1: Atlas champions get thirty percent, Better but LIKE i do 1376 01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:41,120 Speaker 1: believe that to some, extent AND i think O'Malley. IS 1377 01:05:41,400 --> 01:05:44,200 Speaker 1: i just think physically he is not that easy out 1378 01:05:44,320 --> 01:05:46,160 Speaker 1: he may have been in the past for these guys 1379 01:05:46,200 --> 01:05:48,040 Speaker 1: that could either take him to the ground OR i 1380 01:05:48,160 --> 01:05:50,320 Speaker 1: just don't see that as being sort of a simple path. 1381 01:05:50,400 --> 01:05:52,480 Speaker 1: Anymore all we Got mike mallot here coming up in 1382 01:05:52,520 --> 01:05:54,000 Speaker 1: a couple of, Minutes But, kenny one THING i had 1383 01:05:54,040 --> 01:05:57,040 Speaker 1: written down When dominic was talking about getting injured his 1384 01:05:57,120 --> 01:05:58,600 Speaker 1: senior year of high. School there are a lot of 1385 01:05:58,600 --> 01:06:03,160 Speaker 1: different paths TO mma AND mma, greatness, Right Like kenny 1386 01:06:03,200 --> 01:06:06,480 Speaker 1: And dom are very much cut from the same cloth 1387 01:06:06,560 --> 01:06:09,960 Speaker 1: when it comes to wanting to be in there on fight, 1388 01:06:10,120 --> 01:06:13,280 Speaker 1: night you, know and wanting, that whereas Maybe George Saint 1389 01:06:13,320 --> 01:06:16,360 Speaker 1: pierre didn't really want fight, night but maybe was so 1390 01:06:16,480 --> 01:06:18,600 Speaker 1: good at it that he had to go through. 1391 01:06:18,680 --> 01:06:18,720 Speaker 2: It. 1392 01:06:18,840 --> 01:06:21,720 Speaker 1: Now you, Know dom spent a lot of his formative 1393 01:06:21,760 --> 01:06:23,840 Speaker 1: years in a trailer, park and when it came time 1394 01:06:23,920 --> 01:06:26,640 Speaker 1: to maybe go to college without a, scholarship there was 1395 01:06:26,800 --> 01:06:29,120 Speaker 1: no money to do, that so he's trying to become a. 1396 01:06:29,160 --> 01:06:33,240 Speaker 1: Firefighter you, Know dom was able to channel whatever happened 1397 01:06:33,240 --> 01:06:35,200 Speaker 1: in his life in the right. Way But, kenny it 1398 01:06:35,240 --> 01:06:37,400 Speaker 1: doesn't always have to be. That BUT i just think 1399 01:06:37,480 --> 01:06:40,760 Speaker 1: for you, guys like once you get this, itch and 1400 01:06:40,880 --> 01:06:43,440 Speaker 1: for you MAYBE bjj was the point of, entry but 1401 01:06:43,520 --> 01:06:47,080 Speaker 1: once you get this itch to you, know prove yourself 1402 01:06:47,160 --> 01:06:50,320 Speaker 1: in that one on one combat sports, setting you, know 1403 01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:53,920 Speaker 1: that's a very powerful driving, force no question about, it. 1404 01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:57,000 Speaker 3: Man and you realize how much is at, stake how 1405 01:06:57,080 --> 01:07:00,800 Speaker 3: hard you're working for that particular, thing and you also 1406 01:07:00,920 --> 01:07:02,520 Speaker 3: kind of you want to know that you gave it 1407 01:07:02,600 --> 01:07:04,760 Speaker 3: your best and that you're bringing your best self out. 1408 01:07:04,840 --> 01:07:08,120 Speaker 3: There and you know that's always a tricky thing when 1409 01:07:08,120 --> 01:07:11,200 Speaker 3: you're talking about toughness and competition and bringing it on that. 1410 01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:15,240 Speaker 3: Night it's what makes mixed martial arts so damn fascinating 1411 01:07:15,280 --> 01:07:15,640 Speaker 3: even to this. 1412 01:07:15,840 --> 01:07:19,280 Speaker 1: Day all, Right, well coming up On january, twentieth and 1413 01:07:19,360 --> 01:07:21,480 Speaker 1: we Thank Domina cruz for joining us IS ufc two 1414 01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:24,800 Speaker 1: ninety Seven strickland versus Du plus See, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1415 01:07:24,920 --> 01:07:27,720 Speaker 1: Scotia Bank. Arena and if you hear an extra pep 1416 01:07:27,800 --> 01:07:30,960 Speaker 1: in my, voice it is because Proper Mike malott is with, Us, 1417 01:07:31,040 --> 01:07:33,080 Speaker 1: Mike john And kenny, here my twin Brother, jason your 1418 01:07:33,120 --> 01:07:35,840 Speaker 1: basketball teammate with us as. Well how are you, today my? 1419 01:07:35,920 --> 01:07:38,080 Speaker 5: Man going, on, boys thanks for having me on the. 1420 01:07:38,120 --> 01:07:41,880 Speaker 4: Show i'm, great, man just finish up a nice tough long, 1421 01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:47,160 Speaker 4: practice feeling feeling, great feeling Like i'm ready. 1422 01:07:46,960 --> 01:07:47,480 Speaker 5: For it to be fight. 1423 01:07:47,560 --> 01:07:47,760 Speaker 4: Week. 1424 01:07:47,840 --> 01:07:50,800 Speaker 1: Man, well we are almost, there, brother and we're only 1425 01:07:50,840 --> 01:07:52,360 Speaker 1: going to take about a quarter of an hour of your. 1426 01:07:52,400 --> 01:07:56,280 Speaker 1: Time BUT i have so many different fascinating things to 1427 01:07:56,400 --> 01:07:58,040 Speaker 1: talk to you, about AND i think a lot of 1428 01:07:58,080 --> 01:08:00,880 Speaker 1: our listeners don't. Know in totality your mixed martial arts 1429 01:08:00,960 --> 01:08:03,600 Speaker 1: career has held up until this. Point But january twentieth 1430 01:08:03,960 --> 01:08:06,440 Speaker 1: Against Neil, magne it's live on pay per. View, now 1431 01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:09,320 Speaker 1: you were born In, Burlington, Ontario so where do you 1432 01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:11,640 Speaker 1: live now in relation to where this fight is going? 1433 01:08:11,760 --> 01:08:15,000 Speaker 1: Down and where did you grow up relative to where 1434 01:08:15,040 --> 01:08:17,000 Speaker 1: this is all going down coming Up january. 