Ciaran Clarke | Bellator London, SBG Ireland & World Titles | The Energized Show

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[Music] en sh up the Irish time okay what's going on guys and welcome to brand new episode of eniz brought to you by for IR Stout and or Kings competitions Ross are you intoxicated or something introduce the guest by today we are bringing you the fighting pride of drada it is the one and only undefeated kieron Clark K on how's the for on board how was good lad feeling great and uh thanks for having me on great back on Bo anytime great great to see you um we're we're back going on a plane fighting for bellor uh it's been a hot minute that since you've done it you're fighting over the bellor card uh in London and look I don't think many people more than us two have said kieron needs to step up and competition he needs to be fighting guys he's N9 and0 but not only is he 9 and0 he's 9 and0 on the battle promotion I feel like you're getting a bit of a step up this time out well in terms of record anyway do you feel that K on yeah definitely I think um to be honest with you I just think it's on paper to be honest with your Lads um I don't not but the opponent of I think I think the previous Lads I just think on on records like uh it doesn't really kind of reflect how good the lads are and stuff or I know fine well how good they are and stuff so uh yeah as far as record wise I mean this flat right up down I think ho R is a good L one of his one of his losses he redeemed himself got come back and got the win against the go and yeah no I think it is a step up um I think maybe on paper I wasn't what I was expecting I was expecting maybe like I seen Danny sabatello was calling me out and all that and I was kind of like in my head like I was like right I'm preparing for this L you not like without the fing an answer but I was like you know I was like preparing from so wrestler and you know so I was like that was maybe a name that was you know cuz the way he was going at me I was like lovely but he wants to fight me I you know I they s me that's the fight they make you I mean that so I was I was expecting something like that and again on paper you know Danny's you know he was ranked top top five Bator before he fought for the inum title you know went to distance with RAF and start all this you know and how good he is and stuff but and then I get me opponent now and he's three and again like I said I know how good he is but on paper I might not have been like you know because what they were saying like the next slide but I definitely do think it's a step up in that sense and I think record wise you know and it gets me to you know the next the next challenges I suppose yeah and obviously that would uh this wi will send you 10 no h Johnny sabatello is someone who uh has no problem running his mouth H everyone you thought promo has been H quite respectful is is that something that you'd relish fighting someone who is going to put a massive Spotlight on the fight by run their mouth yeah I think I think it' be I think it' be exciting yeah I think it'd be good like it doesn't really bother me to be honest I just think you know he definitely is like you know more piece like that you know what I mean but H yeah I didn't think that be prob kind of more of a you know people probably say that's more of a mental battle that fight you know I'd say it's a spiritual one you know I think that's where I'd you know I I'd relish that challenge to be honest and uh like said not looking too far ahead I have to beat this fell satly to be thinking anything you know any of these Lads you know what I mean and I know how good me opponent is and how good Danny is and all these Lads that are ahead of me and uh but like that just staying focused and H what's in front to me Sor you know and K obviously you're quite a humble guy and normally you're very very respectful do you think uh on the mik afterwards Danny savel's name could come out of your mil do you think you could put the put the thing back and pointed in his chest and say I want you no I just I've put it out there every time that I you know I'm in the big leagues I'm in Bellator I've never said no to a fight so that's to anybody you know what I mean like just for aam S like just you know obviously it's not going to happen but it wi be next fight Saturday and it you know like I said whatever the case may be it was like oh H paty mix bant Champion next is like I'm saying no matter who they give me if they if that's the next challenge I'm going to say yes to you know what I mean because it's just like you know that's where I'm at what you in the sport if you're going to be saying no and and I get like Lads I've said it before building records and you know because it is unfortunately the sport in it's all about a record you could be six and0 beating you know Lads that nobody knows the record's poor and next day you get a contender series for you in thec and bang There you go or you you know whatever that's the way we work you know I mean that's the way the match makers look at whereas uh you know I'm not doing that I'm in battle it's me 10th battle going for 10 in a row I think I'd say it would be the I think it it might be the longest winning streak in the whole company um you know so I think you know if that was what they thought was next will then that's what's next and it's that that's what I'm F that's it I'm yes you know so like I said I never said no if I could show you me conversation John we have a kind of joke he's like he sends me the opponent I just say yes and he's like he laughs he's like one day get you to say no and he's laughing and it's just like but like that again I'm you know what I mean like why in this boort we going to be saying no to this lad or that lad of course I'm going to back myself back your back your uh you know back your team and and uh to take on anyone you know what I mean yeah yeah no I was just going to jump in there and say like when Bellator first started coming to Dublin and then obviously you made your debut there you are literally one of the guys that has gone from obviously like making your debut all the way up now to 0 about to go 10 and0 this weekend like you are literally like the product what they were hoping for wasn't your R yeah absolutely like you you've uh obviously have a massive following inra you do a lot of good work out D they've helped you in some way spot like that obviously you brought out the uh the documentary as well which was which was incredible uh Relentless am I right yeah just want to make sure I called the right thing and you know I mean h you really grown with Bellator from the start but obviously they put a lot of faith in you from the GetGo do you do you feel that do you feel like Bellator are really helping try build you and make you make you into St your own um I think I