Hewassaying, Youknow, oneofthesedays, I'm gonnafightyou, and I'm like, whoa, didthisthisguylike, youknow, andit's crazybecauseheputhismindtoit, Andwewewehad a date, andwewentatitforthreerounds.
Itwasman, itwassocool.
Soinspiring, man.
What a greatkid.
Andthen, uhoh, thevideo.
Thevideothatwemadeforhimoffhimtraining.
I waslike, Youknowit.
I wanttomakehim a train.
Are a littlelikehighlighttraining.
Real, youknow, So I heard I heardfromhismomandhisdadthathewasshowinglikethebusdriverhewasshowingonhisfriends.
I feellike I wouldbreaksothatitwasIt's justoneofthosethingsthatmakeyousothankful t b inthebusinessinsurance.
I thinkthat, youknow, a lotoftimesthatthesestorieskindofgetlookedover.
Youknow, that's what I liketobringitupintheinterviewsisbecause, youknow, it's justatthebeginningwherepeoplefirstclickitintheirliveslisteningtowhat's goingon, youknow, andgasisthefirstthingtheywilllistento.
Andit's greattokindofgivethatexposureto K Liveandtoyouknowwhatyou'redoingbecause I knowthatthat's just a littlesnippetofwhatyoudoontheislandsforpeople.
Youknow, I think a lotofpeopledon't realizethatbecauseevenineasyfights, right?
Yeah, youknow, And I alwayswantedtogetmyfinish.
Youknow, like, uh, yeah, ofcourse, the W right.
Buttheproblemwasjustgetting a WCtheanxietyofthejudges.
Youjustneverknow, youknow?
I mean, men, youjustneverknow.
But I meantheretofinishfights.
Andand I thinkthat's that's wherethefinalnightofhavecomealongbecause I justgointhereandbuynoneofmymouthpiece, Anditkindofjustfinished, guys, youknow, And, uh, that's notthecasewithwithwiththelevelinthe U.
I wasveryhonored, youknow, like, um, honoredtohavesharedthecageofhimhislasthislasttime, Youknow, I'm sure.
I'm sure.
MyBecause I foughthimandandbecauseofthislossthat I'm surethatwasn't thereasonthat I knowforsurethathehadhehadbeeninthismind.
Ormaybeit's thelastfiveminutes.
Contractor.
I don't knowwhateverwas, but, uh, I'm sogladthat I wasabletoshowthecagewithhim, youknow, umandsofunnythingis, I wastalkingtohimonthewayatthewayareatthewinds.
Theceremonialwanes, andah, hadtheguy.
Theguyhas a lotofstuff, youknow?
He's He's a handsome, chiseledlookingdude.
Uh, hehas a lotgoingonforhimselfinGermany, youknow, manyasanactor.
Hehewastellingmehehas a showcomingonsometypeoflike, foodtypeofshow.
I don't knowwhatkindofshowitis, buthehas a lotgoingonforhimself.
I'm notthetypeofguy t callpeopleout, But I know I knowitis, Youknow, like, notlookingforwardaheadofheadofopponents, buthavingto, umnotlookingaheadofopponentsbutalsotoknowingyourpathtoyourgoals, right?
Likewhat?
You'retryingtodothisfight, and I I even I neverthoughtoffightingBenIledeReus.
Ah, wegotthecallpilotfourweeksago, anditwasmen I, mymanagerandmycoachwouldlikeeight.
WherewouldthisWherewould a winover, Buthe'llputyou, youknow, inthedivision, Doyoubelieve?
Yeah.
Sothat's a That's a verythat's a very, uh, interestingquestion, becauseso, like, betNeil's lastfightwasagainstJudeoverDudeoverwasahwasgettingonhiminthefirstround, butheendedupturningitaroundandsubmittingJudeover.
Youknow, I lostyou, Judeover.
Uh, butpeopleweresayingitwas a controversialloss.
Right, Soit's kindoflike, Okay, maybethisisgoingtobe a goodmatchup a CZ.
ThisisthisIsthiswhereit's gonnabe, Youknow, just a briefhistoryof, of, of, like, thepeoplethatwefought, right, But I think a solidwinoverbyNeilWell, uh, justgivememorestock.
Thiotoo.
Fighting a guythatunderthetop 15 level, youknow, top 15 pridewon't youknow, I don't seemyselfgettinggetting a guylikethetop 10 guy, youknow, tome, butatleaststartingtoeplaywiththosethosenumbersandfightingthoseguysbecausethegoalofthegoalformakingmynextfourfightsareformynextthreefightsisto, uhyouhave a numberbymyname.
I think.
Alsothatasked, a bringofexcitementtoyourfightshelpstogetthosetypesofmatchups.
And I findthat I haveinmywholecareerbecause I thinkwhathappenedwas, I think, like, threeweeksintocampforNickhein, I washittingpads, and, uh, youknow, I'm I'm allhands, youknow, like I hatekickingbecause I hatehurtingmyfeet, youknow, like, I don't wanttokicksomeofthe l oneofmyfeetand I can't move, youknow?
So I washittingpadsandcoacheslike, Okay, Larry, let's kickand I wastakingthepads, andtherewerethepadordersareYo, yougot a freakingfreakingpowerkickinlike, Well, I gotislandlegs, youknow?
Theymeansoitwasjustoneofthosethingsthatwejust, youknow, like I'm discoveringit.
Like, theislandnationshavebeenputtingitdownfor a long, longtime, youknow?
Oh, man, forsure.
Atthehighestlevel, Youknow, one.
Let's dofar.
Letyougo, men.
There's inMm.
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There's a lotsofdifferenttypesofcompetitors, youknow, atthispointinyourcareer, youknow, you'vebeenfightingformanyyearsnow, doyoufeellikeyou'restill a martialartistordoyoukindofhave a littlebitmoreof a pricefightermentalityinyourmind?
That's a verygoodquestion, bro, because I feel I feelyouhavetohave a balanceof a littlebitofeverything, youknow, like, uh, there's there, sport.
I talkedaboutitin a previouslyforandtheguysonyou, Yougottadigdowndeepandyougottafight.
That's pillarnumberoneOrnumbertwo.
Yougottabe a martialartist.
Whenyougot a comeintothegymwith a whiteboatmentalitytoealwaysconstantlylearning.
Youknow, youcouldmake a quickturnaroundandyoucouldgetonthatsohard, Bustan.
AndnotsonotsobutSouthKorea.
Butyeah, I do.
I sawDecember 4 21st 21st.
Evenbetter, dude.
Evenbetter.
Sothat's theplan, man.
JustPresident, Fingers, Let's listen.
Let's getthis.
Let's getthis.
Ah, let's getthisstuff.
Youknow, youand I wouldlovetofightincareer.
Youdefinitelyman.
What?
Yougot a lotoffanshere, man.
A lotofpeopleknowyouwhoyouareinKorea, soAh, Zumbabeawesometoseemenbecause I thinkit's fun.
A lotofahlotofKoreantoughasKoreans, Gabe, Youknow, I alwaystellpeoplelikelikenomanthecurryandfightersthat I'vefoughtallthetimethere's nofreakinquitinthem.
It's crazy.
It's stillcrazy.
It's likeyou'rereallyfightingwarriors.
Thatand I I havetoappreciatethat, bro.
Andand, uh, that'llneverchange, then, Yeah, it's somethingthat I feelthattheIslanderstheycanrelatewithKoreansandIslanders.