Youcef Oukacine Vs Abanoub Fares | IUR Featherweight Title | Energized's "The Face Off"

Summary

What is up and welcome to Energized's "The Face Off" Show! On this episode Youcef Oukacine (Holohan Martial Arts) & Abanoub Fares (SBG Cork City) join us to discuss the Countdown to their IUR FC Featherweight Title Fight on Sunday the 21st of November. We discuss World Titles…

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[Music] [Applause] okay what's going on guys welcome to a brand new episode of the face off russ introduce the guest today we have the ru or featherweight toilet fight it is the main event between yusuf and avenue lads how are you thanks doing having me on the show no problem no problem anything you know big fights need big shows and uh that's why you guys are here uh avenue you took this flight on short notice and what made you someone toys for this fight was the shiny belt or was it the chance to face yusuf it makes a ball i always wanted to fight yusuf he's always been written around my weight um we never clash pat's but we've both been fighting a good while um so it's about time kind of far and on top of that did you see that how you are but it's [ __ ] beautiful man it's a nice belt like i was like that'll look good around my waist so uh a good scrap you know and yusuf when uh rory pulled out on abner stepped in what did you think i believe i decided to be honest because i was so focused on their rory and he was a cell phone and a tricky kind of chill parent and i was trying to get a lot of a lot of rounds in with different cell parts and different dreams which was prepared specifically for him and that wasn't take on my end like instead of focusing on himself i know more again i was a bit more focused on him but as soon as i got this for he just put that table box for the so far away i just shorter smaller brawler of an orthodox boy around just ready to go and just started working on them skills again they were already there just had sharpening movement i'm fresh and when rory pulled out did you think you maybe you weren't going to get a chance to fight for the belt not a chance now not for a second oh [ __ ] i spoke there it was probably all you wanted i don't know what the name you will speak through your page and i told them i was going to take it for you before i had to be very bad they said no problem you made mistakes not for the main event anymore they thought we changed that because they had their own fortress what about they put him ahead and put him for the main event and put me in i think there was for the fed away championship on all your foot in championships live november 21st in newark and on pay-per-view so if you want to make sure to pay for the event or go to the event check out the lads instagrams i've been putting them on the bottom we'll be tagging them after it's going invited pay-per-view support hma rosco carry on and uh obviously um you know you you knew what you were signing up for uh when you're fighting yusuf where do you think his strengths are he's a tricky striker he's a nice nice long rangy striker so if you can keep his range he'll do pretty well um obviously i don't think that's going to happen whatsoever because like he mentioned a while ago small little brawler always gets in close so he's really good when he keeps his range when he breaks when i break his range we see how the fight goes from there but um no he's a decent striker pretty good striker i respect that uh yusuf do you plan on keeping this on the fee or you know obviously uh training under paddy who is 100 you know me i'm always getting comfy always trying to give another pair if it goes to the ground i think all the advantage on the ground as well whether it's against the fence on the map always be called the advantage on the feet on the map and on the fence doesn't matter everywhere i definitely do keeping this one yeah we will see i absolutely love it lads i absolutely love it and lads obviously this is like a massive domestic for you abner what has limos said to you coming into this fight liam's been pretty confident about it because obviously before i take any fight always ring liam i have a nice chat william i thought i'm look just to fight and there's the guy i'm fighting i send him the footage a couple of links of them he has a look liam was like he was more than happy for me to take it he was like pretty confident me taking that even though it's short notice but to be honest i don't give a [ __ ] about the short notice like you were mentioned a while ago because i'm always training you know whether it's for a fight for not a fight every day i would show up to the gym i was putting in some sort of work so i'm always in shape and the way it's good as well so it's chilling with me and use of what the party say to you with with the change of opponent just said you want to take the flight which had caused that thankfully he i think he was the only one that actually wanted to take the fight when slaughter pulled out so fair folks then for taking the football killer and uh yusuf um avenue is known for ruling like ultra marathon long distance he's probably one of the fittest guys in ireland let alone the sport and is your gas tank going to be able to survive with his 100 he can't stay on the last point you guys shut up man i didn't get out no fight man i don't care i don't mind and that's not funny we'll save you we'll see we will stay here we will see as i said earlier i have to make sure to check out the lads instagrams to make sure to get the pay-per-view to watch this sunday because now this is definitely gonna be the most talked about for this weekend ross yeah uh absolutely absolutely uh what's called two odds their their firm believes that they're going to get their hand raised avenue what way do you see this fight ending come fight night it ends either way with my hand getting raised i i'm not gonna [ __ ] be putting out these crazy predictions all first round ko 30 second ko i'm going out and all i know is i'm 100 getting my hand raised i'm gonna go in put a high pace on him let's see if he can stick with it and let's see if you can hack it if you can hack it fair [ __ ] plate them but i highly doubt that's going to happen talk about my gas tank we're going to see about that mate oh my god go on and yusuf what how do you see this fight emma don't know we'll see we'll see how it goes i know i'm going to win before you i don't want to push too much and say i'll get finished i don't think you'll make it past the second round to be honest with you fairfax and miffy dawson we'll see that's another thing as well the fans want to know like where do you