1435 01:08:16,760 --> 01:08:19,320 Speaker 4: Twenty, yeah SO i grew up about forty five minutes 1436 01:08:19,360 --> 01:08:22,400 Speaker 4: from where the fight's taking place In. Toronto it's The 1437 01:08:22,479 --> 01:08:25,360 Speaker 4: Scotia Bank arenia, now but all my friends and everyone 1438 01:08:25,439 --> 01:08:27,519 Speaker 4: in the area that's watching this knows it knows it 1439 01:08:27,560 --> 01:08:29,640 Speaker 4: as THE, acc The Air Canada. Center that was the 1440 01:08:30,120 --> 01:08:32,120 Speaker 4: spot where the, leafs you, know the leafs, Play and 1441 01:08:32,240 --> 01:08:33,880 Speaker 4: WHEN i was a, kid that was that was the 1442 01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:35,400 Speaker 4: best day of the. Year when my dad would come 1443 01:08:35,439 --> 01:08:37,240 Speaker 4: home and, say put the homework. Down you're not going 1444 01:08:37,280 --> 01:08:39,519 Speaker 4: after school. Activities you're not doing. HOMEWORK i got tickets from. 1445 01:08:39,560 --> 01:08:41,960 Speaker 4: Work we're going To we're going to watch the leafs. 1446 01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:44,240 Speaker 4: Play so this has been like the arena my entire, 1447 01:08:44,320 --> 01:08:48,080 Speaker 4: life THE. Acc i've been visualizing myself fighting or you, 1448 01:08:48,120 --> 01:08:51,000 Speaker 4: know WHEN i was even, younger hopefully playing hockey in that. 1449 01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:55,080 Speaker 5: Arena but but you, know now's, now It's unit two ninety. 1450 01:08:55,120 --> 01:08:58,320 Speaker 4: SEVEN i now live in The niagara, region SO i 1451 01:08:58,360 --> 01:09:02,200 Speaker 4: live about fifteen minates From Niagara, fall which is about 1452 01:09:02,200 --> 01:09:05,800 Speaker 4: an hour twenty only an hour twenty hour thirty From, 1453 01:09:05,920 --> 01:09:07,120 Speaker 4: toronto obviously depending on. 1454 01:09:07,200 --> 01:09:09,639 Speaker 5: Traffic but it's, awesome. 1455 01:09:09,680 --> 01:09:12,040 Speaker 4: Man i'm probably going to be staying most of the 1456 01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:14,960 Speaker 4: week at my parents' house In, burlington forty minutes from the, 1457 01:09:15,080 --> 01:09:17,000 Speaker 4: arena forty minutes from where we have to do. Everything 1458 01:09:17,080 --> 01:09:22,400 Speaker 4: so you, know go do my media, obligations go, signposter GISs, 1459 01:09:22,439 --> 01:09:25,040 Speaker 4: babies whatever we're, doing and then head back To burlington 1460 01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:27,160 Speaker 4: and sleep at my parents' house for the. 1461 01:09:27,200 --> 01:09:29,640 Speaker 1: Week so i'd imagine you're happy to have had that 1462 01:09:29,840 --> 01:09:34,240 Speaker 1: experience In vancouver because fighting on that, card you were 1463 01:09:34,320 --> 01:09:37,559 Speaker 1: the Biggest CANADIAN mma name on that card as, well 1464 01:09:37,640 --> 01:09:40,640 Speaker 1: albeit it wasn't in your. Backyard it sounds like this 1465 01:09:40,920 --> 01:09:42,760 Speaker 1: is going to be like For Ken flow walking out 1466 01:09:42,760 --> 01:09:45,559 Speaker 1: of The Boston, garden just like maybe an entirely different 1467 01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:46,000 Speaker 1: thing or not. 1468 01:09:46,160 --> 01:09:49,960 Speaker 5: NECESSARILY i think in a lot of ways it'll be. 1469 01:09:50,040 --> 01:09:53,400 Speaker 4: Similar you, KNOW i didn't realize going into fight eight 1470 01:09:53,439 --> 01:09:55,280 Speaker 4: week last, time how many people knew WHO i was 1471 01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:56,160 Speaker 4: or how much SUPPORT i. 1472 01:09:56,200 --> 01:09:56,479 Speaker 5: Was going to. 1473 01:09:56,520 --> 01:09:58,800 Speaker 4: GET i KNEW i was the Last canadian on the, 1474 01:09:58,840 --> 01:10:01,120 Speaker 4: card and you, KNOW i, thought you, know some people 1475 01:10:01,120 --> 01:10:03,600 Speaker 4: would know WHO i. Was BUT i did have a 1476 01:10:03,680 --> 01:10:09,439 Speaker 4: pretty big reception from the fans and it was, incredible Man, 1477 01:10:09,520 --> 01:10:11,439 Speaker 4: like it just energized me that, week And i'm really 1478 01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:14,479 Speaker 4: looking forward to it this. Time like THE ufc asked 1479 01:10:14,520 --> 01:10:15,920 Speaker 4: me after the, fight, Like, okay when do you want 1480 01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:17,400 Speaker 4: to fight? Next i'm, like when are you coming back 1481 01:10:17,400 --> 01:10:20,080 Speaker 4: To canada the next because that car absolutely spoiled, me 1482 01:10:20,520 --> 01:10:22,880 Speaker 4: like going into that press conference and hearing the crowd 1483 01:10:22,960 --> 01:10:25,680 Speaker 4: and having the crowd chanting my, Name, like, DUDE i 1484 01:10:25,720 --> 01:10:27,680 Speaker 4: don't want to go back TO apex fights after that 1485 01:10:27,720 --> 01:10:29,080 Speaker 4: IF i don't have, To, LIKE i want to fight 1486 01:10:29,160 --> 01:10:31,640 Speaker 4: In canada every time IF i, can, Man, like you, 1487 01:10:31,760 --> 01:10:34,760 Speaker 4: know this is this is such a cool, experience AND 1488 01:10:35,720 --> 01:10:37,240 Speaker 4: i think it's just going to be even bigger this. 1489 01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:37,760 Speaker 5: Time you. 1490 01:10:37,840 --> 01:10:41,760 Speaker 4: Know obviously last time there was some unforeseen circumstances like 1491 01:10:41,840 --> 01:10:44,439 Speaker 4: the crowd almost falling on us and While i'm walking out. 1492 01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:47,040 Speaker 5: And and you, know so that's. 1493 01:10:47,160 --> 01:10:49,760 Speaker 1: RIGHT i forgot about. That, yeah they was. 1494 01:10:49,760 --> 01:10:50,320 Speaker 5: Able to deal with. 1495 01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:52,200 Speaker 4: That, HONESTLY i forgot about it until we got backstage 1496 01:10:52,240 --> 01:10:53,280 Speaker 4: and one of my coaches pulled the phone. 