Paddy Holohan | Shauna Bannon’s UFC Debut, Irish MMA & Oktagon Challenge | Energized Show

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[Music] en sh up the Irish time okay what's going on guys welcome to a brand new episode of energized brought to you by forg D Stout R are you intoxicated or something introduce the guest man we have he is a father a counselor an author a fighter a coach he's everybody's favorite hooligan it's Patty huligan Patty how you doing bud how he is getting on introduction like that like the Swiss Army KN of M Absolut Legend py absolute Legend thanks for coming on the show pleasure to be here that's pleasure no great great to have you on obviously there's luck going on the world of Patty holen H coaching UFC forers now um and then obviously coaching team Ireland and OCT gone as well so uh a lot going on maybe maybe we'll start off with uh the the UFC but uh what did it mean for you to actually do that walk with shaa in the UFC that must have been something very special yeah that that was incredible like you know like if you had to told years ago basically that um getting to the UFC and and and doing them things yourself but then all of a sudden your students coaching is always something we being massively passionate about even when her team was coming up in that little it was always kind of like a um part of the coaching team in a way you know and for the youngers coming up and all so I've been obsessed with it and that's what I did my qualifications in and so I love coaching so to walk somebody out there in in the big arena especially someone like sha you know what I mean um just a a quality athlete and and a good person too you know what I mean was a yeah it was it was an honor p in the build up to the fight like like what what like how many messages and stuff were you getting because like shaa was like being broadcasted everywhere she was going all over BT on every social media like Connor was even posting her as well like what what sort of vibe were you getting from the country I think that's just that irishness isn't it it's that once you put that flag around your shoulders I've always said it's not the weight of the material but it's what it represents um that that that gets you you know what I mean and you got to lean into that so uh my phone's on fire 247 all the time you know what I mean and we have to have a PL into the wall all the time no matter what as well but like then seeing it seeing that shift with sha as well it's like and I Tred to warn at the guys or any of them are be saying them like this is there's many layers to this and many and many levels and it's not all just about the the skills part it's about the mentality of being able to look after yourself and and refill your well and not give too much and um and and deal with the fans as well because the fans is so important to I used to try and get back to every single message I swear I don't I don't think I've missed any you know like and you do hear people saying I've got millions of messages and I'll try and get back to you all it's like no do get back find the spot sit down for two hours get back to them and then being able to turn it off and turn it on is important I think that's why Patty's an Irish Legend R yeah AB absolutely patty patty has always been known as a man of the people and I think always will be known as a man of the people and like look obviously especially you know yourself you've headlin the double like that fight we can be draining um what was the difference between you or what differen did you see between you headlin and Dublin versus shaa making her debut Co being a coach and being a fighter because like probably at times the anxiety levels are higher being a coach than they were going out there fighting yourself yeah and they say UFC Dublin obviously was a was was a crazy week you know and there's some stuff even leading up to that that I was just kind of like break down and keep going you know what I mean um the whole world ended up on my shoulders on a on a few days not at the main event and it's like um am I going to take that opportunity absolutely I'm going to take that opportunity because it's bigger than that it's about Legacy then you know what I mean it's about it's about like I think I think I'm probably the only one or two Irish men to do UFC man event you know what I mean so have you ever heard of Conor McGregor have you have we ever met Conor no have you ever heard of him think cuz he's the other one he's the other fell who could guess on twice yeah um but then then seeing sha walking obviously when you're fighting yourself it's a you have your hands on you have the ability to be able to affect the the the next situations and um when I'm coaching a fighter I try not to be trying to tell them too much and like because if I was thinking about a fight my own fight or something like that thoughts will come up basically of like oh yeah actually I never thought about this and how am I going to deal with that how am I going to handle that and sometimes that happens in the week and I'm try to prioritize the ones that I'm saying to the fighter of like listen just try and make a little reserve for this moment if it happens in not just in the fight but in the week leading up to it um so it said to sha and don't just watch fights watch some walkouts watch some people making that walk for the first time and and look at their body language and and and try and study a little bit of that as well you know what I mean because um cuz it's like jumping out of an airplane you're flying up you're flying up and then that door opens and then all of a sudden it gets a little bit closer and you