Ross Houston | Starting MMA, Bellator Ambitions & Scottish MMA | Energized Show

Summary

What is up and welcome to the latest Energized Show! On this episode we have Scottish MMA athlete Ross "The Hitman" Houston on the show to discuss Starting MMA, Leaving Cage Warriors as the Welterweight Champ and joining Bellator & His plans to become the face of Scottish MMA…

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Kind: captions Language: en okay what's going on guys and welcome to a brand new episode of energized today we have a very special guest on the show we have undefeated former cage warriors welterweight champion the current undefeated Bellator is hotter signing it is Ross the Hitman Yuson Ross how are you doing how you doing thanks in their kind introduction I'm good I'm good I choose no problem great name by the way hitman no Ross good doesn't really changed much to be honest they're up quite enjoyed oh it's a good break to be honest okay ticking over train I've taken a train to new level you know a lot of way I'm sure your training you're in a wee bit which is good because I think the way I like when you get in there you get in the cage it's just you fighting and Amy you've got your coaches and outside the cage but then it's not like when you've got a pipeline in the gym and they're telling you the combinations and pushing the passage cheesy but like who's you versus you you know so when you've got new things on here and I grew up running I'll do shadow boxing you know I'm watching you you know are you gonna slacking off are you gonna push yourself you know so I think I think I've got a good strong mental game I'll just push it to the next level and some looking forward to to show you home I can do and waking up this Bellator twin division that's faster Ross have you been following all their MMA I think that's been happening over the last few weeks as well and yeah I should be fixed are you fat are you a fan of watching fights as well or yeah you know always more fun when I first started enemy but now I can delay it and I said I said much because I just feel like because obviously 99% of my life's enemy when I'm not trained or not coaching you know there's a big fight on I'll watch it but it's kind of like it's good to have a bit of time away from it as well as you know man just your cheating into other things know exactly what's holding difference as well can give me a killer as well especially if you have to get a birdie trainer yeah exactly yeah so much yeah we should pick fights like a setup I watch their I watch Gilbert Burns the past the past few few fights when you're not Dave Meyer then again I've see the same weight class yeah so I've seen like the big fight split yeah big sheds Charl Molly he's previously on the show is that the division that you always keep an eye on regardless whether it's UFC Bellator cage warriors the welterweight division and just because it is your own division you make sure you you know I always could be a potential opponent down the line yeah yeah I guess so I to be honest you know Schwalbe division but who ever liked that moment like a middleweight division because you know son in the future can maybe move to like I used to watch a lot eat less you are like TJ before I'm sticking all that watching McGregor you know just where whoever property in the big names you there Ross how'd you get started out in mixed martial arts whoa whoa what start what kicked off this massive journey you've gone on a successful journey about yeah you know what I am like I sent you guys before the show I grew up around Barragan so it's born a place called Stafford and I just grew up on the outskirts of Birmingham I didn't really eat and then we do much combat sports until L think maybe I was 16 we've got a bit of combat sports and my family you know my dad was a high level amateur boxer but granddad run and Bob Stanley ran and how much of Boxing Club in the Scottish Highlands up a great granddad and how much boxing background and I think my mum's dad and granddad was in Glasgow as well yeah I mean so it's kind of late it's been in the blood but the way of entry is just by me froggy Ferro fro deities up to these days like yeah he kind of took me an Easter never wanted to go on to it I think is my club at Stanford and I went along with him and long story short you know he kind of stopped raining I carried on and her here we are today yeah and hello William Birmingham for 21 years oh well and did you ever run into Leon Edwards when they were on the scene down there I did you know what he doesn't remember but I remember because I'm training him quite a lot but I he was a club called his team supreme at the time of a guy called Paul Taylor he was in UFC at the time and I remember Adam affair I think is my first on my second have a grappling competition and I didn't really know who he was you know but I run into Leon Edwards and coaches like he's good this guy got an armbar that is the first time I running they were quite crazy tom breeze you know so I'd always heard the