actually want to go with your career in mixed martial arts like like is the goal the ufc is the goal bellator is the goal to do internet celebrity boxing who knows uh avenue what's your goal here in the world mixed martial arts one day i want to be the best in the world obviously i think that's every anyone that's serious about the sport or i want to go far with it i think their biggest goal is to obviously be the best in the world so hopefully within the next 10 years i can get to achieve that winning ufc title because that is right now that is the world's most major title unless some other organization takes over in the next 10 years which i highly doubt that's going to happen but my goal is to be the best in the world one day you know it's not really specifically get the ufc belt it's to be the best in the world if that means i have to get that belt then i will but um it's a marathon it ain't a sprint you know you would know about running then mate but uh well i'm sorry you said what about yourself where did you want to take your mixed marks career my goal is really great of all time that's that's the only goal if there's no one else i'm not going to set a fight now i'm trying to keep walking keep growing keep going until i am the greatest of all going without a question today i report featherweight belt come in your all-time achievements and martial arts so far far definitely the biggest achievement of the day 100 would be the first of many well it will be the biggest one of the day 100 percent a good way to cap off a good year lots of ups and downs it's been a bit of a hectic here but be a good way to cap it all off an avenue of many at this point it'd be only toilet for it can i have one of the country and in the uk what about yourself what would win the all your or featherweight total mean to yourself well it's going to be my first belt it's going to be my first title that i actually get to win so that's a big one for me and on top of that i've been i've been growing them really hard this year you know i've been pushing paces i've been traveling i've been working really hard training every single day so i need to win this belt you know it's a reward for everything i've been doing you know i've been literally every single day busting my ass off in the gym you know putting in the work but this this belt is going to show my hard work and dedication towards the sport and i believe you've you're obviously the more experienced fighter going into this fight you have no invoice in your record you've been in there with the likes of muhammad if he was taking the pro ranks by storm do you think that experience would be an advantage to yourself a very big advantage i i every time i fight i show up you know i show up to fight i come to scrap and i never i never back down of a fight if he wants a [ __ ] dog fight he's gonna get one he wants to grapple me he's gonna grapple he's on a strike we could strike man you know i show up every single time and that's due to my experience i've been in there a lot of that i've only known amateur fights in mma i have over 50 in kickboxing you know so i've i've caught i've come and put my work in i've put some time into the cage and into the ring so i have my experience built up and yusuf do you think his experience matters or do you think your talent supersedes his experience i think might have more skills my hard work just always just think i'm better than him everywhere whether it's on the feet on the ground in on the mat obviously compared to him everywhere that's that doesn't matter whether he has 50 kickboxing voice or whatever on a better stroke there's no question about that and then i think i'm better as well everywhere else so i don't think about so i think skill boys won't do better everywhere you're not a better fighter mate i'm going to prove that you've done that all right much better for it i just think one level's ahead nazi you're a level exactly we got to see also i'm like we'll get to see on sunday there's no point to chat and [ __ ] on this [ __ ] laptop man we sunday we go to war i'll [ __ ] show you that i'm levels ahead of you mate we'll see i i i think this could be the main event uh i'm excited for this fight more now than ever basma are you excited for this fight as i am obviously the second this was announced we were like right we have to get the boys on what you do in the background that's where people tune in all the graft all the hard work like it doesn't go unnoticed especially by ourselves i'm sure you're getting noticed by everyone so thanks for coming on after like such a crazy like last couple of years with covenant and stuff coming on boats have the opportunity now to get a belt and have it there for christmas time i mean what an amazing way to finish the year so that's why i said don't miss a chain dirt versus fires for the oily water fed away championship this sunday november 21st live in newry and on pay-per-view if you want to support the boys get onto both their instagrams the links are there make sure to support it it's going to be an amazing weekend uh russ anything else to say before we wrap things up no guys i just want to say uh when all the domestic fights were announced we looked this and we're like we want to have you guys on two of the pop top prospects out of both gyms it's a really exciting for you for the fans everyone should support irish mma everyone should make sure they watch it and we're very excited to watch it it's definitely guaranteed to be a barn burner one way or the other so best of skilled boat lads did you guys have anyone you want to give a shout out to or anything uh before we head off i want to give a shout out to um everyone who helped me train for this fight and it was helping me training for the whole year really my head coach liam and my younger brother uh floofu as well [Music] very helpful throughout the year paddy as well been through bring through with me this whole year for after flight extra training sessions together so big shout out to hindi shows methino as well for holding pads and uh shout out to sponsors as well designer quotes unite his life his drama therapy and then yeah that's it brilliant ross wrap it up so guys if you have liked this video make sure to give it a like leave a comment below who you think is going to win this for you and share it amongst your friends and look best look the bowmen on the night guys thanks million for coming on and as always stay energized energized up the irish been sussing you guys a couple of times i've seen a couple of clips i think you're doing some interviews with dylan moore and then that i i saw so keep going keep up the good workers