know and anything can happen so be ready for whatever comes down that Hill H when you're on that Battlefield when it's F day so y Sean has spoke about this obviously when we got to the wring room you sat over there straight away and and it took like 25 minutes or something to do with test and like you can't account your mind for that stuff and does it can it knock you off yeah absolutely you can it's you it just that wasn't planned for in a way how could you plan for it you know what I mean but it's it's not no excuses are like that but try and prepare yourself for like a pair of gloves a gumshield and whatever comes down that Hill you are ready for it at the the next day go back to being normal you I mean but be ready for war a battlefield basically yeah py she obviously shot like a star all week and the coverage over here was was unbelievable from the whole country and then everyone was tuning in and like just going into the fight then like going through the the three rounds it was obviously a decision at the end what way did you sort of see the fight and also Virg media were showing the fight itself but when it when it went to uh the end of a round they'd go to an ad they wouldn't show you coming in and speaking so for UFC fo pass showed everything but like the I felt like the advice you gave was pretty good but what's what was your overall assessment of the fight itself um I think it's just kind of getting off the mark it was at the start um that's that's that's always getting started you know what I mean sometimes people start in the fourth round of the second round so um we were I I had us down the first round so it said to shaa I didn't say it to her but it's probably the first time the shaa never asked me Shauna says to me did I win that round did I win that round you know with that one it was just basically straight like listen we need to start letting the shots Floy we need to start like throwing the shots that we've worked on for this girl and Bruno Brazil is kind of like that long patient lean lean back left check hook basically is what she does as people push forward so um all the kids coming in from SC now and there's millions of them know man man did you have your 10th there the other day congrats you wouldn't even know now it's like who are you but there's a lean left hook you know what I mean so H some of the shots Sean is in there for the kill she she the F free she fights all of the time you know and I think it's just about holding it down to a few of the shots that actually fit and click you know so right hand roll would have been a great shot ran roll body kick um keeping the back that that pillar up and marching forward with the job basically um the pillar being able to block the left hook you know so uh I think any of the significant shots there he is he's saying L want say l hey guys how's it going this one is the real H show them your hands up say hands up show them hands up hands up this is legendary this is legendary is this the Kid's first ever podcast as well this is this is he GNA be the one I'm tell you fail is going to be the one I love it I love it so yeah that would be my assessment of it you know it's it's a big stage Bo like now it wasn't it wasn't a fight where like Sean was swept away either you know what I mean the judging of it sometimes if you actually look at the shots sh lands 50 more shots than brown Brazil in the foight um and I know people come down to the significant strikes but I think BR only lands one more significant strike as well in the F so it just depends where them shots were landed um maybe some of the the takedown scored ER but they're looking at DAV Grant's fight that night I don't know we don't know so sometimes it's like a good jorgan panel and then sometimes it's like you know DAV grant for was definitely didn't go Davey's way and it should have went Davy Grant's way so um it was a close F Sha's fight you know what I mean it it could have could of maybe spilled either away and was a few shots the difference between um the the win there yeah I feel like she got better as the rounds went on but um it it was it was heartbreaking to see Ross yeah really was and like also like I couldn't actually believe the so of the party as well it almost made me feel like jeez sh is going to have to go down play an way when I saw her she was so all Brun I couldn't believe her H she was she was huge but look as you said as the rounds went on shaa really came came into her own um again like I you know she's so young in her career I think I think you know obviously some people want want to you know criticize someone after the L especially on the UFC scale you know what I mean people people are trying to jump on and criticize them but like at the end day like watch he six fights into a pro career she has the UFC gloves on yeah sorry lad had to change the old Studio you know what I mean M we didn't notice py we didn't notice you should bounce around for a bit of crack tell you it's Madness it is the C on okay BR was BR was big the hotel basically shook her hand and she didn't look that big and but after the weigh she definitely came in at a bigger S now um I I think I think even sean grappled her to be honest even though that saw his difference was there think I need to clinches happened um obviously she got a really good H head on the inside trip takedown um but I think shaa held around in the clinch you know what I mean she landed more shots in the clinch and uh I don't think she had any kind of trouble with her being being bigger but uh yeah she was definitely bigger py after the fight like what was the sort of conversation after because um like like no and shaa she always