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[Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] welcome back to UFC Roundup of course here I am Paul Felder I’m joined with the man himself Michael quiesa um this is a great sandwich oh my gosh now we got 285 coming up me and Michael asked the people for some questions and things like that as always we want comments we want to hear from you guys but we talk a lot of sandwiches on this show and truth be told this is all by circumstance me and Michael were just sitting down he’s like he just got done training Michael you just got done eating pads right yeah Studio out there in the Apex he has a sandwich made for himself worked his butt off to eat it today I just happen to have a sandwich delivered to the house you better be eating sandwiches for this weekend Michael how is Camp going we know you’re in prep for April 9th well big fight coming up hidden pads you’re in Vegas how are things going man man uh you know first and foremost I gotta tell you guys I’m having the UFC Pi special this nice hot Italian sandwich you know some cap you know get some capicola some salami some pepperoni you know a little provolone little spice little little zest you know a little Italian pepper Italian something but Camp’s been really good Paul um you know I brought my coach from back home and a few of my young teammates uh Brady Houston news in the UFC um and then Ashton Charlton who’s a kid on his way up so I’m getting the Best of Both Worlds I brought home with me oh sorry I brought home with me and it’s just been great man um obviously I’m eating a sandwich so that’s a good indication yeah very upset at you right now it’s it’s been great though man it’s to have especially like having my weight in check and like not even having to stress it and I can just focus on training hard um getting the rounds in um bringing in a couple uh secret kickboxer I can’t name his name I got a guy coming in flying under the radar so yeah dude I feel ready to go apologies flying in next week it is fall Felder flying in next week people I’m trying to get him out of retirement he’s not gonna do it but he is going to come in and train with me because I’m gonna have him out here in the desert for quite some time but Paul what’s going on what’s going on in your world you know as always obsessed with mixed martial arts but on the side for my Endeavors as usual doing the triathlon thing had a um a race at uh the French Creek racing the the people that I train with for my swimming they held it’s called the Frozen hair it’s like an Olympic distance Triathlon part of it was in person part of it was virtual on zwift the online platform that you can do racing and stuff so I did 1500 meter swim a 23 mile bike and a um just short of a 10k run I mean I hit a very took it easy 28 minute swim took it very easy didn’t want to blow up crush the bike held 300 watts for an hour and eight minutes did uh just over an hour for the 23 miles a lot of Hills so I downloaded the course on the thing it was all virtual but it was my trainer gives you all the resistance you have the Wahoo kicker you know how you can do all that kind of stuff with it yeah and then cross the Run man you know my run is really coming along I’m getting pretty fast I held uh just under 6 30 6 33 for the full 10K and I ran a 39 24 for the six miles but again 500 feet of elevation gain on that run so no wow an easy run and then I’ll be on Vegas obviously starting Wednesday to uh do uh the every man Jack that my sponsored team um their training camp and I get to watch the fights with the boys that’ll be out there and I’m gonna come and uh I’m gonna mess around with you let’s go yeah we’ll play around man it’ll be fun I love it you know I went for a run after I worked the Feist this last weekend I was pretty proud of myself I did like seven miles in like 55 minutes you know I feel like if I was like 10 pounds lighter I could be a lot faster but dude for you for a big guy trying not running like yeah that’s that’s a very good run you know it’s all relative right to what you’re training for and what the the need of the run is but we could talk about that all day yeah we could talk training one more thing Paul I gotta say I could tell you’re moving on from mixed martial arts because the as the show progressed this is we don’t see the fight posters anymore we see your letters in the background from your races I switched seats I wanted to sit on my couch today I’m having this sandwich I’ve got a beer here I was like look because for me obviously uh I’m ahead of you on the East Coast so whenever we’re doing these things usually I’m either later in my day or you know mixing things up so I get to uh I get to sit on the couch today but 285 vacant heavyweight title obviously we lost our champion to do whatever he’s going to be doing in this crew we still don’t know but Jon Jones is returning and he’s moving up finally to This heavyweight class taking on Cyril gone what are your thoughts on let’s just talk about the weight class first right what does Jon Jones have to expect moving up from 205 finally now to heavyweight I think for John the number one thing he has to expect is to not be the faster guy like you you see in my opinion Paul I think that this is the toughest fight for him at heavyweight I’m not just saying this I’m not trying to do this for promotional purposes I’m not trying to create a