1497 01:10:53,280 --> 01:10:55,040 Speaker 5: Out he's, like, dude how close were they to hitting? 1498 01:10:55,080 --> 01:10:57,000 Speaker 4: You we see like the guy actually lands on my 1499 01:10:57,040 --> 01:11:00,880 Speaker 4: shoulder for a. Second but, man that's just like a 1500 01:11:01,080 --> 01:11:02,960 Speaker 4: short little, Test like you're on the way to the 1501 01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:05,240 Speaker 4: biggest moment of your. Life like if you're fighting in 1502 01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:07,519 Speaker 4: THE ufc In, canada you're the Final, canadian you have 1503 01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:08,519 Speaker 4: to hold down the fort. 1504 01:11:08,720 --> 01:11:11,320 Speaker 5: And then something like that, happens like the crowd almost 1505 01:11:11,360 --> 01:11:13,400 Speaker 5: falls on, You like how do you? React you? Crumble 1506 01:11:13,439 --> 01:11:17,000 Speaker 5: do you get? Distracted do you do you get start? 1507 01:11:17,040 --> 01:11:19,280 Speaker 4: Spiraling it's, like, no, MAN i stayed laser, focused And 1508 01:11:19,320 --> 01:11:21,240 Speaker 4: i'm really proud of HOW i dealt with that. Situation 1509 01:11:21,400 --> 01:11:24,240 Speaker 4: so that just tells me that, when, if and when 1510 01:11:24,400 --> 01:11:27,439 Speaker 4: things THAT i wasn't able to foresee happen leading up 1511 01:11:27,479 --> 01:11:28,960 Speaker 4: to this fight or in this, FIGHT i Know i'll 1512 01:11:28,960 --> 01:11:31,320 Speaker 4: stay laser. FOCUSED i Know i'll be able to fight through, 1513 01:11:31,400 --> 01:11:33,439 Speaker 4: things LIKE i Know i'll be able to adapt because 1514 01:11:33,439 --> 01:11:33,920 Speaker 4: AS i believe in. 1515 01:11:34,000 --> 01:11:38,120 Speaker 1: Myself, dude That, Vancouver i'm glad you brought that up Because, 1516 01:11:38,240 --> 01:11:40,400 Speaker 1: john you ask him like if it could be, Better 1517 01:11:40,520 --> 01:11:41,920 Speaker 1: Like i'm NOT i don't know how it gets better 1518 01:11:41,920 --> 01:11:44,520 Speaker 1: If i'm not. Mistaken all five of the Other canadians 1519 01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:47,400 Speaker 1: had won. RIGHTS a little pressure, there, right and then, 1520 01:11:47,560 --> 01:11:49,800 Speaker 1: CLEARLY i, mean you were the star of that. Show it, 1521 01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:51,920 Speaker 1: was it was. Epic and then there's a lot of 1522 01:11:51,920 --> 01:11:53,599 Speaker 1: pressure on you there and then to get that Second i'm, 1523 01:11:53,640 --> 01:11:55,800 Speaker 1: FINISHED i, mean and the stands. FALLING i, mean a 1524 01:11:55,800 --> 01:11:57,160 Speaker 1: lot of us didn't know what happened on the other 1525 01:11:57,200 --> 01:11:59,840 Speaker 1: side of the, Arena but there is some pressure when 1526 01:11:59,880 --> 01:12:02,800 Speaker 1: you are the guy people are coming there. For i've 1527 01:12:02,840 --> 01:12:04,719 Speaker 1: been a lot of these, fights whether It's cosmo shimayav 1528 01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:07,519 Speaker 1: Or Ian gary. Who you, know you're that guy who 1529 01:12:07,560 --> 01:12:09,200 Speaker 1: they maybe dim the lights for when you're not the 1530 01:12:09,280 --> 01:12:10,960 Speaker 1: co main or the main. Event you'll be in a nice. 1531 01:12:10,960 --> 01:12:13,160 Speaker 1: Spot here is the featured, fight right three from the main. 1532 01:12:13,200 --> 01:12:13,439 Speaker 2: Event. 1533 01:12:13,600 --> 01:12:17,000 Speaker 5: Right, Yeah so they did the extra long walkout last. 1534 01:12:17,080 --> 01:12:19,000 Speaker 4: Time they're, like all, right we're gonna play your walkout 1535 01:12:19,040 --> 01:12:21,439 Speaker 4: song and then for fifteen, seconds we're gonna let the crowd. 1536 01:12:21,240 --> 01:12:22,720 Speaker 5: Build, up and they let them build. Up maybe just 1537 01:12:22,760 --> 01:12:24,120 Speaker 5: a little bit too much into that, one. 1538 01:12:25,479 --> 01:12:25,519 Speaker 1: You. 1539 01:12:25,600 --> 01:12:29,280 Speaker 4: Know but, honestly like a word you mentioned there THAT 1540 01:12:29,400 --> 01:12:33,800 Speaker 4: i address a lot as you know that. Pressure it's 1541 01:12:33,840 --> 01:12:35,680 Speaker 4: like you can view it as pressure if you. Want 1542 01:12:35,800 --> 01:12:38,479 Speaker 4: But i'm a kid from Water, Doown, Ontario canada who 1543 01:12:38,520 --> 01:12:40,160 Speaker 4: fell in love with THE ufc when he was twelve 1544 01:12:40,240 --> 01:12:42,720 Speaker 4: or thirteen years old and has just been obsessed with 1545 01:12:42,920 --> 01:12:44,560 Speaker 4: trying to find a way to make it to this. 1546 01:12:44,760 --> 01:12:47,519 Speaker 4: Level And i'm here now representing into my country on 1547 01:12:47,680 --> 01:12:51,639 Speaker 4: pay per view in stadiums throughout our country and around the. World, 1548 01:12:51,760 --> 01:12:54,320 Speaker 4: like that's not pressure to, me that's. Privilege LIKE i 1549 01:12:54,439 --> 01:12:56,519 Speaker 4: get to do. This i've been wanting to do this 1550 01:12:56,600 --> 01:12:59,320 Speaker 4: my whole. Life i've been dreaming of. It i've been you, 1551 01:12:59,400 --> 01:13:01,400 Speaker 4: KNOW i used to In english class staring out the 1552 01:13:01,439 --> 01:13:03,960 