wants to be back in there was she like here I want to be back in next week yeah that's that's all sh you know what I mean um I think it's just trying to slow it down now basically I'm trying to say to just you're in a really really good place now you know what I mean and the idea of like um when you're fighting in the UFC you can get like financially stable from sponsors and that kind of stuff outside and and like you can get better on the job as well do you know what I mean so getting in there feeling the the feeling of what's actually going on and then um and being able to improve you know what I mean being able to kind of move around and she's got out to Toyland for three weeks and stuff and and do were a little bit they were Molly and do some H some good boxing training but it looks of it and stuff and and that's it you L kind of H into what you can do where sometimes when you're on the scene it's it's everyone's swimming you know what I mean you haven't hit Dr land yet so so my advice to is just to like try and slow it down a little bit um and and and let's let's improve that 20 a little bit on on some of the stuff that we need to do and and and then get in there and go again you know so um Sean is a scrap out you know know I mean and she's a she she's a good person and and and and you can see it everyone can see it you know what I mean she has the ability to be a superstar in there so that's the main thing and then just go in that ship as well as a as a whole other um a whole other H spring to B if one of us go to war we all go to [Applause] war as the man says that's it said just just to finish off that loads of people have gone in Lost to UFC debut and then gone on to become world champions and I don't think he lost UFC debut but like look at John stricken like you know I mean like everyone counted him out and look where he is now like he's walking around with the World Champ now obviously she's a bit of an odd character but uh like people de with them on a skill level many of time they they said he could never beat the big one and like he went in and did it there uh over the weekend so um you know I mean like this is a game as you said paty you can definitely learn on the job 100 like that Philly shell jab Cross scrav Hands it yeah like how simple do you want in the midst of it you know what I mean that idea and he you can see that he spars a lot because like the idea of just being in there and staying Gone Like H I think mazal had the same situation basically in the UFC as well was round for ages and then had two golden years you know and and and that that's what it is about this the entertainment business as well so get in there boot down on your gum shield and go for it you know what I mean go for that guy and that's that's just my opinion on it you know and be yourself that's the most important thing be yourself I remember promising to myself you'll never ever you're yourself P that's you have to be this game's not going to change it still gonna be Patty at the end of this and and that's it that's the most important part that was actually very well said P have you got like just before we wrap things up on the UFC front like like a lot of the followers will tune in and watching stuff I'm sure a lot be tuned in watching you now like what you have to say to because like we were on such a the Irish ma scene especially going into the UFC was on such a high everyone was getting signed and now the last the most recent Fighters have lost what would you sort of say to them now cuz you're obviously a legend of the game like what would you sort of say to them now looking into their future fights and careers um well I've stood in that position I've been in a position where I had a loss and I was going into a fight maybe again where maybe loss would have been in your contract and stuff like that what I would say is [ __ ] that [ __ ] all of that you know what I mean all that means nothing rip that apart from the outside get back into the gym listen to your coach is rip out few of the weeds or whatever you feel around that time or whatever's kind know creeped in it does make you feel and feel good be happy that's the most important thing happy for you is dangerous for you you know and H the past the future nothing matters and get your game ready try hard and and walk through that door the next time and go for it leave everything out there be willing to wake up in the dressing room and say what the [ __ ] happened basically you know go with that kind of intent you know obviously running forward with your channel for hard you know what I mean be willing to and picture yourself visualize yourself in in in difficult situations as well because it's very easy to be in the gym and be Shadow Boxing and you're winning every exchange and you're slipping everything and don't you know what I mean when you're shadow box and picture yourself getting dropped maybe and how you're going to react to that or picture yourself getting taken down or how you're going to react to that you know stuck in a submission how you're going to react to that so H prepare your mind for for your mind I love it P AB [Laughter] Legend no but that that was actually great voice uh people would love to hear that as well and and uh it's great to hear from someone who's been there and do it so uh fair play to P um but yeah Ross by the way he talking about you with the Shadow Boxing I I'm undefeated when it comes to shadow box uh Patty tell us this uh octagon challenge H Team irand versus Team te England how did this all come about because this this looks like it's going to be wild and I'm here for it yeah popcorn in hand baby popcorn in hand we got a phone