sound bite I just think it’s a fact I think Francis and Ghana would have been an easier fight for Jon he would have had a better time seeing the big punches coming Francis would have definitely been the more physical fighter but in Cyril gone I see shades of Jon Jones within his style the diversity in his weapons the fluidity and his footwork the way he moves I think the biggest thing for John is to not expect to be the faster fighter he’s going against the guy that in my opinion is the toughest matchup for him yeah um but I just can’t believe it’s here like it really it almost seems surreal it’s like wow see and maybe that’s because in the past there’s you know Jon Jones’s demons have sometimes boiled to the top in these moments where we’ve been in fight week and we’ve lost some of his key fights like when we lost the first rematch with Daniel Cormier so um it still seems a little surreal that we’re here but nonetheless does it feel you’re all gone right but nonetheless I’m excited to be at T-Mobile I’m excited to see the comeback it makes the heavyweight division that much more interesting and I feel like that these last few years we’ve really gained a lot of momentum in that Division and I feel like we’re seeing a Changing of the Guard we’re seeing a you know the Kane Velasquez the Junior dos Santos is even Stipe miocic is on the tail end of his run and we’re seeing a lot of new blood and then there’s this new insertion of Jon Jones arguably the greatest fighter of all time asserting himself into the heavyweight division so it’s it’s it’s very exciting it is very exciting and I I think that’s a really good point for him to not go in there assuming hey you’re going to be the much faster guy when you’re taking on Cyril gone and you’re in your first heavyweight battle right a guy who’s got tremendous fight IQ who can do all the things but takes his time really picks his shots and finds your weaknesses Jon Jones is very similar Jon Jones kind of almost fights to the level of his opponent right we’ve seen him in his last couple fights before he left I feel like he’s better than those guys I I really do I’m not saying I don’t think he lost as much of a step as he caught stagnant I feel like he wasn’t as challenged as he needs to be and I feel like now the move up to heavyweight we’re going to see two guys who are very intelligent Fighters and for John at heavyweight I feel like now he can even take his time a little more he can plot a little more and I’m curious to see how striking he’s gonna look against hero gone right I know the wrestling is probably going to be the it factor for John in this fight but I mean the way he slices people with elbows from distance the range in which he can use that push kick to the knee same with Cyril gone they’re very similar in their style how they do things so I’m very curious to see how that’s going to play out I really want to see them strike with each other for a little bit but I know John has got to mix in the wrestling because if Francis and ghanu can take him down even though he’s the bigger stronger man what is Jon Jones going to be able to do how important is wrestling going to be in that main event oh I mean it’s huge but the one thing that we have to put into consideration is France is completely stunned Cyril gone and I’m not using this as a comparison because Juliana’s my teammate but it’s it’s it’s almost very similar it’s very similar to how Amanda Nunes fought Julie in the rematch she came out South Park completely stunned her it’s like Francis sanganu given the knee injury and the circumstances had to completely changed his game plan completely changed his style and divert to wrestling which is something I you know you’re going to train all facets of the sport at this level but you know it’s like they they really stun zero gone by going out there and implementing the wrestling uh but for John this is where it’s going to get tricky is I don’t see him having success with low level takedowns like double eggs and single legs I feel like his best shot in the wrestling department is going to come from the clinch maybe some crafty foot sweeps some trips things of that sort but when you’re in that kind of space and you’re standing erect in front of Cyril gone you’re also playing with fire a little bit because he’s got elbows as well and that’s a very Muay Thai style Michael so it really is converting to those types of takedowns upper body and clinch type takedowns Muay Thai guys and guys from that kickboxing background that’s the best grappling they can do is right there they’re so used to being off balance and trying to push each other knee fake knees and sweep that’s where you’re right it could be a problem there yeah I definitely think so and and if you know and the one thing I want to add to this which is a little offbeat a little off topic but a lot of people are wondering who’s the mystery fighter that’s going to be weighing in oh yeah I you know hopefully Zach doesn’t get mad at me sorry Zach but he told me in the post fight so I could mention this but circuit pavlovich will be waiting in the wings as the potential backup so yeah that could that could make things interesting well as well that’s a guy that’s uh can pose a problem for either of those guys but back to the topic of the wrestling in this fight um I I definitely think that for John it the take the wrestling is gonna have to go from the trips and