ear me do to be honest if you look at my you know look first of all I got the opportunity which is absolutely amazing that's down to like the relationship with John has with with with Bellator andg that you know they they didn't KN it was something there to bring up and obviously I stayed amateur long enough that was you know I fought you know in the Im so many times and had so many amateur fights and which it wasn't the thing back then that people had having that that many and and and uh you know um so it paid off me but make no mistake like I like my first fight I was I fought at 12:00 at night I was a swing Bo I was like you know I was the blue corner I was I was fighting a guy that had fought on Bellator already that made his debut which was George corne I was the blue Corner i' sold 300 tickets that fight I was the swing back I fought at 12:00 at night that night I actually remember that yeah the cleaners were in sweeping up the the drink you know I mean like it was you know was still there yeah D was still there but like everybody was G home you know I mean nobody thought like I was on you know I mean so I fought at 12 o' at night um I was locked in the place arrey and then we second fight then I was fighting a you know a a prospect from England at Jamie Fen a black belt he was on Joe Rogan Joe he wasn't on Joe Rogan Joe Rogan was like you know pulling up his Clips how good he was he was undefeated amateur Pro he was a you know I not to say anything but I knew the reactions I was getting off Bellator that it was like that was amazing man and I was like yeah I won the fight like and they're like no that was amazing and I was like yeah well what did you like I got them Vibes and then me third F I fought John Ando who's coming back from eight and one at the time eight and one at the time for him in Paris uh he back back in 2011 or 12 he was supposed to fight Conor for the FWE World tot they were supposed to fight H you know he was I was a tuneup fight for him I'm fully aware all this I you know and again like that's that that's the challenge the talk and stuff you know but it's not to be like big around but like he ask me like you knowy Jew about I mean then it was like absolutely I done all these things then it was like okay right he is a lad we can get behind but wasn't like off the bat like that like TR me Lads that like look at me Lads was fighting no losing records ever um you know the people I'm fighting you know what I mean like that and paper but you look into them do you know what I mean it wasn't like as if H you know it was a Zer on five guy or it was a you know you know I mean was none of this crack you know Bo so and the were very as well K on by the way yeah yeah exactly you know so I am Jew and I was selling tickets you know not stand to me support they have nothing nothing to do with me you know I mean if could have been anyone from dra in there he got behind me you know and uh so that's it like you know absolutely and I think part of people like us who were wanting to push for you harder and move you further up in the rankings it was because of that like tough start like I I would say like you know in is like one of the best wins on your record you know what I mean and was like I feel like maybe your fifth and sixth fight and do was better than those guys like on paper as you say and I was and I'm like this guy needs to move on you know what I mean but uh like obviously like you say you've earned your Jews and like I feel like we feel that from watching as well we're like what more can this guy do we want to see you get in like basically more it's not even necessarily you know you have to be fighting paty mix or something next we just want to see you in a nice Spotlight about where like you're fighting the big guys and like again as much we love seeing you fight in Dublin like this in the N series you're you're fighting outside of Dublin as well like like you you've earned your du also be like right like I'm not just a ticket seller in D I'm also a top bant way in Bellator therefore I should be fighting more frequently on on the cars outside of Ireland yeah that's it look we're here now I've called for it and you know I wanted to get out of DBL and like that I said I've said it before you know sound like a par but it's like it just it builds the buzz coming back to D then whereas if it's just like the same generic thing it's just I even noticed myself selling tickets at the time it was like you know and everybody this time is like where is Dublin I'm like no it's actually London and Wembley oh no way that's un real it's like so it's not in Du I'm like no like like you know so oh this your first one abroad I'm like no I actually fought Paris yeah you know and it's like I fought all over the world they fought in Vegas and Bahrain and Romania and all over the world in am so you know it's it's it was just it's refreshing it's exciting it's it's great I'm getting you know 5060 people I think it could be more even going over to London for me it's unrar you know so they're all buzzing it's great you know what I mean you know me Nanny hasn't shut up about him and she's she you know fighting fighting to and nail to get over to this and she's just you know the 10th one in W and everybody's it's just very exciting you know what I mean and that's what I wanted and like that if Dublin is in cars next year or whatever it is Dennis like it builds that kind of oh The Lads are fighting and dar isard to getting a win and Kieran got a win or you know they're coming back to D and you know so that's what I felt it needed you know yeah no it's great to see as we we had Dar on last week dar's gonna be fighting over there as well he's doing like he he's happy to be fighting outside of Ireland as well not as if like you don't love fighting in Ireland it's just like it's something new for the fans it doesn't seem like it's almost like the same card getting like turned out every week and obviously the way they're bringing you over to London it means like they're they're like pushing you as well that's what that's what I get from it Ross would you agree or disagree yeah well that's that's what that's what we're ask more than anything else just show show give the guys the back in that they've earned you know I mean like obviously H we were saying to DAR like he was on ESPN's 25 under 25 and we're like right like you've been told by external ma buddies that you have a superstar so like build them like Superstar and then like Kier on like like the amount of like comeback wins you've had over those nine fights or the to times where like they've been close fights but then like you just absolutely like turn into a different human being come like you know the end of the second the end of the her whenever you get the Finish is like incredible like there's no such thing as a Bor in K on Clark fight no no