Speaker 4: window in high school and daydream about this WHILE i 1553 01:13:03,960 --> 01:13:06,200 Speaker 4: should have been paying, attention and like my mind was 1554 01:13:06,240 --> 01:13:08,240 Speaker 4: always on this and now like this is coming to. 1555 01:13:08,320 --> 01:13:09,600 Speaker 5: Fruition this isn't pressure for. 1556 01:13:09,680 --> 01:13:10,000 Speaker 3: Me this is. 1557 01:13:10,080 --> 01:13:12,200 Speaker 5: Privilege LIKE i cannot wait to get in. 1558 01:13:12,280 --> 01:13:12,760 Speaker 3: THERE i. 1559 01:13:12,880 --> 01:13:14,840 Speaker 4: CAN'T i don't want it to like fly, by like oh, 1560 01:13:14,920 --> 01:13:16,479 Speaker 4: MAN i just want it to be fight. DAY i 1561 01:13:16,560 --> 01:13:19,760 Speaker 4: want the next twelve. DAYS i want the NEXT i 1562 01:13:19,840 --> 01:13:21,679 Speaker 4: want fight. WEEK i want to go to the media 1563 01:13:22,439 --> 01:13:24,840 Speaker 4: the media day and answer these. QUESTIONS i want to 1564 01:13:24,840 --> 01:13:27,000 Speaker 4: go to the press. CONFERENCE i want to cut. WEIGHT 1565 01:13:27,040 --> 01:13:29,160 Speaker 4: i want to feel that pain while sitting in the 1566 01:13:29,200 --> 01:13:32,560 Speaker 4: tub and sitting in the sweating and being. DEHYDRATED i 1567 01:13:32,640 --> 01:13:35,559 Speaker 4: want to feel that first sip of pedia light after 1568 01:13:35,600 --> 01:13:36,920 Speaker 4: the weigh. Ins AND i want to go get in 1569 01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:38,840 Speaker 4: front of that crowd on the on the, scale AND 1570 01:13:39,240 --> 01:13:40,240 Speaker 4: i want the crowd to cheer for. 1571 01:13:40,360 --> 01:13:41,760 Speaker 5: Me AND i want to get in my opponent's face 1572 01:13:41,800 --> 01:13:43,479 Speaker 5: and let him know who's, homies and, LIKE i want 1573 01:13:43,560 --> 01:13:45,800 Speaker 5: all of. This so this isn't pressure for. Me this is, 1574 01:13:45,880 --> 01:13:49,040 Speaker 5: Privilege LIKE i Have you, KNOW i have energy just 1575 01:13:49,120 --> 01:13:50,760 Speaker 5: thinking about how exciting this is going to. 1576 01:13:50,800 --> 01:13:53,400 Speaker 3: Be you're getting me fired on, Too. Mike you know 1577 01:13:53,800 --> 01:13:57,000 Speaker 3: you don't have this LONG ufc, career but you speak 1578 01:13:57,600 --> 01:14:00,240 Speaker 3: like a veteran of like twenty thirty fight in THE. 1579 01:14:00,360 --> 01:14:04,519 Speaker 3: Ufc and you've also shown a lot in just a 1580 01:14:04,600 --> 01:14:06,800 Speaker 3: few fights of THE. Ufc we've seen you, Dominate we've 1581 01:14:06,840 --> 01:14:11,479 Speaker 3: seen you battle back from. Adversity you, know where do 1582 01:14:11,560 --> 01:14:14,640 Speaker 3: you get this mindset from and this? Resilience is it 1583 01:14:14,760 --> 01:14:17,240 Speaker 3: from just competing your whole? Life do you have a 1584 01:14:17,280 --> 01:14:21,840 Speaker 3: sports psychologist that you work? With where's this wisdom come? 1585 01:14:21,880 --> 01:14:23,560 Speaker 4: From SO i think there's a lot of. FACTORS i 1586 01:14:23,600 --> 01:14:25,080 Speaker 4: appreciate you saying. THAT i think there's a lot of 1587 01:14:25,120 --> 01:14:27,840 Speaker 4: factors playing into. That Number, one my mental, Coach Danny 1588 01:14:27,880 --> 01:14:29,840 Speaker 4: patterson is the best in the, game And i've been 1589 01:14:29,880 --> 01:14:32,800 Speaker 4: working with him for eleven years, now so we've had 1590 01:14:32,920 --> 01:14:36,280 Speaker 4: a long foundation laid. Here this isn't me like trying 1591 01:14:36,320 --> 01:14:38,560 Speaker 4: to play catch up leading into a big organ you, 1592 01:14:38,600 --> 01:14:40,439 Speaker 4: know a big event WHERE i feel pressure And i'm, Like, 1593 01:14:40,479 --> 01:14:41,320 Speaker 4: okay how DO i deal with? 1594 01:14:41,360 --> 01:14:42,720 Speaker 5: This we've been dealing with this for over a. 1595 01:14:42,800 --> 01:14:46,799 Speaker 4: DECADE i then also took some time away from competing 1596 01:14:46,840 --> 01:14:48,880 Speaker 4: IN mma WHILE i was At Team Alpha male and 1597 01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:53,559 Speaker 4: took a coaching. Role So i've cornered something like twenty 1598 01:14:53,640 --> 01:14:57,240 Speaker 4: five fights in THE. Ufc i've cornered hundreds of like 1599 01:14:57,360 --> 01:14:59,760 Speaker 4: hundreds on hundreds of fights IN mma in, general where 1600 01:14:59,760 --> 01:15:03,760 Speaker 4: they're it's, professional, regional, amateur, whatever cornered hundreds of. Fights 1601 01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:07,760 Speaker 4: But i've cornered like twenty FIVE ufc. Fights SO i 1602 01:15:07,840 --> 01:15:11,360 Speaker 4: think part of that comfort comes, from you, know this 1603 01:15:11,479 --> 01:15:14,080 Speaker 4: might only be my fifth walk to A ufc. Octagon 1604 01:15:14,240 --> 01:15:16,080 Speaker 4: one of, them you, know one of those fights Was Contender, 1605 01:15:16,160 --> 01:15:21,280 Speaker 4: series BUT i count, it but you, know might only 1606 01:15:21,320 --> 01:15:24,080 Speaker 4: be my fifth walk as the fighter to the. Cage 1607 01:15:24,320 --> 01:15:26,960 Speaker 4: But i've made fight. Week i've been there for fight 1608 01:15:27,040 --> 01:15:29,280 Speaker 4: week twenty five times on top of my, fight so 1609 01:15:29,439 --> 01:15:32,200 Speaker 4: thirty times. Total Now i've been to Fight. Week i've 1610 01:15:32,280 --> 01:15:34,639 Speaker 4: been to the poster. Signings i've seen what media days. 1611 01:15:34,760 --> 01:15:36,880 Speaker 4: Like i've seen what it's like to cut weight at 1612 01:15:36,880 --> 01:15:39,560 Speaker 4: THE pi or at these hotels and then go to 1613 01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:42,960 Speaker 4: the