and the sweeps and things from that position I think he’s gonna have to use he’s gonna have to put Cyril gone against the fence kind of like if you if you if you dance with him in a clinch in open space there’s going to be room for sure gone to push back and create space for those elbows whereas John Smothers him against the fence and takes away that space for sirogon to wind up on those elbows um I think he could have some success but I think for John if it when you go to the other you know the other parts of this fight I think that he’s got to use the kicks I think he’s got us you know he’s got to use that oblique kick he’s got these little snap kicks he’s got to use I don’t necessarily think round kicks I think straight kicks up the middle to really dictate the space between them because you know shirogon’s going to be bouncing in and out and I don’t know how good John’s Round kick is going to be against the guy that comes in and out like that so it’s it’s just such a it’s just such an interesting fight because they’re really so similar in how elusive they are and how diverse their weapons are I was just going to say that too because I think talking about the clinch and Cyril gone’s elbows I mean what about John I mean the way that he’s landed elbows drop guys before battered battered guys faces people forget like I think we got to move on but I think people forget how good he is man it’s been going a lot a long time and he’s had a lot of issues outside of the Octagon but what he has done inside of the Octagon he’s not loose I mean no he’s sitting down there like I got one on him yeah you know I mean when you were saying circling back to what you said Paul about like complacency with John in like you know the Dominic Reyes fight maybe the Thiago Santos fight maybe him thinking that you know there wasn’t a level of threat yeah I think you look at the Gustafson rematch I mean there you could tell that there was a heightened sense of fear with Jon Jones when he fought Gustafson in the rematch because he dispatched him he put him away like he in in their first fight that was a five-round war that was one of the best fights we’ve ever seen that was the best light heavyweight tilt next to Yuri prohaska and go over to Sarah um so I I think that this is going to bring out the best in John there’s some things he says I don’t believe but there’s some things that he says I do believe and I do believe him when he says him going up to the heavyweight division is going to bring that fear in him out that made him fight at his best yeah I think that’s a good point um I’m so excited man if you’re not excited for this for this fight between these two guys but I mean just two incredible athletes two incredible Fighters with an amazing IQ and to have Jon Jones back it’s just good hype but anyway predictions I was just gonna say we’re gonna do predictions we get to do it and we’re not working it who you got oh my I was hoping you would go first I’ll go first I’ll go first I’m going John Jones I’m going John John yeah I think it’s going to be an awesome fight I think it’s going to be calculated for a while I think there’s going to be some stagnant moments but I think John I want to believe it I think John’s freaking hungry to go and prove some some ish do you know what I’m saying yeah and I think Cyril gone is Gonna Be A Champion someday but I still think he’s you know I think he’s going to have an epic battle and then he’s going to go on a run after this but I’m going Jon Jones you know it would feel wrong to go against Jon Jones I it really would be like you know you know it’s it’s one of those things where you have to you have to I have to put away my bias in in my feelings which I don’t need to divulge to dive into I think John’s a great guy but yeah I’ve been a Daniel Cormier fan my whole life so obviously when I talk about a bias that’s kind of where where it comes from but when you just look at when Jon Jones is at his best in the Octagon there is not a man that walks God’s green earth on two feet they can you know break a hair on his head the guy is that good so I do agree that there’s going to be some stagnant moments I think that it’s it’s going to take a while for things to pick up for him to feel the power and just adjust to having to go in a while it’s been a while but Jon Jones is going to win this fight and Jon Jones is going to go on a run at heavyweight I think he’s gonna I think he’s gonna hold the title and defend the title until he decides he’s done so bold prediction for me but I mean it’s hard it’s hard it’s hard to go against the guy I think he’s going to win I think he’s gonna try to really pull pull himself together and fight a bunch of times and and regain that hopefully man knock on wood right for John’s sake as well yeah he doesn’t have to come back that’s the thing like he doesn’t need money he does it he he is he’s he’s built a great career for himself through all the BS he’s put himself through outside the Octagon though he doesn’t have to do this you can tell he wants to do this he wants to come back this is a big he’s taking this serious because it’s a big part of his legacy so it’s going to be really exciting in 2023 to see what he does again we can talk that fight all day it’s super exciting yeah absolutely everybody’s hyped but we got an amazing co-main event um chefchenko and Grosso are going at it obviously I’m sure we’re going to