call saying do you want to go out to Slovakia and um coach team Ireland versus Team England I'm in that's all it took I watched a few of the episodes but listen before we even start there the two guys H Andre and pavl basically and the team around there like that was one of the teams got there I was like wow these these guys are are really like creative and like normal and like flight to meetings like on on private like not private jets they fly the jet or they fly whatever their name what going know all this stuff about the go you know what I mean and I have to say I was blown away Hats Off The Lads what they doing that up G and and and the idea is like they take things on as a challenge I love that you can see it in them it's like well we will do it you know that way and and they're doing it so uh yeah we brought the family out to Slovakia and they were they were such a good show to walk with they were they were they were I kind of wanted to bring my family with me because still want live for a month and in the summer and I just wanted me family with me basically they were all over the idea so they they let me bring my family out and stuff like that and yeah it was brilliant was just such an incredible experience and like what sort of way did it work first like because obviously Brad Brad piet's also um one of the coaches at the the English coach like did they start off picking the coaches first and then the fighters or what sort of way did it go around PTY I don't really know i'' be lying if I told you that um but now that was an opportunity for an Irish fighter basically um to get on so they needed an Irish fighter and I had a good thing about my myself and and there was someone I rang and and and and I gave them the opportunity basically I think they needed at that time in the life and H yeah and they grabbed it with our our hands and they went for it you know yeah tell us a bit more about P the the fighters that that are going to be representing T AR from Dennis frong Aron McDonald um who else we have here M matw Elliott and the Arman hery like did you have did you pick these Lads I know Shamrock is also going to be helping out and he's going to be coaching team Arland as well but like did you did you pick these Fighters how did that sort of come about as well um no we didn't um I picked one of them basically so it get it said one of them that they need that that space failed and Shamrock was already there and like that was one of the first things people had said like and you're going to like sh's going to be assistant coach and stuff and it was like deadly you know so he knew he kind of knew he's a good lad you're like leave the family at home then Shams coming as gr and you're used to those scers paty I think I'm half Scout I do I really do I think it's in me there somewhere you know what I mean so yeah if I had to bring anybody on any nationality it'd be a scout and i' bring them somewhere you know what I mean anyway but yeah know I knew I couldn't I didn't I didn't know him like personally but I knew sh from being around H collie m in the shows and met him and stuff and H and yeah and like that that guy is an incredible story himself so it was a pleasure to to to coach alongside him and then and then he's going to be an absolute Superstar as well you can see it in him you know he's he's got the dedication he's got all of the skills as well so uh I'm so excited to see how far Shem goes you know what I mean so it was great to see that and then and then you have the UR L you know what I mean so a mad little tree that little fall for or whatever that is what's forup a quad quadrant is it but as well so do you know what my main thing was when I went out there as a coach was like I wasn't able to go out there in the little to and give them all of the skills maybe a few little bits of skills and but to be affec in that game in four weeks is probably um probably farfetched so my thing was to make sure that all of the ranks were animated at the same way in a way so to make sure that we had this this comraderie between us you know what I mean one man in behind the other one man in behind the flag you know representing something that's bigger than ourselves and and and being a little bit of the underdog like the the english team were now slouches you know so and I made sure he said this as at the start you know what I mean they're in the other wrestling room and they think that they are better than us they think that they they they're GNA walk through this you know and it's up to you to make sure that they don't walk through him when they look at acrossing that cage when that door closes they see your face and you were like not today no [ __ ] way um I think someone explained this about Sean Strickland the to day um and and just looking over and being like oh [ __ ] you know and and I know that look I've seen it I've been there I've done it I've seen it myself you know so it's like it's important to tone up with that like that um spiritually ready and that was my main thing with the team is to make sure that they were spiritually ready so um we warm up we listen to some some chill and some some Irish chills and have a bit of crack in the gym and drill and do what we can you know we don't do it but or may like we do Absolut the show's GNA be run for eight weeks long on Channel 4 every Tuesday evening uh PTY what do we have to sort of look forward to this because we' seen like white water rafting like uh change Wheels URS like shoo and stuff like like what do we have in store for us yeah there's there's some Madness coming down the hill that's for sure uh you couldn't have wrote the script of this like and the two