in the Jacks for Ken Clark fight yeah no the jack for Ken Clark f is right um like what you were saying we just want to see you get the recognition deserve and like here we are we're now over in London we're going to be fighting away from home obviously you've done that loads of times in your amateur career you fought imfs all over the the world you've H some unbelievable names uh in the omf and unbelievable names on the regional scene you really like it's almost like you're the perfect example of someone who had like a large record with some wins and losses at amateur and now you've turn pro you really H your game before you've done it and look where are now um I know I know you're not one for calling names and we've talked about Dan saell and stuff like that but how many wins would you say you are away from getting towards a totle shot because obviously you you win here you'll have be 10 wins 10 wins with the promotion I mean like you have to think if you would got to 11 12 wins I mean it would have to be undoable that you'd have me close to a title shot now uh yeah possibly I mean but I think that's the this for then you know please go going well got the win then it was like then it's like a know a known fighter and not like someone that they knew like everybody knows a name you know what I mean and then and then from there then could say because again like I said it's all about records and names you know what I mean you you know so um if that was the case then I think maybe you know pick one up one or two wins there then it could be you know what I mean so uh yeah that that could be the case I don't know you know way um so we'll see we'll see like I said I'm just kind of looking you know I'm just have the blinkers on for for Saturday you know no absolutely and tell us this also uh obviously pfl with the acquisition there um obviously they became owners of Bellator would it bother you to fight under the pfl banner I know obviously we've seen Nathan Kelly fight under both and we've seen Nate Kelly fight under both we've seen a few fight under both does that does does it really matter make any difference to whether it's B toor pfl you're fighting under no no it doesn't know I think like as long as we if you know I'm I'm under contract with them so I mean I'm sure it's just the same you know what I mean but H you know if they made an inaugural uh because it' be the first time they' be introducing a new weight classes they don't have Bantam weights in pfl maybe did a tournament there next year or something and to be honest with you in my opinion I actually think b mix is the best B to me in the world I think he beats sharan and morab I think he's the best um I think he's the Bator have the best bant m in the world to be honest and I think the depth top 10 Bator like get Haw and like you know the some of the lads there they they're top 10 UFC look that mag magov and uh you know who else um there some that guy that's fighting your man next um he just won the number one Contender fight like they are top Lads you know and it' be that tournament would be some of the best bant mates in the world you know so that's what I believe um and again that's a sack division in the UFC I think maybe you know lower level mid level UFC there's more debt but the the the the hot boys they they're all Nick and wins off each other in UFC even even like I said I think paty Mick is that good you know so um but like I said as far as that tournament that that that that really interest me know be like right you have this month that month this month you're fighting that time it's like schedule you know Ty way that which really suit you know and it actually really suit me gar and Laur as well we can we could actually have a bit of a life and kind of you know you know book in advance you know what I mean you know um things like that you know what I mean like say it's the holidays or whatever just normal things um you know whereas when you have obviously being the that you chose and I wouldn't change it but it's like you know well you can't look too far ahead because you might have a fight or you might have this or that and you know your life isn't hold you know what I mean and like I said it's what I chose but other people around me suffer for my life if that makes sense and that's what people don't realize being a fighter like everybody around you it's not just you like it's everybody around you suffers in that sense and then you know when you're down the rats or whatever you're C wait or whatever and you know if you're you're tired like you know you does that make sense so it's it's it's the collectiv as a whole it's it is tough on everyone but I'd love that schedule then you know what I mean because it it work out like you know yeah but by the way the the like 9 and0 seems to be going all right for your so far but yeah look that's it if you're if you're all n there would be an issue yeah right think of something else and uh tell us this if you did enter one of those tournaments would the million dollars be any use here or oh yeah I forgot about that yeah that'd be great wouldn't it um yeah it's funny cuz like it's funny them tourament is like yeah thinking of the the money in that which is yeah like there you go like that as well and and uh but yeah like that at the end of you come a a world champion you know what I mean no one can take that away from you like Bren Ln is the 2022 World Champion you no one can take that away from whereas you know like whoever's the world champion in the UFC someone else is going to come on along and take that and take that and again something like that no one can take you but like say like your teammate Lee Hammond he won the World Championships at amateur 2018 that he's cemented in history as that you know what I mean and that you know no one can take that away you know I mean there's no defending or and again I know like no matter what like you know there's always going to be the next early win the next year but does that if that makes sense like you know you you you've done that you know and you you've made history you know so those things really really interest me in that as well you know what I mean and uh yeah like that it be just I think it' be it be need at know okay yeah just K just before we wrap things up I just like I just want to sort of touch more on that like obviously pfl do like their European tournaments myself and Ross were discussing this last week when we had Daron like they do their PF pfl European tournaments and then the winner of that they'll push into America like if you look at Dakota to shave the way they're after giving her the big push would you would you feel like you would be more Su like would would you prefer it to be I know Ross mentioned the money but would you rather be in a European one and then go into the American one or would you rather just be