take a look at the line at some point here I know this is something you want to talk about this is obviously anytime chefchenko is fighting yeah we’re gonna see some some big numbers as far as who’s the favorite and obviously Valentina shevchenko is going to be a massive favorite in this one against Alexa Grosso who’s been looking fantastic as of late but does she is she the one is she the one I feel bad because I feel like you could go through the all the episodes of UFC Roundup that we have that we have filmed and it’s like every time I talk about valentina’s fights I say the same thing and I I hate to beat a dead horse but it’s just like who’s gonna be the one to actually do it like how how do you go in there and and beat a fighter that is always evolving and doing something different every time she steps out there like you yes you’ve seen it there’s there’s times where she’ll she’ll she’ll fight on the feet there’s times when she’ll submit somebody off her back there’s times she’ll use her wrestling and beat you in the crucifix like she does she does different things every time she steps out there she’s constantly evolving which a lot of Champions that go on the run that she’s been on don’t do like they don’t do that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it just just stick to what you’ve been doing now when you talk about a dip we did maybe see just a little dent in her armor in Natalia Santos side Talia Santos had a lot of success in the grappling she had good back control um and it was a very controversial fight could Alexa Grosso try to get that fight to those same positions and try to fight a similar fight that Talia Santos did I do think so I think grosso’s in the right weight class and I think that when it when you talk about the Striking I think Valentina uh male or female is one of the best strikers in the UFC Bar None hands down they’re striking’s phenomenal but I think for Grosso being so fundamentally sound and just boxing I think that can help negate some of the weapons because she’s not going to open up with as much and I think if you could work behind a jab it can also work defensively and offensively and it’s going to be it’s going to be a key weapon if she’s going to want to get this fight to the floor she’s got to work behind that jab if she’s going to try to get to valentina’s hips and create some grappling exchanges so uh I think that this is actually a big test for Valentina because I feel like maybe she’s got something to prove to the fans because of how that Talia Santos fight went I think now people are seeing like okay see it’s time the time is coming valentina’s finally going to lose it’s like I think that this is a big fight for her to go out and be like no no that one was a fluke I’m still that fighter I’m still that great I I yeah I mean I think I think we saw that there are maybe some places that Fighters could explore and trying to to if you’re going to try to take down Valentina shechenko and I think if you have really good strength and jiu jitsu and an ability to control that’s an area where you start looking for that um I I think Tyler’s size too she’s a she’s a pretty big I think for the weight class as well it seemed to be a little bit of an issue for Valentina who’s you know she’s always very close to weight she doesn’t cut a ton no matter what weight class she’s in whether she’s cutting any or now at 25 not too much I don’t really think but dude she’s so freaking fast that even though I think Alexa Grosso has probably the Slicker boxing skills I don’t think it’s going to matter because the kicking game and the speed and the strength and just the overall control that Valentina shipchenko has I think it’s going to be a fun fight I think grosso’s game as game as they come she’s on a crazy win streak I think four fights in her division so yeah I go I’m going Valentina I think Valentine is just I’m going for I would put my money on it being a I think a five-round decision you thinking yeah I think gross was tough enough to hang in there and I think Valentina sometimes I I think this is a fight where I could see her getting going on cruise control I think if she can start stuffing takedowns she’s just gonna start start picking her apart and dude I saw her at the pi and I was watching her shadow box and I’m just like she’s using bro she’s incredible I told her to her face I’m like you’re a badass yeah she is I’ve told even my wife I tell all the time I’m like there’s there’s a woman on the roster there’s many now of course yeah for a while like when I see her I’m like yeah well not to mention she’s a secret agent I mean I’m fully convincing I don’t I don’t care what anybody says she is a secret agent she’s a she’s a pound-for-pound great in mixed martial arts kickboxing champion she speaks like four languages like yeah she’s a secret agent but yeah I’m with you Paul um I’m definitely going Valentina it’s just one of those things just like I said about John like when you’re that great like how do I pick against you it’s like I can’t pick against somebody that’s so dominant um and even though she had a rough last fight I still think like you said now she’s coming back like oh okay yeah you don’t think I’m that good anymore let me show you yeah absolutely I’m with you on that one nonetheless I mean it’s going to be it’s going to be a stacked card top to bottom but the two Marquee fights at the top of the bill