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Question #1: It took you a while to get your career started. Just 14 fights so far. Why did you wait so long before you got into the cage?
-I never was very athletically gifted when I was younger. I had wrestled in High School, but never thought I could make a career out of that sort of thing. After getting out of school, I took a few odd jobs here and there, but never considered mma as a career until I ran into an old friend, Van Kelly, and he got me into Jui-Jitsu and Boxing. A few months into training and everyone was telling me I could have a future in fighting, but I'm not really a very violent guy... (He laughs) Believe it or not, but I've never actually been in a fight outside of a cage before.
Anyways, by luck I met Mr. Wolfwood in Hilo and he began to sponsor my training. I took a fight here or there to make a living, and continued to train hard full time for years. It was only because of Mr. Wolfwoods urging that I started taking fighting more seriously..... and a few months later, I'm in Gamma fighting for the friggin' title! It all still feels unreal to me.
Question #2: After working the indy scene for a while, you decided to join GAMMA. Any reason why you made the decision to come here?
-Well, GAMMA is one of the top orgs in the world, and Mr.Wolfwood felt like I could compete with anyone, so where better to go than the the top... It's really helped me push myself that much further knowing how tough the competition is here.
Question #3: You won your second title recently beating John Galt. Who do you see as your main competition for the title?
-I'm not one to pick my opponents, and GAMMA has a huge roster full of talented fighters. So I don't wanna set my sights on any one guy, I'm just trying to worry about taking care of myself and not getting hurt or anything like that.
Question #4: GAMMA is planning a massive super fight for you, potentially against a top 200 p4p fighter. Do you think you are up for the challenge?
-Definitely....I think I can compete with any man, and I welcome any challenge. The better the
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