radar is quite placing it the West Midlands up and you know I didn't train me up too much when I was down now but when I started taking it seriously when I moved up north I make the trip down to renegade quite a lot you know Sarah you know didn't cross paths too much baby yeah mommy baby yeah I'm probably closest you think you know about darkness bouncer hug Fabian up my house a few months ago I went out of the town and all that so yeah I get over all the faintly like we got a few good night so I know he's good max these guys are smart you know their approach Edwards brothers actually two chances on like the serious serious talent it's very very talented know also both feet on the show I think we only missing Tom breeze he's the only brand we go mad for using all paid on the show there's a few of them out there who are like that the few men I don't know what if where they don't have Monticello after he beat up called Pendred that time yeah yeah Oh brilliant but come here okay obviously you've sung a battle tornado Borat tell us a bit about your timing in Cage Warriors on that last for you to finish off your Cage Warriors a toy toy room I'm against I'll be was something else and also do you feel that you're still the Cage Warriors champion because there hasn't been one since you of course is obvious Treat time because nobody nobody before heinous they put me on that platform you know it's got my name on there you know I had a good time there just I feel that I absorb you enough you know I was kind of like always wanted to get myself for a permanent each time a forty nights so I kind of just steadily made kept my head down made my made my way up the ranks you know it's quite a little better people each time you know but they should got a title shot you know nasty fights have been heavy fights particularly the last one which is good you know good fight good guy you know I mean go I have you made a few mistakes but we have to talk about that that we fight definitely like I just watched the back last night and it was litchi upload back as if you were in a bat like slipping all over the ground itself it was crazy man what was liked it was like being part of that unknown like straightaway when you hit him with the elbow and ass warhead was bleeding and then they keep watching the SEC around with the nose great like like not many people have been in those deep deep waters it was a like and like how did you hear keeps it like composed oh god no yeah it's kool-aid it's one of these things I think bleh you can never even know into the house she conspired on the gym but everything you know spir inspiron flames playing you know just to Jake I didn't really ever think it you know it's kind of had to fight I'll for the reference making stuff and when I co him but he didn't and then I was kind of a new Martian Darby he gets strong as they're out was gone he's got he's got the gust I'm kinda mean just keep sky like a train just keeps him coming yeah cuz he's no joke either like yeah he's a strong boy you know what I've kind of like it looking back I was like I thinking you know she's striking skills his ways were not for uh he wasn't really his grappling skills but I remember him being easier to hit man a forty would be especially that kind of like long long range starting aids in an hour and he's got it comes with our distance like karate style but I remember him being stronger than a four under cage makes quite a big well away as well usually I mean a lot bigger than other people in the cage because I think you've got quite a bit away as well as he's got chunky strong hip charming yeah yeah um yeah he's a stuff you go looking after she didn't know I was hearing him simplest just simple summer jobs and crafts isn't she was kept in a secure man but I'm the clinch everything yes guys quite strong so using manhandle people quite easy and see I was a good fight man I think no she's gone a bit success yes you know yeah I think it's like not what you need you know and just shows I can I can smash these guys yeah she's well though yeah exactly what was it like after a fight when you're like all that for like a no contest as well it it's like I love to get like a put your body true for basically nothing if you know I mean I know obviously you get paid for it like not even like it's just a limbo and then yeah and then now you don't even have it there's no chance for really much as well because he's now he's like you you're now with battle tour as well yeah actually I was a bit shot up ahead that we get we get assigned off I think that's what made it worse maybe a build up too much before we both get the call for a rematch and you didn't happen and then I think the fact that one of us got called up and the other didn't you know then things went a bit sour but yeah I guess they would it's always nice to get your hands ready nice it's the first is weird because obviously doesn't feed you know budge I've just been the victory still there so the little weird one it's kind of like you know she's half but I think you know but