straight in the American one I I mean doesn't really have no preference to be honest like I mean uh um you know where I'm at me career uh contract wise in that I don't think that the Europe one would be an option H I think then it would be the you know the uh going forward I think you know I I knew I knew that any res with Bellator I knew that that was the you know that was what was mentioned to me you know you know it was like right at the end of this maybe that could be a possib he did the million dollar tournament you know whereas H when I seen it this when I seen at the time the bant tournament the Europe one I was like oh I was kind of like I was like I was like I I would that interest me but I was like it was kind of like no that's already done and where you're at now with Bellator it's not an option so I was like okay right fair enough so but as far as uh of course obviously everyone's gonna say you want to jump in straight into the the million dollar one and you know that is preference because it's a America and stuff and it's more coverage you know what I mean but um that that that's the deal there yeah yeah you against sabatella would be great Ross in that tournament Ross what were we saying the record should s of be or how many fights you should have for the to to maybe be just fit fit into the European tournament see the thing is I I don't actually like I I was sort of saying if you had like seven or eight fights or something you get in the European but I also don't really like CET as well like you can sort of just like tell where someone's at in their career if that makes sense yeah I think I think we may did we say 10 but like maybe you did maybe didn't but like certain people are like different if that makes sense like put it this way like Paul Hughes I think was what 10 and one or something like that like before his last fight you know what I mean like you wouldn't put him in the European tournament like you put him straight into the World Tournament same with Kon i' be like now he needs to be in the world tournament like certain people you see where the trajectory of where they are in their career and what they've achieved in their career so far you're going to put them on a different Road it just depends because like that you look at Dean gar there who right very early he's in it and you know he's a top L you know I mean so again just depends but I suppose that's all uh you know all out there it exact we're just trying to make your life a bit less stressful you know yeah P the strings I think he he's more Happ to be man we'll talk to you after this we talk off but uh no but like for the people tuning in now you're going to have to make sure to tun in to watch Kieran compete on the 14th this Saturday in London Kieran is there anything else you want to say to the the millions the millions of Kieran Clark fans they're GNA be tuning in to watch you compete but and go t and out yeah yeah no I just want to say h thanks very much to use to boys um people AR realize time is Appo to day and this is how we get out there and you know it's even given us a voice to say to say this and say thanks very much to All Me sponsors and to uh me team SBG the coaches all around me that have been there putting the work in and that's really what this is the the wins and it's it's to give back the time that they're putting into us you know and uh again of course the support is coming over for me and H the people that draw it you know amen baby you better believe it K thank you very much for your time and we'll let you go on with the rest of your day but thank you L en sh up the Irish so that was Clark how did it feel to be the least holiest man on the show for that episode I'm used to been the holiest Joe in the room but I no uh look Kieran Clark is a as a man of faith and I think it's uh it's great to talk to him he he's such an interesting character he's he's very unique compared to most other people his Outlook and mindset is brilliant and look I look forward to seeing him going in there against HR mve to 10 now and then get another step up in competition that I don't know I don't know who he's going to have fight for us stop asking for more step-ups and competition for that guy well only because you rate him so highly well the thing is n and0 is no joke you know what I mean anyone would give their right arm for that like um yeah so no for the people tuning in make sure to like And subscribe uh we also had D Kelly on the show last week if you want to check that one out as well uh this card is looking very interesting Ross isn't it yeah very very interesting would you give this card like more of like an Anish takeover song or would you say London is calling which which which which would you go for as um you see to promote the the people coming on the show when they're fighting in London I'll put London London's calling okay fair enough fair enough but and then when when the Irish win you put the the song yeah interesting enough in the main event um Johnny eblin versus Fabian Edwards is no longer happen on this card it just said it was postponed but there was nothing out of either Camp nor out of Bellator that actually suggested why it was being postponed or which fighter it was being postponed to if that makes sense Which F yeah who who pulled out yeah yeah so unless both of them were slightly injured and they both said let's fight on a different day do you think they're putting that on the Francis and ganu Ferrera card pay-per-view um potentially so but like I don't really see that fight adding that much to that card to be honest um also like another group that they have a pfl belt tour is the amount of belts they have floating around at the moment they have too many belts like Fran and G was fighting henm Ferrera and I don't know what belt is on the line is the pfl heavyweight belt um when hen and Ferrera he won he won like a super fight series belt when he beat Ryan Bader like did he win the battor belt did he win the pfl belt I don't know too many belts they need to just have like here's the pfl and Bellator heavyweight champion yeah you they could actually call like the MMA world champion or something like that because it's like two organiz something like but like not everyone can have you can't have like three people with belts in the same division like don't get it hold on last week were we not saying they should be making more European belts yeah but I like the idea of European champion and then world champion but only one world champion not like here's the pfl lightweight champion here's the battor lightweight championship by the way we're the same organization like those those people should then like fight each other and radicate whoever wins like gets both belts except it's made into like a new belt a pator belt yeah because I know Bellator were doing like the Grand Prix Champion so