Henkka "Leka" Reem getting his first title shot

Fighter profile of Henkka Reem by Hank MoodyBlues

Henkka "Leka" Reem (191119) is climbing up the ladder and fighting for title againts UPF Champion Tony Toy Brown.

[Q] Henkka you have six submission victories in the UPF and five of them came with a choke. Do you like to choke or
is ir just coincidence that you have finished with chokes?

[Reem] I have a wide range of high percentage submissions I go for and many of them are chokes. Althou I like catch with Kimura from various
angles and I go for armbars quite often.

[Q] Do you have a favorite submission you like to use?

[Reem] I like Gogoplata really much, but I get it only at sparring with weaklings. Toe Hold is a one sub that I like to do, but
I really don't have any favorites. Any submissions that ends it is good submission.

[Q] What do you think about your upcoming match againts Tony, who has 10-fight win streak ?

[Reem] Tony is a great submission artist, but I think his game has a lot of holes. He has just basic standup skills
with no knockout-power and he's lacking clinching skills to. I think he can take me down, but I think I have the upper
hand on the ground and at standup he'll be eating shots.

[Q] How are you preparing for this match?

[Reem] I'm flying back to Helsinki to rest for a few days and after that I start training. I have to sharpen groundgame a bit,
so I don't get caught and few standup sparring sessions to warm up my boxing.

[Q] Tony has seven title fights and he's gone past the third round twice. Do you have the cardio, if the fight goes to
the championship rounds?

[Reem] I have great conditition coaches at Helsinki and I have been training my cardio really hard. I ran a half marathon in 1,5h a few months
back to see where I am. I can do 100m in 12,1s and my 400m is 53s, so I have the cardio to do anything.

[Q] Those are some tough times for mma-fighter. How about your benchpress?

[Reem] Rawbench is 155 kilos

[Q] Why is your nickname "Leka"

[Reem] It means sledgehammer and I hit hard.

[Q] Do you have any predictions about tonights UFC-event?

[Reem] Anything can happen, but I think that Jones will be getting the W, if nothing magical knockout punch out-of-nowhere
occurs. I think Davis is going to get the best of Vinny, if he keeps it standing and the fight goes past first round. Vinnys
cardio has been a problem before and I think he hasn't been running enough.

[Q] Any last words for Tony?

[Reem]  You better take your vitamins and think about your gameplan. Althou even Greg Jackson wouldn't be
able figure out one to save you.

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