you could say I still got the undefeated record and I'm gonna be twice of player next time like ult Moscow there asked all time when he gone to the UFC when he gone to the UFC and think now that you found the belt or was there are opportunities to join us here as well and now there wasn't there wasn't so I was in the position where I was kind of like yeah but to have you back to back fights 29 and I want to start in some money so I was like you know we will charge a few different companies and you know got some crazy offers likes offers I wouldn't would never done you ever seen I was like you know what it was a no-brainer to me and it meant now I could show my show you know the finger Bellator welterweight division in particular I'd like to Lima and let's meet Europeans at the time you would have McDonald you oughta have I'm the traffic on Thea and you know so I thought you know I've got a chance to show everyone I can beat these world level guys not just European level and be getting paid for as well so it was a no-brainer to be honest it is what it is it's kind of like everyone that things are changed I remember when I first got to sports gun-woo's UFC's the be-all-end-all but it's changed me and and I'm just looking forward to late through that division that's the thing but like I was talking to one of my mates last night I told him that you were coming on show Johnny and I was he was asking me why wouldn't you have continuity cuz most champions of cage where is it almost seems like a direct route and then I was like you never know there could be you could have been offered a Bellator that a belt or a nest or maybe a Bellator of scotland's y'all grounded then like you know what last normal thing yeah but the Torquemada Bellator Glasgow you know look look yeah well sorry pass it man we've got and it'll be good because I'll be good like repay their fans and all that you know about the local show and you got like to be like Duncan Bogart wait for that not know what about Ross you some versus Dylan Thomas the headline Bellator of Scotland he don't fight legit guys yeah you know I I think he doesn't he's doing he's a she got their Kasia Bob you know that she's kind of that you know it's annoying it's kind of let's just part of the game now you get people what about a rematch from the amateur ranks there Houston versus boom guard to little Chris yeah yeah but you've already beat them once so you know you want to take an heiress Colin bull Lake you're also a pellet or told him there a while ago we did she just post a video of it today doing it roll back and being in that atmosphere were you like right this was the right decision because you know just how does fans are a lot like your offense yeah it was crazy to be honest there's a lot of people I don't know how many people that there's a good few thousand yeah it was clash and I've got good treatment now and you know it is a good vibe you know like it's my first-ever Taiping Island to be honest yeah yes the first ever time and I know those kind of like like the Irish name shows I have to watch a fight it's true so it kind of it kind of made sense young I mean so I had a good experience yeah made the right decision that I'm at the some of the top guys and legally there's some big plans me like us might not be making a debut and what we in dude six favorite Chicago and but but that got him masking me cuz I have any Poland free there yeah I wasn't Manning playing a guy called even greasy she's got no mess in there yeah casually casually drop that in there didn't it yeah you know what I asked for these top 10 guys months obviously things have changed just now because obviously like the flight restrictions but we kind of like we can one this video fighting like mid-tier and what can you castle guard a son recital Bellator and they're gonna put us on a big stage shows you I mean I guess the big names and that's a girl I want you know I don't want to fight a huge name step straight and you're selling short there's a good you know it would be nice to take out a Gracie as well you know I mean I talking to coach use buzzing yes can you kind of sweat it too much yeah cuz I'm were know what I saw nema grace beat everyone I was like neem Grace's in legit yeah I'm like mitosis is not as juicy like he wasn't bad in the feet either actually destroy and then obviously last for a metallo but like I think knowing to pretend the people who fight Rory MacDonald is some sort like it's not really yeah enough got him you know I mean yeah it's kind of I accept the fact bombs now you know what it isn't that I was ably very like I believe my skills when I get that sword see you Joe Ross I think Cal was almost Sonya Schwartz accidentally because in around a lot of the fighters like when the Irish were displayed half the audience don't know who they're fighting at all yeah i mean so like kava-kava already taught you dare upon you just go I was like I was a dream of flooding getting us all flooded like to start off with then give you you know yeah but you almost forget to Brussels