you'd win the like say the whatever division it was you'd win the Grand Prix so then you become the champion of that division but you also win the Grand Prix belt as well so you get two belts yeah yeah yeah there's too many else like that just makes it actually confusing but there's too many organizations in one yeah exactly exactly just do just make everyone just pfl Champions no more battour Champions and then just have world champion and then European Champion to have the European Stars build into the world stage you know what it's it's just it's easier for even the FL Put Me In Charge just put Ross in charge man jeez yeah that's the end of the show isn't it yeah that's it um the new main event is actually Liam mcart she's for is it Sarah Collins yes what make of this fight um I don't as the main event they should have dar dar or Kieran like they should have put one them in the main event no no it just wouldn't really be mo as the main event um in terms of where they're at like you know I mean um Leah's com off in her last fight she had a win over Sarah M which is the best of her career previous lost K Zano lanu then beat di Silva and then previous to that lost snake hav so she's like two and two in her last four fights um Sarah Collins 5 no like very young in her career uh I think they're putting their whole main event on leam mccort I think obviously she's the aide of the bigger name of the draw but uh look she she's she's been like real bit controversy at the moment um obviously um you know there's I don't know way to say it but like there's beef between Ryan Curtis and Liam M court at the moment um OB by the way by the way by the way like for people that are probably watching this and like fans of Irish MMA like it was you just couldn't miss this pure gossip last week got on social media yeah well look royan Curtis we saw he's over in Columbia as far as I'm aware H hang Rampage back walking um which like I don't think love him hate him thinking differently of him like I don't think anyone thought that that would happen this soon as as has happened I'm not going to say PE like but some people thought it just wouldn't happen at all um but like I'm pretty shocked that it's happened this quick but yeah a test him to Ryan's character how long ago was that Ross when you actually got the injury what got I'm gonna say a little over a year ago was it over a year maybe give or take like it it seems very very quick anyway I thought it take five years or something to rehab like he was almost doing the the Billy strut there like with walking yeah and like look the amount of rehab he's doing as well is incredible it's incredible to see him in the gym lifting the weights you know what I mean like he's taking it very very serious and my whole thing about the Roy Curtis situation and like since since the accient and since where he is now is I was completely enamored with his mental fortitude and how he was just like so positive all the time and he was admin that this wouldn't ruin his life or this wouldn't take away from who he is and like what he's done and the recovery he's made like they're they're going to have to like write a book or do a documentary series on it because like the journey has been absolutely incredible um fresh the whole time as well yeah and and I think that's where the Uproar about the Liam mcord situation uh has has come into account um I think like obviously Ryan uh as basally said you know the people who were around them when the cameras were there are not the people who were actually supporting them and he tagged in the post as well so um he basically said when the going got tough you know they got going and I'm sure there I'm sure there's you know there's two sides to every story as I say but like at the end of the day Ryan Curtis what he's achieved like you know and I think it's very sad to be foreshadowed by this and then you know I've seen people say all Source about the go for me h on Twitter as well that you know money's gone missing from it and that and there was a change in ownership to go for me uh Le obviously originally set up for Ryan and now it's in Ryan's name only so look you can make of all that if if you will you can read the stuff to set in line and make your own judgments on it um I for one H I'm just goingon to say that I think it's absolutely incredible what Ryan Curtis has done I think people should continue to support Ryan on his journey H I think he is an absolute inspiration and I hope that you know he has the the financial backing he needs to get back onto his feet and to pay for whatever recovery he he has left it's crazy how anything you want to say [ __ ] what what the way I what's called uh I think I navigate those Waters clearly enough without saying anything too bad we're getting canceled again man no I think we got canceled already when you said you you should take over Bellator no uh it's just from what I've seen and read and heard I can't believe how he's managed to like yeah the the hearsay is very much in Ryan C Curtis's favor and they hear say definitely paints leam MC out to be a bad person definitely yeah but but what I want to say in it as well I can't believe how how he's managed to recover so quickly with not just trying to actually like get back walking but with all the other all the extra all the extras on the side happening like you know what I mean from money going missing to everything else in between yeah he had a break up in the midd there as well like he's no longer with his partner as well like and obviously has a child with his partner and like the way was how could it get any more difficult how could actually that be any more difficult oh by the way this is happening as well but the thing is the breakup partner happen how could you actually believe in like like God or like I don't know like how could you just not snap I know there's see that's the thing is there's actually no other option you still have to wake up the next day like you still have to like you you have to do something about it but like weaker people would fold into that situation but he is a true fighter and um I I really can't wait to hear him like speak on it more I know he was on a podcast reason I think that was over in Columbia talking about his mindset and stuff but like unbelievable like just what a character and um yeah gone true and just like to be so positive still and to still put his best foot forward every single day and they literally be putting his best foot forward is uh absolutely incredible H shout out to Ryan we'll definitely get Ryan on the show at some stage and he can tell it all from his point of view uh one thing I do want to be careful of is I don't want us to say too much that it looks like we're saying that we know something factually when we'd want to hear directly from Ryan as opposed to what ful happened yeah well we're basically