I mean they’re they’re taking the case what about Beau Nichols though Bo nickel excuse me I keep pulling bow nickels and I’m gonna get my ass beat one of these days you might double leg yeah oh yeah or throw a wall do you know what I’m saying yeah I mean Jamie Pickens athlete he you know Dana White Contender series alumni he’s got good striking crisp he’s he’s fast he’s he’s got he’s long he’s long for the weight class but man um I was talking to somebody about this about Bo nickel and and uh and how you know he’s only this is fourth this is his fourth bite right or fifth bite fourth or fifth fight in the in his whole pro career or might be his fourth or fifth fight altogether fourth overall yeah I compare him to Alex pajeda and before everybody says I’m crazy for doing that you gotta remember that Alex baheda came in the UFC on the tail end of a phenomenal kickboxing career two-time Glory Champion uh and he didn’t have very many fights when he got in the UFC and look at what he did look at the Run he went on being a specialist in one of the facets of mixed martial arts Bo nickel could do the exact same thing in a lot of pundits a lot of a lot of CR you know a lot of people with analytical Minds to the sport of mixed martial arts a lot of us agree the best base for MMA is wrestling and when you talk wrestling you gotta talk Beau nickel if it wasn’t for a man named David Taylor who won an Olympic gold medal in the last Olympics if it wasn’t for David Taylor Bo nickel would be on the Olympic team and quite possibly could have won a gold medal himself so we’re talking about a guy who has high Elite caliber wrestling like and he comes from the best college in the nation he comes from Penn State which has the greatest wrestling Legacy in college sports I know you’re loving Pennsylvania and they’re built they’re building something special over there Paul um you know they’re building as well yeah shout out to Phil Davis he’s the real Pioneer of Penn State wrestlers going to mixed martial arts but they’re actually building an American top team close at the state in near the near Happy Valley right like near the county yeah bro and you’re talking right for for the wrestling Buffs that watch our show you’re talking Roman Bravo Young Carter stirachi you’re talking studs that are going to be making genius that’s a genius move on their part Dan Lambert is a genius that’s what I’m gonna say Dan Lambert’s a smart guy but I mean this is another shot free membership if you’re on the wrestling Squad oh yeah they’ll probably pay you to come over and train an American top team but this is a big test I mean Beau Nichols a confident guy brimming with confidence as he should be he’s that skilled but nonetheless he’s still gonna get locked and octagon with a guy that’s got like seven times the experience that he has and sometimes experience can shine through in moments like this so uh I’m this is gonna be this is big for the wrestling world for Beau nickel to be making this official UFC debut yes and he is the pay-per-view opener as well okay so so not only is Bo making his UFC debut with only three professional fights going into his fourth time crazy opening Jon Jones versus Cyril gone heavyweight champion wow on the freaking line okay it speaks to what the UFC thinks of this young man and I got to talk to him after his second Contender series fight bro dialed in focused you know like knows exactly what he’s going out there to do I think Jamie Pickett’s a an awesome fighter maybe could could push him a little bit make him push it in the first round and then maybe the second but he’s going to get him in my opinion yeah it’s going to be a submission I think I think it’s just when but there’s a different level there’s good wrestlers there’s great wrestlers and then there’s Olympic caliber wrestlers like we’re talking this guy is in the same wrestling category as Henry sahuto as Daniel Cormier as Sarah McMahon like the best wrestlers in mixed martial arts so when he gets his hands on you like you can’t train for that like you the only thing you can do is try to move and stay away from him play jab and run but he gets his hands locked it’s you’re going for a ride the end of story I’m I’m taking bow nickel by sub yeah I would be surprised I would be I wouldn’t be surprised if that was like a minus 300 favorite for him to win by sub like it’s he’s that good yeah and early you’re probably not you’re not probably not getting good odds on it being early I mean I think that’s something that is potentially what a lot of people think is going to happen but we’ll see we could be talking about how Jaime really kind of pushed him and you know whatever but that’s how this game works um oh there we go reach you got us uh minus 205 by sub so yeah see yeah two to one favorite to win by sub that’s a problem that’s that’s a lot I mean you’re it’s crazy in your debut against a guy with a multitude more fights um but now we got to get to our fans and our five rounds we got some questions we got some stuff I’m gonna have to pull down this challenge let’s see what’s the most underrated fight on the card in your opinion Michael I love you first it’s a no-brainer shaft Rockman Ave versus Jeff Neal um yeah what a fight that is I mean you’re talking shaft cat a lot of people have him pegged as the guy to beat him and then you got Jeff deals it’s like no no did you not watch me knock out Vicente Luce uh you