Cage Warriors champion as well so you can imagine what kind of like I think maybe want me to show you get a few fights and for a payday or not business stuff but I wasn't mad on you big names your honor and which kind of bail to the collection exact amount yeah that's a common into your prime as well as well yeah waited for 2929 money yes you know it's different to kind of let you look at like running or some of that you know it's kind of like she already on how explosive the body is or whatever muscular you look a lot of the world weight fights and UFC like for the Taylor like five or six it's kind of like the balance isn't it's kind of like because you see me see like 35 I'll have five years more training under my belt yeah I mean yeah there's not many variables in a fight it's not just purely kind of like like I said 100-meter race how fast she can move it you know how you got you you get your fight IQ how smart you are and you know time to develop plans to have I've still got a good few years left my home I'll get a Bellator title without a darlin and I'll see what sell faster than that yeah obviously yeah I saw a good grain boil and said that Cage Warriors are going to come back in September I'll see the u.s. he is Scotland oh no and then you sees your back Dave Lloyd on and is there any idea when Bellator are gonna come back cuz I'm see if your organization's are back they'll be back what just back in general yeah any idea when Bellator might become man may be a chance for management you know they're Saint be ready now song I'm gonna fight cheek just not to be honest yeah cuz Bellator Dublin scheduled for October yeah yeah man so I can maybe be on that card or it may be able to be a London card but that's the thing government asked me uk-based I think just cuz well the whole travel [Music] yeah I think I think before the end though so you know you've got me newbie oh oh you're not a uk-based opponent I'm like if you want to get straight in with the big boys maybe Ross Hughes and worse Michael venom page yeah I asked them a fight you know putting to social media I'll fight him no good dope you crazy yeah man had to fight that guy but it's whether you know I mean you can't like it'll protect him but he's a big name is legit guys Scott versus England that's that always goes down pretty well I'll be calling Glasgow I sculpt to the collection yeah you also met sorry you also mentioned you were in Dublin for Bellator Dublin were you training team K F yeah mana is a artist I always click to them and Chris feels when a bondage in the few times people from the airport everything to me he did man I got yeah it's a good trick it was a good it was a good so yeah it was good to get some rounds in with em guys i'm yeah i'm just good rounds like he's a he's a hot prospect come on tell us tell us this and tell us no more off with it when you're training me and Gary was I'm still or our new Kade Roger as well the way champion y'all pass the torch man he's come with like there's a lot like a huge huge open frame right now just everyone's tuning in to see what was it like train when I'm and well what are your sort of inside hearts yeah my things gold is all the skills is big big tall rangy well away you got a good striking good graph man so I think about a dollar you'll get that belt you know I think there's a like McKee improper to a probably be before him and it'll be the next wave after that monster young why is he 21 - yeah yeah Ben Sira yeah he's got you know he's look it dad's a cool guy as well poor Gary you know so you know help he's got stronger driving force you know mind of you know become so how can any help stuffing he's got all their he's all the found out the foundations there so I've learned to be a bright name a big big star in the future exactly yeah yeah exactly Torchwood needs an agent is a and Russ let's wrap things up what's it sort of seeing like weird Scottish M&A yeah he's good man I'm in a club like the Scotch is called hey Jimmy go through the racks just now Finley right Ross and some guys are that it was the first name very fiddly right then he right okay yeah Ross he's a he's a good leader British KY trafficking please move that he's doing like MMA just now the freezer he's a dangerous guy wants to keep an eye on and yeah and then the pro scene and all that I was about Christina last week and meeting him got some rounds you know develop toward the end para Denis yeah I need not talk I think he's taken up to or yes with you guys now he's there he's kind of like you know examined train with Chris for a long time remember he's a massive lightweight and I think you got called up his Bellator gave me was kind of late nurse and he was like four new or maybe five I know and I think he was fighting like a hot prospect from a mm nothing I don't know the new who but I'm not sure behind but like there may be flight him over just again if you he's a who knows about the movement cuz he's a he's a tank and he's got a very bright future and so he's he's a hot prospect where actually I've