talking about what we've seen online yeah and uh and what's going around well that's why people are tuning in like I mean like this is like we can't if we're doing like a weekly show on or M and this stuff is going on in the scene we can't just not say anything especially the way we've had derck key on last week we had Kieran Clark on this this week and they're both fighting on the card where Leah is now promoted to the main c main event like also very strange that Liam mccort didn't have a flag on the poster for the event when everyone else had a flag like Dar and Kon had Aram flags and of course has a bellor sign um just thought that was just a strange thing to have there yeah because they would have done that twice because yeah there was an original post yeah she was Co main event and then they redone it as her Main Event so look very very strange um we we've never I think we've had Li mccort on our show once we've never been like sort of that close with that friendly were and not that's no we always wish yeah yeah but I'm saying like not the same as the way we you know have Kieran on or you know shanan on or Danny on or you know what I mean I think she hated you L me but she hated you yeah exactly so um all the GU but um yeah look but nonetheless best skill to all of them this weekend every fighter yeah yeah okay um speaking of fers K before we get into UFC 306 this weekend Danny McCormack she's making noise online she wants to get into UFC Ross what's going on here but yeah she's uh definitely improved her change in the page skills it was much better this time than it was the last time she's a pro that's what happens when you win in the in the Apex yeah look she can do no more like you I mean like whatever she's been asked to do she's done she's done it in incredible fashion H massive Danny MCC fan she deserves a UFC contract sooner rather than later um let's get her signed and let's give her a bit of notice you know I mean let's not have her fight someone on two or three days not was type thing uh obviously again like if a fight came up in the US she need to get a Visa Etc let's have her fight someone like there's plenty of straw weights even fly weights I'd rather see it at straw weight in the UFC that don't have an exciting fighting start as Danny McCormack they don't get on the mic like Danny mcor does and don't the back of nation like Danny McCormack does so like and the back in the Conor yeah and the back in the Conor as well so let's let's give Danny McCormack a fight and let's give her a camp for it whether it be a four-week camp a six week camp or an eight-week Camp let's get Danny mcor a fight before the end of the year and let's here get in there and prove to the world what we already know amen baby amen baby uh Ross this uh also shout out to own Shawn Brady winning over the weekend as well yeah big win for Shawn Brady H I think Shawn Brady could be next for inan Machado Gary H you know what's he now 17 and one or something like that yeah Sean Brady is uh's he's a big dude um he showed he had um shows on the feet and uh obviously his wrestling his top game is very very strong but look to go the distance with gilber Burns and I think it was 50 45 on one or two cards and then 49 46 on the other like it just goes show he's a top contender in that Division and uh I think UFC dumblin Ian Gary versus sha Brady will be the ideal Main Event Ireland versus Ireland baby look to my veins speaking of Irish Fighters UI 306 is this weekend sha Ali takash Philly in the Main Event Rob's doing some mad stuff isn't he in the build of his fight he's always doing Mad stuff but like yeah but he like post some mad stuff that would make a good question like what's up with this guy Ryan Garcia start like yeah sort of yeah as long he does Miss way that's fine like the this is the morab has been calling this fight out like non-stop remember even jumping on into the cage where it's sticking on uh shaa M's Michael Jackson red jacket like like he's been wanting this boight for ages now it's sort of looking like I don't know is he trying to like play are these Mo games I don't know if they are but like put it this way more people are interested morav jash Philly now than they have ever been so uh he has us talking about him H as most people more people are talking about morab coming to this fight than they arean Ali which is uh not not what we would have expected H I do think do you remember McGregor and Alo did this like walk phas off and they walk down the Vegas Strip or whatever for the promo for UFC I think it was 189 at the time but obviously the fought 194 I think they should do that except like the me outside the sphere and like shaali walks down and like he should have like a sombrero or something on like something sort of Mexican and then like morab should walk down wearing the red jacket and they should like sort of have like a movie saw face off sha man's way taller than though does matter they're going face off away like they to be like oh no actually he's mucher than you so do that what is it about sha these days cuz you know what like um his interviews are never really like blow you away really like uh and he's not like that like that comedic like like his skits and stuff are funny yes but like like on the mic he's never really that funny I think it's the look his skill Inside the Cage that are the two things that actually get the fans excited for him like he he's exciting forter but then I also think like he's one of those ones where like from the offset he he got the Superstar R like Snoop Dog gave him the r from the offset I think you know people have just sort of clamored there ever since and I think I think he splits the fan base half the fan base think he's this unbelievably skilled fighter Striker that is like incredible and then you I think almost think are waiting for him to nearly be fraud checked they been like you know he lose at some stage of people like told you was never that good you know what I mean so I I think that but also like he definitely got the UFC push to the title like when you look at the last five people marab is beaten versus the last five people Shan's beaten Mor's list is far more impressive yeah but the people were saying Alain Sterling is probably the greatest ban of all time and he absolutely doses them yeah um look I think is there a such of reason he bias that probably like he doesn't have the uh I feel like he didn't beat the same caliber opponents that like Dominick Cruz beat you know what I mean I feel like I feel like aljo was good but I don't think he was complete I felt that there was holes in this game his standup was like had a few more holes I think there's a lot of stylistic Fighters uh at 135 at the moment like like youran like morab like even like uh n magade off is like another style fighter Cory San Haagen is another stylistic fighter