official WANs and then the ceremonial LANs and get 1614 01:15:43,000 --> 01:15:44,960 Speaker 4: all those. Shuttles LIKE i know the people who work 1615 01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:46,920 Speaker 4: for THE. Ufc i've known these guys for. Years they're 1616 01:15:46,960 --> 01:15:49,240 Speaker 4: friends of, mine like you know the the blue shirt, 1617 01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:50,800 Speaker 4: Guys LIKE i know all these guys you, know and, 1618 01:15:51,560 --> 01:15:54,400 Speaker 4: like so this is. Comfortable i've been here thirty. TIMES 1619 01:15:54,479 --> 01:15:57,200 Speaker 4: i had like twenty five dry runs BEFORE i stepped 1620 01:15:57,240 --> 01:16:00,400 Speaker 4: in the cage for MY ufc debut or for My contendercity. Fight, 1621 01:16:00,520 --> 01:16:04,600 Speaker 4: right SO i have WHAT i think is an enormous 1622 01:16:05,120 --> 01:16:08,519 Speaker 4: advantage over most guys WHERE i feel Like i've been 1623 01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:11,280 Speaker 4: in there twenty five thirty, times BUT i haven't had 1624 01:16:11,320 --> 01:16:13,439 Speaker 4: the damage of fighting thirty times in THE. Ufc so 1625 01:16:13,479 --> 01:16:15,360 Speaker 4: it's it's kind of like this cheat code THAT i. Have, 1626 01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:18,439 Speaker 4: right and then the final thing is like HOW i 1627 01:16:18,880 --> 01:16:21,479 Speaker 4: changed maybe HOW i talk to myself like that coaching. 1628 01:16:21,600 --> 01:16:25,000 Speaker 4: TIME i feel like changed HOW i speak to myself 1629 01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:27,320 Speaker 4: BECAUSE i look at HOW i, coach like would talk 1630 01:16:27,360 --> 01:16:30,360 Speaker 4: to my you, know self, talk negative self. Talk BEFORE 1631 01:16:30,360 --> 01:16:32,599 Speaker 4: i got into, fighting AND i was like started treating 1632 01:16:32,680 --> 01:16:35,120 Speaker 4: myself like my own, fighter Like i'm my own. Coach i'm, 1633 01:16:35,160 --> 01:16:37,120 Speaker 4: LIKE i would never speak to one of my fighters 1634 01:16:37,160 --> 01:16:39,960 Speaker 4: the WAY i was speaking to, myself like to get 1635 01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:41,599 Speaker 4: the most out of. Them so why WOULD i speak 1636 01:16:41,640 --> 01:16:43,360 Speaker 4: to myself like? That so NOW i, LIKE i feel 1637 01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:46,559 Speaker 4: LIKE i have a lot better self talk through kind 1638 01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:49,760 Speaker 4: of those. Experiences but, yeah a long answer. THERE i 1639 01:16:49,760 --> 01:16:51,240 Speaker 4: feel like there's a lot of stuff that's. Gone and of, 1640 01:16:51,280 --> 01:16:53,360 Speaker 4: course just like the amount of Places i've trained, in 1641 01:16:53,400 --> 01:16:54,920 Speaker 4: the hard Work i've put, in and like all the 1642 01:16:55,240 --> 01:16:56,880 Speaker 4: stuff you'd, expect but those are kind of like the 1643 01:16:57,000 --> 01:16:59,880 Speaker 4: other factors that you, know maybe that's. 1644 01:16:59,800 --> 01:17:00,960 Speaker 3: Huge, man that's. 1645 01:17:01,040 --> 01:17:04,639 Speaker 1: Huge you could Tell, yes it is just so, Interesting 1646 01:17:05,320 --> 01:17:07,040 Speaker 1: And i'm Sure i've asked you this in a fighter, 1647 01:17:07,160 --> 01:17:11,000 Speaker 1: meeting but if you don't, Know february twenty, seventeen you 1648 01:17:11,160 --> 01:17:14,200 Speaker 1: win the EX Ffc Lightweight championship and then you didn't 1649 01:17:14,240 --> 01:17:17,679 Speaker 1: compete at all IN mma Until december of twenty, twenty 1650 01:17:17,720 --> 01:17:19,679 Speaker 1: and it's hard for me to think of a comp 1651 01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:23,719 Speaker 1: IN mma where a fighter could leave for that amount 1652 01:17:23,720 --> 01:17:27,600 Speaker 1: of time and now be on THIS ufc championship. Trajectory 1653 01:17:27,800 --> 01:17:31,120 Speaker 1: AND i Guess i'm curious if you were ever of 1654 01:17:31,200 --> 01:17:34,200 Speaker 1: a mindset where you, ever you, know closed the door 1655 01:17:34,280 --> 01:17:37,800 Speaker 1: on being an UNDISPUTED ufc, champion BECAUSE i wonder if 1656 01:17:37,840 --> 01:17:41,000 Speaker 1: you have zero regret at all for that. Time it 1657 01:17:41,160 --> 01:17:42,960 Speaker 1: sounds like there's a ton of positive from that time 1658 01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:45,240 Speaker 1: in your, career but, gosh a lot of fans are, wondering, like, 1659 01:17:45,320 --> 01:17:47,880 Speaker 1: man can you imagine if this dude was, competing you, 1660 01:17:47,960 --> 01:17:50,599 Speaker 1: know just how good he might already be A ufc. 1661 01:17:50,760 --> 01:17:53,600 Speaker 3: CHAMPION i have zero breath on that. 1662 01:17:53,760 --> 01:17:55,479 Speaker 5: Time, so LIKE i, said. 1663 01:17:57,800 --> 01:18:00,360 Speaker 4: All those THINGS i, learned whether it's you, know walking 1664 01:18:00,400 --> 01:18:02,719 Speaker 4: to the, CAGE i got all those experiences and wouldn't 1665 01:18:02,720 --> 01:18:05,439 Speaker 4: have gotten those experiences as a coach HAD. 1666 01:18:05,320 --> 01:18:06,599 Speaker 5: I been fighting this whole. 