know Jeff is an incredible athlete I’ve actually saw him around the pi this week he’s looking fit he’s looking in shape um very confident headed into this fight but I think that I think that that fight’s gonna be fight of the night that’s going to be the one to steal the show and I think for either man whoever wins could really jump out front and get themselves into the talks yeah number eight I mean I mean I know Bilal Muhammad is looking for a fight and I I just have a gut feeling whoever wins that fight on Saturday’s probably gonna get matched with the law because they they can’t find Colby Covington and they’re trying to match him in the law and I’d be over below he’s trying though isn’t he yeah oh it’s hilarious it’s it’s funny but yeah I think I think whoever wins this fight a big fight on the horizon for him but that’s the sleeper fight on the card and I I don’t even why I’m I don’t even know why I’m calling it a sleeper fight it’s the feature bout on the main card it’s the Coco that’s the code yeah yeah but I feel I agree with you I feel like it’s not been talked about as much as maybe it really should be because and because John is coming back and we’ve got yeah and there’s there’s other big fights but that is a that is a key fight for the welterweight division no doubt about it and I’m gonna pick one going to um the middleweight division Derek Brunson um is taking on uh Turkish duplicity I think that’s an interesting uh I think that’s an interesting fight on the card jerk is duplicity is really good as of late but if Brunson has a knack for spoiling the party for a lot of these guys so I’m very interested in that fight yeah that should be a good fight drikis is one of those guys that’s you want to talk some some new blood in an ultra tough Division I mean yeah coming from South Africa too bringing that vibe to the mix man in the way he just just ran over Darren till I mean he literally it was like a trash compactor he just was like yeah yeah he is look good lately man I think he’s finding his rhythm now as well I think his first fight he went out I talked to him a little bit afterwards he was like super anxious and kind of jittery and he’s always got that kind of herky-jerky striking stuff yeah I was just gonna say that wrong dude I think he’s one of those guys where I you know he looks strong but I think he’s even Next Level when guys get in there they’re like oh sh I didn’t know this guy was going to be this strong he’s kind of he’s kind of got that vibe to me where yeah he’s got this deceptive power like yeah I know what you’re saying though like those first few fights real jerky yeah look nervous and then he’s like like The Accidental knockout like oh god wow I got him it was just like he was kind of backing up and through like kind of a high elbow stiff shot and yeah that’s a guy that’s uh definitely on the rise fun to watch all right next so otherwise there’s good fights on the card do you expect or think in Ghana will be in the crowd on UFC 285 better question if you’re his manager do you force him to go and take his belt in attendance with him I don’t think anybody could force Francis and ganu to do anything that’s true like you can’t force the bat I still call him the baddest man on the planet you can’t force the baddest man on the planet to do anything he does what he wants um I don’t think France is the type of guy to parade around with his UFC title uh and I’m pretty sure he’s in Africa right now I saw something on Instagram that he was he was like he said something like you know his old job involved like shoveling a lot of sand or something of that sort and he said I used to do this for a job not now I do it for a workout he’s just looking yoked just out there sick arm pump has just got cannons dude I mean I know every show Ivory so I flex and I just wish I had arms like Francis and got him he’s just a monster bank account too what do you think you think he’s going to be at T-Mobile do you think he’ll be there hell no no he’s not going listen I get the question I understand and I see the point of view of like maybe him doing that but he a he’s not that type of guy to try to rub it in the face of any of those guys right that’s that’s not his style and then also I think that’s a bad move on everybody’s part like you you were offered the contract you didn’t want it you wanted something else move on which he has and that’s how Francis is going to think he’s not going to show up to try to cause anything and if he’s there and if he is there he’s there to watch it genuinely and he’s there without the belt yeah I wouldn’t be surprised I’ll go out on a limb and say I would be surprised if he even watched the fight in general like I don’t even know if he’ll watch the fight like I just don’t see why it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t watch it like he’s the type of guy just like to be like well why would I watch it it doesn’t pertain to me anymore it doesn’t matter anymore yeah you know yeah his loss our game but nonetheless much love for France I still still love the big guy of course yeah oh house cat who watches MMA our favorite love this person I had two can uh two tuna cans so I have two questions I cannot emphasize enough that I’m literally a cat okay all right Mike you mentioned at the desk that Fighters must fight with confidence is there a moment in prep where you go from uh analysis to bold execution Paul