like where they're evident better at one aspect of the game than the other but nonetheless people were still saying Sterling was the the goat like so I know I know it's I know we can look back and be like he looked like a deer in headlights but like was the goat but then like they rule him out the goat conversation because he was on steroids yeah well people always said Dominic Cruz I think people always said Dominic Cruz ahead of TJ Dillers even though I was a massive fan of Dill sure we as after party in New York what a night that was geez can't speak we get cancel if we talk about that night again um yeah I I just think that that division is uh almost like a a bit of a funny one almost almost to talk about goats because like K Clark needs to be in this division Ross that's what I have to say if shal dust morab then it's just going to be like oh morab just this like he overhyped no I don't think so I think if anything they'll probably say oh he uh like he had the C and then like he was out drinking beer they be like was morab taking this serious that's what I like there's always there's always something to say isn't it um yeah there's always a built-in excuse for one fan base versus the other like some people say Ireland actually beat England tun the other day when greatest Roy scored man I was only saying there I ask a couple of people I was like do you think anyone actually bet that greish and Ry would score against Ireland they win two- nil because that's like such a joke you put in your WhatsApp chats and you think anyone betting that whoever did absolute genius bro Mystic Mack but uh bringing this back full circle Ross who' you fancy to win the sugar show or morab deash I'm gonna say morab I think if I'm put my money on on the long I think G say morab I'm just I'm going to go shanali he's just there's there's something when he fights I think the UFC is a better marketing place if Shan's champ who do you think uh um okay give us five fighters in the UFC that when you watch them fight you can just feel the energy in the arena so you can say Conor that's barer has that now right so you have okay you have Connor so you take him out there's four okay okay so I'll give you five outside Conor cuz I feel like everyone feels it for Conor yeah okay Pereira shaali Jon Jones I know some people would think that this is like a bit R but I feel like there's a different atmosphere when Patty P fights I feel like that actually gets very sort of like tense like everyone's like what's going to happen and I would have maybe said previously adna but like I don't think so I don't think he has that balls of him anymore H I'm just trying to go through the Champions panto not really like I'd say Johan omali will probably be next up there now to be honest um but also think I think uh ilot Poria also has a potential for that to happen as well if he can beat Max Holloway I feel like he could get that aura as the kids say these days so so you're after saying Jon Jones oh okay Jones Pereira omali and Patty piml yeah okay that's four and then Conor's obviously one you're going to give us one more would you put chv in there yeah probably chv is like to is someone who was going to fight and you're just like not going to miss it yeah so right if well also M's F this weekend but like if you could get tickets to well obviously we're taking out Conor like it's it must be so annoying for him as like who's the goat but take out Connor like he's just like ruled out every conversation right but you go right if you get tickets to any event that's happening next week right and it could be Jon Jones fight H prayer F really yeah like I've seen so many of the best fighters fight I've never seen JN Jones fight so like I miss Anderson Silva saw GSP saw McGregor so like joh would be one on the list that be like right I want to see them fores so have you never saw any of them fight I've seen patty patty the b f yeah but say you never saw them F ever still be pick on jnes you take them glasses off and stick the American ones on maybe Pereira maybe Pereira I don't know what my answer should be I think until CH like like you know what I I'm just going to go oh I'm going to say I I just what does there something about Patty fights when the atmosphere is there like it does come down to like the atmosphere and like you know what I mean like like yeah Patty be the best Fan Experience like especially from a European Fano to be like you yeah and then like it also it but like also it like who the fighting does play A Part as well like if you want to see yeah but you also like you'd love to see poan versus Jon Jones that oh yeah I'd actually like to see that fight at heavyweight and like just just like NE them have to cut weight just see how it goes but but Jones say for Aral yeah you for that one as well would you rather see oh you see Jones poan or aspal yeah at the moment aspal just because that fight's not happening yeah but then you get like two mad sort of mes Tomas is like so sound you could be like a taxi driver or something he's just like a b like Jade came across picture of Tomas I'll doday and goes oh have you seen this guy before I think he's think he's going to the UFC and I was like I was like yeah that's Tomas I go he's the champ and he was like oh have you ever met him and then I was like here's us him in London here's Us in lond again here's him on our podcast in London she was like no way that's cool so like noning like no way you actually sort to look like him B don't you yeah he's B handsome the make you told me to say that as well but that's hilarious I'm already mess same division Jesus um right so you're go who we going for in this fight to win the Bantam way where Russ or the Bantam way Bantam way you're going man right I have to bring a full circle geez people don't know what's going on I'm go morab and then Grasso I'm going I'm gonna go shaa Mali and then because Patty McCurry is team Grasso I'm going to go Grasso um also also on the card Brown to take is taking on BR Diego Lopez and uh we were saying last week not 100% Madden the card also I was watching the MMA Guru talk about this card as well and he was saying he was going nuts by the way but he was saying that there's not no fight over 155 pounds interesting I didn't even Noti was that yeah oh either get big dogs in there quick let the big dogs eat bro speaking of big dogs big win at the weekend [ __ ] big Trev mango um Trevor uh he was having a bit of back and forward with Pon a week uh which I think actually was great because it actually had a bit of hype to his F people that was probably the most hype fight in the card I know some people say Curtis Campbell who fought in the main event um The Pink Panther as they call him H is a very very is a very um sort of unique individual and has his own star power but for an Irish guy to go over uh to fight over there and