1667 01:18:06,680 --> 01:18:09,560 Speaker 4: Time you, KNOW i might not have learned HOW i 1668 01:18:09,720 --> 01:18:12,120 Speaker 4: need to, be you, know HOW i need to talk 1669 01:18:12,200 --> 01:18:15,479 Speaker 4: to myself and HOW i need to structure practices or 1670 01:18:15,479 --> 01:18:18,160 Speaker 4: structure training camps or you, know there are tons of 1671 01:18:18,240 --> 01:18:22,080 Speaker 4: things THAT i learned through that time of stepping away 1672 01:18:22,120 --> 01:18:25,000 Speaker 4: FROM mma THAT i wouldn't have learned HAD i HAD 1673 01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:27,479 Speaker 4: i stuck, Around and, YEAH i completely closed the door TO. 1674 01:18:27,560 --> 01:18:29,680 Speaker 4: MMA i was, like, Dude i'm super happy to coach my, 1675 01:18:29,720 --> 01:18:31,800 Speaker 4: friends BUT i have no desire to be where you guys. 1676 01:18:31,840 --> 01:18:35,760 Speaker 4: ARE i just enjoy this AND i love training jiu. 1677 01:18:35,800 --> 01:18:39,240 Speaker 4: Jitsu my my focus switched to competing in jiu. Jitsu 1678 01:18:39,680 --> 01:18:41,240 Speaker 4: SO i got my black belt in, jujitsu had a 1679 01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:43,439 Speaker 4: bunch of super, fights won a bunch of, tournaments you, 1680 01:18:43,479 --> 01:18:46,479 Speaker 4: know went from being like an, okay you, know decent purple, 1681 01:18:46,520 --> 01:18:48,760 Speaker 4: belt so like pretty high level black belt in jiu. 1682 01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:50,639 Speaker 5: Jitsu SO i kind of rounded my game. 1683 01:18:50,720 --> 01:18:54,280 Speaker 4: Out SO i might not have taken that time HAD 1684 01:18:54,360 --> 01:18:57,559 Speaker 4: i been so focused ON mma to really dive into 1685 01:18:57,680 --> 01:19:00,599 Speaker 4: jiu jitsu and grappling and wrestling as my just AS 1686 01:19:00,640 --> 01:19:04,160 Speaker 4: i AS i. Did SO i feel, like, WELL i 1687 01:19:04,360 --> 01:19:07,280 Speaker 4: definitely could have gotten to THE ufc earlier and, faster 1688 01:19:08,280 --> 01:19:10,280 Speaker 4: you know Where you're, like, MAN i wonder what he 1689 01:19:10,320 --> 01:19:13,400 Speaker 4: could have been had he stayed. There it's, like what 1690 01:19:13,479 --> 01:19:15,439 Speaker 4: Would i've been doing being on a main card pay 1691 01:19:15,439 --> 01:19:16,800 Speaker 4: per view and you, know a few. 1692 01:19:16,840 --> 01:19:17,640 Speaker 3: Weeks like we. 1693 01:19:17,720 --> 01:19:19,960 Speaker 4: Made it there, anyway, Baby Like i'm about to be 1694 01:19:20,080 --> 01:19:22,600 Speaker 4: ranked in the top, fifteen like, right maybe took a 1695 01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:25,760 Speaker 4: little bit, longer but you know it's, like you, know 1696 01:19:26,160 --> 01:19:28,320 Speaker 4: find age, Whiskey you know WHAT i? Mean sometimes you 1697 01:19:28,479 --> 01:19:29,200 Speaker 4: know age a little. 1698 01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:33,120 Speaker 1: Bit and seeing all of your former Team Alpha male 1699 01:19:33,240 --> 01:19:36,920 Speaker 1: teammates and how joyful they are with your success tells 1700 01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:38,600 Speaker 1: me ALL i need to know about how good a 1701 01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:40,519 Speaker 1: guy you. Are they're all just so happy for, you 1702 01:19:40,720 --> 01:19:44,160 Speaker 1: and a Guy Mike allot who's pretty universally beloved across 1703 01:19:44,200 --> 01:19:46,800 Speaker 1: THIS ufc family and across the roster as. Well before 1704 01:19:46,800 --> 01:19:50,320 Speaker 1: we let you, go you are Fighting Neil magni On january, 1705 01:19:50,439 --> 01:19:54,960 Speaker 1: Twentieth so big, challenge long. Guy what are your thoughts 1706 01:19:55,080 --> 01:19:57,880 Speaker 1: on potentially being ranked and taking his? Number what we 1707 01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:00,240 Speaker 1: might see at the old Air ca end of The 1708 01:20:00,320 --> 01:20:01,760 Speaker 1: center Come january, Twentieth. 1709 01:20:02,080 --> 01:20:03,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, man number. 1710 01:20:03,240 --> 01:20:05,559 Speaker 4: One i'm focused on, myself, Right i've put so much 1711 01:20:05,600 --> 01:20:08,599 Speaker 4: preparation into this, game, where of COURSE i take things into, 1712 01:20:08,640 --> 01:20:12,800 Speaker 4: consideration we study my, opponent but you, know people talk 1713 01:20:12,800 --> 01:20:15,439 Speaker 4: about the. Reach i've had four fights with THE ufc so, 1714 01:20:15,560 --> 01:20:19,160 Speaker 4: far and in all of those, Fights i've had all 1715 01:20:19,240 --> 01:20:22,040 Speaker 4: of my opponents had reach advantages on, me And i've 1716 01:20:22,080 --> 01:20:24,679 Speaker 4: only absorbed twenty three strikes in that in four fights. 1717 01:20:24,720 --> 01:20:28,479 Speaker 4: Total so like the last GUY i fought had four 1718 01:20:28,520 --> 01:20:30,679 Speaker 4: into each advantage on, me barely touched. Me guy before 1719 01:20:30,720 --> 01:20:33,479 Speaker 4: that three inch each advantage on me landed one strike contender, 1720 01:20:33,560 --> 01:20:34,360 Speaker 4: SERIES i didn't get. 1721 01:20:34,439 --> 01:20:36,519 Speaker 5: Hit, Like you're going to have to bring. 1722 01:20:36,400 --> 01:20:38,080 Speaker 4: A lot more to the cage than a reach advantage 1723 01:20:38,120 --> 01:20:41,680 Speaker 4: to make me feel, Intimidated, Like i've been preparing for 1724 01:20:41,760 --> 01:20:44,360 Speaker 4: this SINCE i got in THE. Ufc so what's a 1725 01:20:44,400 --> 01:20:48,000 Speaker 4: couple extra you, know a little bit longer reach. Advantage 1726 01:20:48,479 --> 01:20:50,280 Speaker 4: it doesn't FaZe. ME i know how to take away reach. 1727 01:20:50,280 --> 01:20:54,120 Speaker 4: ADVANTAGES i know how to, exploit you. KNOW i know 1728 01:20:54,200 --> 01:20:57,759 Speaker 4: how to nullify that and turn that into a deficit 1729 01:20:57,840 --> 01:20:58,800 Speaker 4: for him or turn that into a. 1730 01:20:58,840 --> 01:20:59,240 Speaker 5: Detriment. 