congrats on Hacks thank you house cat proudest moment on set um getting to like hug and kiss Gene Smart who’s an absolute Legend uh of the acting game and has been crushing her beers he’s an amazing person and amazing actor but more importantly where do I go from analysis to bold bold execution um you know if I’m gonna if when do you see something that you think about and at what point do you kind of like feel like you’re nailing it I guess I think for me when it goes from analysis to bold execution if I if I’m interpreting this right it’s really just fight night I mean it’s really the a camp a full training camp involves a lot of analysis and it’s not just analysis of your opponent’s analysis of yourself yeah and practices um not even just analyzing your X’s and O’s but analyzing um uh what’s going on between your ears you know so I think that once you get to fight night the analysis is over it’s about keying in locking in uh getting that tunnel vision focus and just just focusing on execution um yeah and that so that’s something I’ve never had a problem with sometimes I over analyze things sometimes I’ve let myself sometimes I’ve sold myself short mentally but I’ve never had a problem when it gets down to the fight to locking in yeah right now I’m like oh maybe maybe I’ll go hit that fourth practice today Paul maybe hey man that’s what I’m talking about yeah even my the mind is training too Michael so even if you’re thinking about it right now that’s already that’s training right there right absolutely um and for me yeah same thing man like it was always the very end of the camp when it was finally like there’s nothing else I can do now to get better other than right here and it just on Fight Night like you said all the prep all the everything you’ve studied for weeks and weeks and weeks you don’t think about anything on Fight Night you don’t think about like when we’re in there we are just literally you know how it is we can’t explain it to anybody that’s instinctive yeah by the time you get to the fight if you’re if you’re having a good fight there’s usually not a thought in your mind usually the fights when they haven’t gone my way it’s when I’ve started to insert thoughts in my head like okay what do I do now okay what am I no it’s like the best fights I’ve had is when I’m like all of a sudden I get done and the fight’s over I’m like whoa I blacked out there but I blacked out there for a little bit what happened yeah all right next one that’s a good one I like I do like that question making us think in fun ways there uh yeah if the nachos are stuck together is it just one nacho 100 yeah I’m with you I’m taking that whole damn thing if I’m picking that up already my hands on it and it’s just hanging with cheese jalapeno sour cream and and chicken and whatever we got I’m I’m taking I don’t care if I’m sharing the plate and I take that one nacho and I’ll pay more I’ll say listen I’ll buy you a beer uh you know what I mean I mean I mean it’s a true story a true story I used to eat nachos so much as a kid like during the summer when I’d go stay with my dad like I would just eat chips and cheese and like cook in the oven and my parents would be like quit eating effing nachos you need a more balanced diet like wake up for breakfast eat nachos snack nachos dinner nachos like I love nachos almost as much as I love sandwiches oh man we’ll have to we’ll have to get some nachos when you’re done your fight hey how about we do it Friday nacho sandwich oh man I’ll have to tell we’ll tell them we’re stepping in we’re taking over forever Friday yeah all right what kind of sandwich oh man man I think John oh there’s so many ways I could go with this um that’s why they asked it that’s one thing I’ll I’m gonna take the safer out here yeah I’m gonna say that I think I’m gonna say he’s like right now since he’s going up to heavyweight he’s like a patty melt he’s just like two big beef patties just big it’s just a heavyweight sandwich just like just pure beef just beef sandwich since he’s been bulking up he’s he’s a patty melt oh man you’re gonna do it no I’m not I um I I had one earlier and now I can’t I can’t quite think of what I thought he was gonna be I was thinking a classic sandwich but a delicious sandwich that’s just like a for me he might be a meatball sub man just like he’s big he’s big and bold now and maybe with some peppers on him I don’t know a little spicy and a meatballs meatball subs an all-time great Richie says he’s a he’s the club sandwich he’s the goat and can be versatile he could be anything I like that Richie club and club sandwich because I think Jon Jones likes going to the club sometimes yeah sometimes it’s it’s been rumored it’s been rumored and you might if you watch the news you probably know that he’s been to the club anyway a little bit a little bit oh is that it I think that’s it that is it the end of our Roundup listen this has been a great show Michael’s in Camp things are going great UFC 285 is this Saturday night we’ll be back to break it all down but listen we had sandwiches uh we want to know what you guys want to know about we want to know what you’re eating on fight nights now obviously get yourself a sandwich and uh yeah we’ll talk to you next week Michael I’ll see you in a couple days my man yeah I’ll see you in a couple days brother peace out everybody enjoy the fights [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Music]