picked him up on the way down self and so I mean we're way down to Karl buns get some straightening will I guarantee like not sloppy not be just a good work yeah I saw something names actually you a bum guarding Steve I'm coming through enough I can get a start that names could you always forget so many yeah if you're a bad there but yeah but even there Jojo I think is enough far off air getting flyweight AUTOSAR yeah I'm not too sure where they're going with that Shawshank oh I think she is annoyed max poor like Jewish ankles a tall glass of milk for anyone to be drinking yes I did see can like talk to that like people is kind of saving it's kind of like a cannon fodder but yeah it's the fight game isn't my first jogos brilliant on the feats on like I would literally I mean yeah that's exactly how the feet you can never you know it's different when she's chance but yeah I'll be nice to get a UFC a Scottish UFC champion oh absolutely the first ever so yeah I mean and you'd be the first ever Scottish Bellator champion barricade rise title I'm not you know I'm gonna be too picky knocks it's been honest like a year since the last yeah about yeah so can't really beggars can't be choosers especially San says now he's gotta fight and get the ball rolling again see actually think good for you for us Houston is there's the perform Ross Houston versus Paul Daley I think that's the last a little bangin whatever mind yeah yeah the big names so take that there someone actually do it it's put on Instagram I like you know respectful day leezar usually I'll be talked about yeah I'll talk about kind of what Daly's up she's kind of like the Godfather of you care me I mean I respect that guy because I gotta tell me what should not be blunt once it'll be good for pass the torch and their take on the semtex the rain comes before as well yeah I'm actually getting so a bear think of all the good for you so you have coming up in Bellator it mean there's a there's a long list of their talents in the welterweight division and it's the one division I think Bellator half that like Daphne Royals and you're the promotion Weatherby UFC or Warren or anywhere else in the world weights especially you know like don't claim as no joke yeah I think don't receive would probably be told contention in us if not the champ I mean I wouldn't real lope yeah Mike Groff ponies could go good on you as well see what's a eventually in there with the sales of the names you're looking to chalk off it sounds like two or three fights or two or three wins and you'll be there there abouts looking at the belt yeah well in a different world that be saying that just be even Gracie last weekend you know I don't know their names now you know be looking and VP see what's be some like demon grace your MVP like I don't really know who you look at after you know that bar the champ exactly you seen Freeman even Gracie because you know trying to do so maybe not be the prettiest but we gotta get my hand raised yeah just worked it from their attorneys for you after because it's not a lot of to him to game you know I've sure got a gauge rose title but it's you know he's up you look at the big names as well so everyone's doing that you know but sooner or later they're gonna have to face me and then we'll see what's up that's that's pretty that's very well way to like actually almost end the show but last question quite whose man is take on Gilbert burns for the web way total hope to see that go on I think Gilbert's just at the moment I think you know you look at savage yeah what were you color I like Camaro use them only know they trained together another months put the same person and I will take Mario's was the daddy in that gym so I'm gonna say Mario's Restless game is too strong I know Jeb Birds brilliant to Jitsu on the ground boy I don't think his bottom game would be good enough stop it one's tough game and then not portion up against the fence and stuff like that I think you're where burns out don't change your mind Ross when Zach play for Ireland I think it's wasn't this thing with July no it's the month it's month away this you know one way round 11 Detroit yeah I had five fights the last six months and he's won them all point for one last six months yeah see ya and it renegades closed itself that will be long before he gets the title shot yeah yeah well affair so I think it was it's more awkward for him to have to try and get four kumaras when likes being sort of like a wrestling special specialist be like Royale for him with no wrestling sparring partners yeah that's true yeah we got a little place like in the master tossed off everything oh sure we could go on for everyone a few don't come into Bellator as well oh yeah inverse labor will be such a sexy for a bit fire yeah yeah definitely yeah yeah Sam tax problem Ross where we're gonna have to get you back on again in the bill of 2005 yeah for sure brilliant well before wrap things up to you do you want to tell people where to check you out or just 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