1731 01:21:00,520 --> 01:21:01,680 Speaker 1: Wow, well there are going to be a lot of 1732 01:21:01,720 --> 01:21:05,479 Speaker 1: loud ovations IN ufc two ninety seven Come january twentieth In, 1733 01:21:05,560 --> 01:21:07,840 Speaker 1: toronto but safe to say the loudest one will probably 1734 01:21:07,880 --> 01:21:10,080 Speaker 1: be reserved for this man Proper Mike. Mallott you can 1735 01:21:10,120 --> 01:21:12,479 Speaker 1: see him compete live on pay per. View my, man 1736 01:21:12,640 --> 01:21:15,080 Speaker 1: very much appreciate the. Time can't wait to shake your 1737 01:21:15,080 --> 01:21:16,679 Speaker 1: hand at the fighter meeting here in a few days 1738 01:21:16,720 --> 01:21:19,439 Speaker 1: and we look forward to that Walk saturday. Night, Brother thank, 1739 01:21:19,479 --> 01:21:20,360 Speaker 1: You thank. 1740 01:21:20,240 --> 01:21:21,800 Speaker 5: You, guys appreciate you having me on the. Show we'll 1741 01:21:21,800 --> 01:21:23,120 Speaker 5: see you next. Week good night. 1742 01:21:24,160 --> 01:21:26,960 Speaker 1: Proper Mike malot with Us tier on The anak And 1743 01:21:27,000 --> 01:21:30,960 Speaker 1: florian podcast And Ken flow obviously got to compete AT Td. Garden, 1744 01:21:31,920 --> 01:21:35,120 Speaker 1: Kenny it's just nothing like, it, RIGHT i, mean growing 1745 01:21:35,240 --> 01:21:38,880 Speaker 1: up going to games and then walking through that tunnel 1746 01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:40,760 Speaker 1: as the professional. Athlete that's as good as it. 1747 01:21:40,800 --> 01:21:44,400 Speaker 3: GETS i would, think, Absolutely, man it's, nuts and you 1748 01:21:44,600 --> 01:21:47,439 Speaker 3: definitely need to know how to manage. Emotions LIKE i 1749 01:21:47,600 --> 01:21:51,320 Speaker 3: remember like hearing booze WHEN i was Fighting Gray mayard 1750 01:21:51,320 --> 01:21:53,320 Speaker 3: because we were just like, circling like he didn't want 1751 01:21:53,360 --> 01:21:55,240 Speaker 3: to come. Forward it was just like there were boring 1752 01:21:55,320 --> 01:21:56,840 Speaker 3: times of that fight AND i was, like oh, MAN 1753 01:21:56,880 --> 01:21:58,920 Speaker 3: i got to do something that which would then get 1754 01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:01,640 Speaker 3: me to get taken down or so, like, yeah you, 1755 01:22:01,720 --> 01:22:05,280 Speaker 3: can you can care a lot about those, things but 1756 01:22:05,400 --> 01:22:08,240 Speaker 3: managing those, emotions you, Know that's WHY i really wanted 1757 01:22:08,240 --> 01:22:11,519 Speaker 3: to ask that, question, because, uh a lot's, MINDSET i 1758 01:22:11,600 --> 01:22:14,080 Speaker 3: think is huge going into this type of a. Fight, 1759 01:22:14,240 --> 01:22:17,200 Speaker 3: yeah you, know everyone's gonna kind of be on your 1760 01:22:17,200 --> 01:22:19,400 Speaker 3: shoulders there for the. Run, yeah it's. 1761 01:22:19,439 --> 01:22:22,200 Speaker 1: Interesting, yeah Gray man was so scared that night In. 1762 01:22:22,280 --> 01:22:25,760 Speaker 1: Boston what they love, You, graham just kid. THOUGH i 1763 01:22:25,840 --> 01:22:27,640 Speaker 1: just want to say, it some of these. DUDES i, 1764 01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:31,280 Speaker 1: know all these guys in THE ufc roster and throughout 1765 01:22:31,280 --> 01:22:34,120 Speaker 1: all professional organizations are professional, fighters but you come across 1766 01:22:34,160 --> 01:22:36,320 Speaker 1: certain dudes that are, like that's a professional. Athlete AND 1767 01:22:36,360 --> 01:22:38,519 Speaker 1: i Know i'm a broken, record but that's a professional 1768 01:22:38,600 --> 01:22:41,640 Speaker 1: athlete and with a mental Physical. YEAH i, Agree And, 1769 01:22:41,760 --> 01:22:45,680 Speaker 1: Kenny that's WHY i find this huge gap to be 1770 01:22:45,920 --> 01:22:48,680 Speaker 1: so just compelling and interesting when it comes To Mike, 1771 01:22:48,760 --> 01:22:51,439 Speaker 1: malott right because he did close the door on being 1772 01:22:51,479 --> 01:22:55,519 Speaker 1: an UNDISPUTED ufc champion at a time when most fighters 1773 01:22:55,600 --> 01:22:58,320 Speaker 1: don't do. That yet he was completely immersive when it 1774 01:22:58,400 --> 01:23:00,720 Speaker 1: came to mixed martial arts and coaching and everything. Else you, 1775 01:23:00,760 --> 01:23:02,639 Speaker 1: know it's one thing to make a decision to come 1776 01:23:02,720 --> 01:23:06,439 Speaker 1: back and, fight it's another thing to actually contend for the. 1777 01:23:06,520 --> 01:23:08,600 Speaker 1: Title and the UFC's putting him in a position this 1778 01:23:08,680 --> 01:23:11,960 Speaker 1: weekend to get on that. Course you, know it's pretty pretty, 1779 01:23:12,000 --> 01:23:13,639 Speaker 1: insane no question about. 1780 01:23:13,640 --> 01:23:16,240 Speaker 3: It, jason you nailed, it, man and it's those little 1781 01:23:16,320 --> 01:23:18,639 Speaker 3: things at the highest levels that can make the difference 1782 01:23:18,680 --> 01:23:22,120 Speaker 3: when you're doing, something let's, say like having a sports 1783 01:23:22,120 --> 01:23:25,599 Speaker 3: psychologist or something simple like that that really could change 1784 01:23:25,680 --> 01:23:29,719 Speaker 3: the game for. You but, yeah he's a true professional. 1785 01:23:29,800 --> 01:23:31,400 Speaker 3: MAN i can't wait to see him Compete. 