the two Lads have done a few of these shows pav and Andre and and they said like even this this is like this was the best one by far you know uh because it's pure none of it was really stay none of it stag that put on or any of that stuff you know I mean I just I'm not into that and like I just make sure I said that you know what I mean so yeah I was just myself when know the lads were a lot of themselves I told him obviously to this is going on television so look after yourself you know what I mean and make sure you know saying H things as a joke that won't be taken up as a joke because we live in a very fragile world you know so if you want to say something make sure you think about it and and then say it so uh yeah but it was for sake to say that the Irish tortured the English Lads um the English the English Lads was sound as well so he got on with them as well two scouters on that as well and so we was try to say to them he was English are your Scouts you know which one is but listen they were all they were all sound then and then obviously you have Brad Brad is the legend you know what I mean but uh he's Brad's with the B but I just don't think he's I don't think he's up to that level you know what I mean I think yeah he's not quite orish level yeah not not quite on that level not the Irish level he's like kind of like like pull your pants down jump out on your kind of level and that's it the pot's empty you know so H but Brad got a lot of that as well he got a lot of his own back forward and stuff back forward on him and that was some moments I'm sure he doesn't want he doesn't want to make a we hope they do no I'm sure everyone's going to make sure to be checking that out uh Patty is there anyone you can tell us to keep a certain eye on cuz there there's a lot of characters in that house like that like that that makes it so funny but is there anyone in particular that people should definitely be keeping an eye out for on Octon challenge coming out on Tuesday the 12th premiering on channel four well I'll pick I'll pick one off each team because that' be fair wouldn't it and and I think I was pretty free with both teams you know what I mean so we didn't let and you can't pick yourself now paty yeah yeah well let me tell you got pick so I would H say Denis sprong um off the orang team basically and then Bo Gavin off the the english team so uh yeah B is a little Scouts a little tough [ __ ] and and then Dennis frong has a level of I don't even know what to call sh [ __ ] H is that what it is handsomeness handsomeness as well he's good at it he's good at it that's what it is he's he's he he's a level he goes deep now probably not as deep as who he would go myself for a yeah so and I'm not going to lie PTY Dennis R is probably the last person on this Earth I'd want to live on live in the house with as an enemy what me man what about me man the territory happened you man I think by the end of it even all the lads had to come we had to fly back we did and Brad Pi had to fly back with the Irish Lads and I think Dennis was the only lad who wasn't there because he had to fly from Manchester orever which way whatever happen anyway but I recall I remember him saying like I was just [ __ ] glad Dennis wasn't [Laughter] there yeah for carry on yes so was just like um yeah different level of band um and not only that the m fight m fight which is the main thing you know what I mean and then I would pick as I said B off you would probably be um the Dark Horse on the on the the the english team um but there's some levels of fights that went on here as well like this was like Tor up and there was like one fight on that day till it got to the semi-finals and there's two fights but the one fight like you're tning up and it's like this is madness you know and then and the boys are G for that there was some cracking fights like fights that when you see them you're gonna be like oh my God you know what I mean um yeah and what's the format for the show Patty is it gonna be two five minute rounds or three five minute rounds for the fights it was two five minute rounds know three minut rounds as far as I remember yeah in the four but no elbows and then in the semifinals there's there was elbows in the fight speciically so just so people could get there and and no cuts no no Cuts you know no big cuts no stuff like that so uh yeah so when I got to the elbows as well that could have added a whole new um weapon to the Arsenal but uh yeah make sure he's chilling in and uh and get the Irish Lads and um and the Scout Lads and you know anybody else that was a that was there it was like it takes a takes a lot of people to make up something like that with the staff and the cameraman and everybody else and then obviously Andre and pavle who uh who who made it all happen yeah one and then you you'll probably want to do it again for another season uh just just before we wrap things up you make sure to check it out it's going to be on every Tuesday for eight weeks and the finale will then be go down on Manchester on the 4th of November would you be there on the fourth of November as well Patty yes we're going to try it out there for the fourth of November now the lads are with um they own coaches basically obvious for that which I think is the good idea so I think we've could have shephered them to as far as they can go and uh yeah we'll definitely be there for the for for the final and and sharing the on probably just enjoying the show you know what I mean in that way so uh yeah we looking forward these I don't know if you've seen some of the shows the the the stadiums that what the what the guys do it's like a it's like The Circus Comes To Town