then make the M Amal noise come fight week I thought that was very very impressive and then the way he fought as well he was almost like a a Nick Diaz esque style you know there was plenty of punches and bunches uh plenty of volume in there eight one or two big body shots it was totally unfaced and I think his opponent was obviously game while while he was in there but uh look I'll be honest I felt like he just came came into the fight his opponent out of shape and like it seems like he did it on purpose almost to make heavyweight he was coming up from welterweight H I think he gained 90 pounds from his last fight to this fight not something anyone ever avoids but I don't want to take anything away from uh Trevor mango what a fight um what a debut a pro um I think it's one of the best pro debuts we've seen in the world boso yeah with the best it was cool back and forth the the only like ship was was that it was on the exact same time irand were playing England and football like you know yeah but I suppose in terms of you know traction like he seems he seems to be doing very well considering was at that time so uh shout out to Big Trev yeah see maxone and then also shout out to Arman herk who got his first professional win as well he was the current jerk and Trevor mcken goes on after what's called absolutely ferocious elbow boy yeah boy yeah her and I feel like he really needed that win after s Oxon he was on to going into the fight H obviously he had a win in Oxon as well that didn't count so look um I think Arman like a Banton way he looks really big he looks rangy he looks dangerous that way class so hopefully the move to Manchester top team does him well hopefully he puts away few distractions that he had in Ireland and he can just be the best Mi martial LS he could be over there yeah like here here um then uh just before we look at your Fighting Championships that's on this Sunday uh we have to give a shout out first off to Nan Fletcher who won his UFC debut H shout out to omil Brown who won the 50k at cage Warriors 176 Glasgow shout out to George Hardwick as well one in Glasgow anyone else Ross in that Glasgow card and Sean clany junr as well I think deserves a mention and re got back in the wi column as well yeah uh they're the ones for me but yeah and then like NE say we mentioned earlier battle Tour London is this Saturday same night before UC 306 uh Lee Hammond will also be fighting on well Fighting Championships in Spain that's going to be on UC F pass as well make sure to check that out uh Ross before we wraps things up your Fighting Championships on this Sunday up in Yuri the 15th um is what fights on this card are you looking forward to seeing well we are seeing another Pro debut this weekend um Jess poow is going to fight against Maga and that fight will take place at a catchweight of 73 kilos and we've been waiting to see Jess P make his Pro debut for a while I'll be interesting to see will he mix things up so listy wise I think his style at amateur looked like it would be a great start to throw more elbows especially um in in the grappling exchanges so I want to see uh how that'll go I I would expect um Jess to get the win that's no offense to Maga but I just feel like out of the two of them he had the better amateur career and then since turn pro I don't think things have gone too great for Maga um so we'll we'll see what the story is uh for him he has picked up a win at year before but I just think Jess po H is the better of the two and then like there's some unbelievable fights on the card from your deck M has put on a great job uh picking out some unbelievable fights so I'm just gonna call a few of them out um as I see them here so uh Carl mcconway absolute veteran of the orish amateur game is H fighting um Shane Mullen so that's actually going to be another probe out h two Lads making their debut two very season veterans on the amateur scene um also on the card we have um Matthew roor fighting there he's always exciting as well and Kevin Koo who just won the Akuma title there he's fighting Brendan branagan and that's one definitely not to Miss Eva Cruz versus Khloe Crower H Khloe just had an unbelievably good fight H she didn't get her hand rais against Kyo suan but that's one definitely not to be missed Shake Leland versus Henry Lea a flyweight are two of the best flyweights in the country and someone else who will also be H looking out at that one will be Ben mat is fighting Ricky dur Duro maybe a win there for Ben could get total fight and then Alex K is also fighting oan daily in a featherweight fight at the car at the card as well H Alex K is finishing everyone in the first round can ocean daily stop that high train we will see come Fight Night great night of fights by H de melen and the guys up at year I can't wait to see it ASO yeah well as we were saying hopefully some of these guys make a like make big noise up in NRI and um pushes their careers on um I think it's even more important for the Le of Jess and H the winner of uh K Conway versus Shane Mullen that's very important so like they're listening now like that's that's very important for you but like also as you said the amateurs as well but uh we're looking forward to checking that out on Sunday absolutely that I think that covers absolutely everything for what's in store for the week coming um for the people tuning in now as well we will be at colum wus fight on the 20th Friday the 20th of September so that's a Friday week uh that will also be be the same night as cage Warriors 177 unplugged and so for Conor McCarthy Sol Solomon Simon and Adam shell are going to be on that card uh the 21st which is a Saturday efc2 goes down in Cork uh Anthony Joshua actually Floyds to Bo that night as well and K Warriors 178 Manchester is on that night so far James Webb Dar Ward and Matthew frel will be on that card as well bu Ross also your birthday is on the 18th as well hell could I forget jeez ah man I thought you would have forgotten I wouldn't had to deal with all the birthday messes that I have to get back the big the big five bro yeah 50 board can't wa we have first birthday we might have a very special guest next week yeah it's coer now than ever yeah could be the biggest one of all time who knows depending on where you look at at we actually had Sean Amal on the show before as well I was thinking about linking that at the very very end of this show although like it' be weird looking back at that yeah say that not leave that show yet yeah I think you're a f well guys if you listen to this absolute dribble at the end thanks for listening and make sure to like share subscribe and as always stay enered stay energized energized sh up the Irish been sting you guys a couple of times I've seen a couple of Clips I think you're done some interviews with Dylan Minon and that I saw so keep going keep up the good walk guys