1786 01:23:32,680 --> 01:23:34,320 Speaker 1: Kenny to what, EXTENT i, know we got to get 1787 01:23:34,360 --> 01:23:36,280 Speaker 1: on out of. Here Like, Domina cruz has leaned so 1788 01:23:36,439 --> 01:23:39,720 Speaker 1: much into the self work in terms of working on his. 1789 01:23:39,920 --> 01:23:43,360 Speaker 1: MIND i know it's a much bigger thing now sports 1790 01:23:43,400 --> 01:23:46,360 Speaker 1: psychology than it even was in your fighting. Prime but 1791 01:23:46,439 --> 01:23:48,640 Speaker 1: to what extent did you ever talk to you, know 1792 01:23:48,840 --> 01:23:52,200 Speaker 1: mental men or? Women, YEAH i did you? 1793 01:23:52,280 --> 01:23:56,320 Speaker 3: KNOW i started meeting with a sports PSYCHOLOGIST i think 1794 01:23:56,439 --> 01:24:01,040 Speaker 3: actually after The Gray maynard fight in, fact, yeah, Yeah 1795 01:24:01,240 --> 01:24:05,599 Speaker 3: and just how you can let little things influence decision 1796 01:24:05,720 --> 01:24:10,200 Speaker 3: making or your approach or your mental attitude leading into a, 1797 01:24:10,320 --> 01:24:13,360 Speaker 3: fight and like how do, you you, know keep your 1798 01:24:13,439 --> 01:24:18,559 Speaker 3: boundaries and keep your mental space healthy and at your, 1799 01:24:18,600 --> 01:24:20,519 Speaker 3: best you, Know and that could be a tricky thing 1800 01:24:20,560 --> 01:24:22,080 Speaker 3: when you have a lot of things either going on 1801 01:24:22,280 --> 01:24:24,680 Speaker 3: outside of the, cage you, know leading up to the, 1802 01:24:24,760 --> 01:24:27,439 Speaker 3: cave like. Injuries so, yeah dom it's one of those 1803 01:24:27,479 --> 01:24:30,400 Speaker 3: guys always looking for that, edge and so much of 1804 01:24:30,479 --> 01:24:33,120 Speaker 3: it comes from that mental perspective and how you're able 1805 01:24:33,200 --> 01:24:33,800 Speaker 3: to approach this. 1806 01:24:33,960 --> 01:24:37,719 Speaker 1: GAME i need to work on. MYSELF i need a fucking. 1807 01:24:37,760 --> 01:24:40,280 Speaker 1: Psychotherapist but we got to get on out. There you 1808 01:24:40,360 --> 01:24:43,000 Speaker 1: can Catch jason With Belah muhammad on The anik And 1809 01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:47,200 Speaker 1: florian podcast YouTube channel Every thursday there. Live check out 1810 01:24:47,280 --> 01:24:50,000 Speaker 1: John anat dot com for All antik And florian, podcasts 1811 01:24:50,040 --> 01:24:52,680 Speaker 1: merchandise one more sleep designs are in the works as. 1812 01:24:52,720 --> 01:24:56,000 Speaker 1: Well Kenny florian maachallats dot com is, live and check 1813 01:24:56,040 --> 01:25:01,479 Speaker 1: Out Argus Integrated, defense my favorite follow On. Instagram all, 1814 01:25:01,560 --> 01:25:03,360 Speaker 1: right we might be with You saturday night live on 1815 01:25:03,360 --> 01:25:05,240 Speaker 1: The anak And flooring podcast YouTube channel for the main 1816 01:25:05,240 --> 01:25:07,439 Speaker 1: event Between, maga Mat Uncle iive And Johnny. Walker so 1817 01:25:07,640 --> 01:25:10,960 Speaker 1: kindly Let kenny know At Kenny florian if you want 1818 01:25:11,080 --> 01:25:14,919 Speaker 1: him to do a, live well played broadcast This saturday, 1819 01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:16,560 Speaker 1: night and we hope to see you. There thanks to 1820 01:25:16,600 --> 01:25:19,320 Speaker 1: everybody At, DraftKings our executive, Producers Cody, merril thanks to 1821 01:25:19,400 --> 01:25:23,400 Speaker 1: our guest Today Dona, Cruz Brian, petrie prop Of Mike. 1822 01:25:23,479 --> 01:25:26,040 Speaker 1: Mallott we'll see you next. Week we're TALKING ufc two 1823 01:25:26,160 --> 01:25:29,439 Speaker 1: ninety Seven strickland versus du PLUS c with that For 1824 01:25:29,600 --> 01:25:31,800 Speaker 1: Jason anak And Kenny flora And I'm John. Ana thank 1825 01:25:31,840 --> 01:25:34,439 Speaker 1: you all for, watching for. Listening tell you, dad you're 1826 01:25:34,479 --> 01:25:39,719 Speaker 1: mad at your? Dad your, Later, YEAH. 1827 01:25:43,479 --> 01:25:44,800 Speaker 3: I can show me dada The boston. 1828 01:25:44,920 --> 01:25:44,960 Speaker 2: Do. 1829 01:25:46,080 --> 01:25:49,000 Speaker 6: Yeah every TIME i thought it first up waking these 1830 01:25:49,040 --> 01:25:50,880 Speaker 6: three com mandm it kind of like dle BECAUSE i 1831 01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:52,599 Speaker 6: never planned how. M i planned to, say, look wait 1832 01:25:52,640 --> 01:25:54,679 Speaker 6: then make the pat just look like their own. Branches 1833 01:25:55,120 --> 01:25:57,080 Speaker 6: the boy you flood the only color on the. Canvas 1834 01:25:57,120 --> 01:25:58,880 Speaker 6: AND i don't mean it's like a sense of how 1835 01:25:58,920 --> 01:26:01,160 Speaker 6: you can get got to be In shank stym hip. 1836 01:26:01,200 --> 01:26:02,360 Speaker 6: Hop you got it every. 1837 01:26:02,240 --> 01:26:02,960 Speaker 1: Time you walk in the. 1838 01:26:03,080 --> 01:26:05,519 Speaker 6: Label but AND i was like naded immun leadership BECAUSE 1839 01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:07,600 Speaker 6: i suckle circle, gout got it by the heat is 1840 01:26:07,640 --> 01:26:09,639 Speaker 6: the tactically gotta beat out on god it street cop 1841 01:26:09,680 --> 01:26:11,679 Speaker 6: and s he started thinks like make the speaking speak 1842 01:26:11,680 --> 01:26:14,360 Speaker 6: elitiously off the high horse making acid. Abuse YOUR dj 1843 01:26:14,560 --> 01:26:16,960 Speaker 6: must not know the alphabet forgetting this Cube my FAVORITE 1844 01:26:17,000 --> 01:26:19,320 Speaker 6: dj got those in six Extra elfie abuse as the 1845 01:26:19,479 --> 01:26:21,720 Speaker 6: teric Johs he And i'm The Nuclear. Store i'm ready 1846 01:26:21,760 --> 01:26:23,479 Speaker 6: to las nine first reach and show a bust of my. 1847 01:26:23,520 --> 01:26:24,880 Speaker 6: Styles he gonna send your ego. 1848 01:26:24,880 --> 01:26:27,680 Speaker 1: Tripping what frequal plas miles hej wants to get in 1849 01:26:27,720 --> 01:26:30,840 Speaker 1: the burd and get it in the Murden edinburgh making 1850 01:26:30,920 --> 01:26:33,120 Speaker 1: the god you want to hit it on the speak 1851 01:26:33,120 --> 01:26:33,880 Speaker 1: a committals or