or something oon there you know so yeah we saw we saw the prag one we saw the prag one there recently was it was off the rails off the rails yeah no octagon do an unbelievable show I love the way they're really branched into the Irish and UK Market as well it's great to have another player in that market as well and like yeah I can't wait this show at first I thought this was going to be like sort of a an ultimate fighter sort of type show but then when I saw them like white water raft and all the actual challenges that they have to do I was like I was like Jesus this is this is wild like this is next level nuts and uh I I can't wait to see it and again like you know you have four m M of Irish characters in there and like that you know it gives you a real um like you said they have the camaraderie in there but like it gives the Irish m a real chance to like get behind these guys and really support them because they also come from four different gyms as well so that's great to see us up yeah that is that it's a it's a great show one of basically of Irish MMA you know what I mean it's a it's a good split and kind of like I don't know to say what is Irish MMA you know it's a n it's the S it's the you know what I mean the C man which is tennis and stuff you know and then and then a little sprinkle there of Scouts I with shamro you know what I mean he went last time that English flag he wants the orangish flag on which is hats off to him man uh and PTY just before we wrap things up what was your favorite moment of of the entire of being on the show um outside say maybe the show and this kind of stuff there's a little place called samarin is where this is it's a little little town in Slovakia and my jobs to has probably would have never ever been there for this you know he wouldn't have known about it but this is a place that we'd actually go back to it was really really nice it felt really free or something like that you know it just felt um I don't know it felt like Ireland in the 90s that's what it felt like I thought I can't explain it but it was just really nice you know so being there strolling around the neighborhood maybe going to the Lo and having a point you know what I mean um yeah was pretty cool it was pretty pretty kind of different you know but uh and then on the show obviously just there's so many different moments and I don't want to give any of them away but for me personally just being able to stroll around Samar and and um yeah a funny time actually is I'll give you one story on it here we go one story right so we had to stay in like an apartment basically in bratslav at the 94 so we came down to the H to to the lobby and this the first time we met Brad's be but I met Brad L of T before but I met him there and we're waiting on a lift basically and the boat was are given car keys each so we're like what the [ __ ] so like we have to drive our self here basically and know the girl on the the FL Han like yes you got to drive yourself I'm like right Brad this is the fourth Challenger right so you're driving on the wrong side of the road on the wrong side of the car with a gear shift basically yeah so we jumping out into Slovakia like into the mway traffic it was a bit it was a bit ropey to say the first time you know I mean I didn't know whether the left lane was the speeding lane or whatever which L was going on and yeah there was a few Ry times but yeah but we won that's the most important part we won you beat him there we got the suar in for yeah you know what they say p you drove it like you stole it you know what I mean so oh we drove it like it was stolen and one more for the bad guy where else you for team uh Patty we want to thank you very much for coming on the show we know you're very you've loads of things to be doing and uh we really appreciate your time every time you come on and we look forward to having you back on the show again soon uh Russ before we give Patty the last words is there anything else you have to say to the hooligan now just H thanks me for coming on thanks for being absolute Legend of or M May and uh thanks for giving out those those words of wisdom and uh for promoting the show and going forward as well cuz uh that oticon challenge looks like it's going to be some crap wa wild wild yeah P do you have anything else to say to everyone tuning in as well no just make sure you're cheun in enjoy it um hopefully it's one of them situations that somebody's looking forward to every week H because I know I'm a sucker for that you know what I mean to be continued they better say that at the end of every episode and if they don't if they don't they just clip this part in absolutely continue that's the way has to start at the end you know because when you were that happened in a cartoon that was the longest week your life exactly man I heard Dennis rong's already in talks got his own spin-off show would not be surprised yeah the FR oh my God that okay fighting with FR pongs catching catching up with the FR pongs yeah yeah they should put him and morning than breakfast in a house together and they have to live there for a week let's see if we let's see if we get how we get we get past episode one before we do any more crazy spin-offs R Us but py thanks million for tuning in but for everyone tuning in make sure to like share subscribe make sure to check out octagon challenge this Tuesday on Channel 4 Russ take us away but thanks for being guys make sure to like share subscribe and as always stayed ener sh up the Irish been susing you guys a couple of times I've seen a couple of Clips I think you on some interviews with Dylan Mor and that I saw so keep going keep up the good work guys