Callum Seaton PFL interview

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okay so I'm here with Callum the butcher who's going to be fighting on pfl tomorrow I want to say he's the first fighter from Northern Ireland to fight on pfl he's gonna be fighting on the first amateur first amateur sir and first amateur um and he's gonna be fighting obviously…

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okay so I'm here with Callum the butcher who's going to be fighting on pfl tomorrow I want to say he's the first fighter from Northern Ireland to fight on pfl he's gonna be fighting on the first amateur first amateur sir and first amateur um and he's gonna be fighting obviously young Nate KY which we've seen in the buildup too so I want to thank you so much for your time how are you and how to be fighting on a show like a to PF feels great first uh first like you said first fighter from my country first fighter amateur fighter in pfl defitely pfl Europe it said I'm not sure if it's pfl allog together so even win or lose that's still making history so great it's a great feeling yeah and I see you're in a hotel there you're in a Lovely Hotel this is this is a lot different than what you would be used to for obviously the regional shows um how does it to have all these extras and stuff like that for I know it's obviously nice but at the end of the day it's going to be the same kind of business once you go in but how's it nice to have extras that gives you kind of look into the future oh yeah this is amazing getting uh got like I said put up in a I think it's a fourstar hotel and then at the bottom of the floor there's like a 30 foot pool steam room sauna jacuzzi full gym I've got the own my own workout room with like the whole Corner workout room and then I've got if I need something I've got a con that looks after me as well and I got fight gear gloves everything bus will be take I'll get transport to and back from the arena I'm getting looked after like a king wow so you're feeling on top of the world right now talk to when you found out about this opportunity because obviously it's only yourself and Nate so that's two people out of the the hundreds maybe even thousands of Ames we have that are active right tell us how that came about and your initial emotions when you when you actually realized pfl were interested that this might be H something that was happening what was going through your mind so uh when I found out was and they told me at there two before so um I think I found out on a Thursday he got Andy got an email on a Tuesday looked at the email and was drinking a cup of tea or coffee and spot it out pretty much because he couldn't believe it and then so that was the Tuesday then he told Arno and he was about to see him he just near had a minor panic attack because it was like whoa and then Andy texted or was telling me on Tuesday Tuesday night we'll have something maybe in the works or something unbelievable able so I just need to confirm it sort of thing and then Andy Nardo told me on the Thursday and then I nearly I nearly fainted because I thought they were joking once you got over that initial fainting stage and you realize it wasn't a joke this was an opportunity that was obviously there was still many obstacles in the way and there still is OB make and wait but there was a lot of time there was a lot uh in between it but once you realize this this potentially was going to happen you got over the fting stage did it really hit you then or is it really only hitting you now well it's only really hit me no but Arno says don't let it really hit you because at the end of the day it's just another fight it's just me and him in there at the end of the day yeah because we're all it's the hotels the extras the this that and the other at the end of the day you still have to go into the cage and it's still like you are on one of the shows one of the recent shows I'm assuming the cage is going to be a lot bigger but it's just gonna be like you in there you're probably everything's going to fade away like you do in a fight and then uh yeah then you go in but I'm delighted that you've you've got this opportunity I've met you in person I've seen you fight in person yeah lad you're someone that I followed obviously through through hybrid so talk to us about hybrid your coaches Aro and Andy and all the guys there and what they mean to you because obviously fit the fight was just on there recently a fantastic show talk to us about your team what they mean to and uh how they've help you prepared for this fight oh yeah so like Andy and Aro are both Andy has been two time uh world champion like three time British and one or two times Irish and he's been over the world and he has fought um what's his name uh the guy who fought Demetrius Johnson who went the distance with Demetrius and he went the uh the distance with him that's how high up he is and and um then Arno one of the best snc's in Ireland uh one of the best coaching he's a good Corner one of the best so just having those two there in my corner on Sat on Friday night is going to be amazing and then the gym just means everything because they're just some of the nicest people you meet and then if them if it was feeling a bit D they just text you and make you feel a bit better if they need anything they're there for you the same if they need anything I'm there for them it's like they're just some of the nicest people you'll meet and then some of them are coming down on Friday to see my fight that just makes it even better yeah that's that's Savage hopefully they failed of the 10 euro tickets when they were going as well cuz I seen that Ted up on my page and they quite a few sold true but um are you coming I am I've got tickets yeah I go I have my tiets thanks and then I'll find you in the crow after perfect I'm going to be going with Jess the the cut lady so it's going to be um so we're going to be going like that I said I seen the tickets for 20 10 each I went I can't I can't be I was going to buy tickets anyways but I was going to wait till closer to the time because I I was GNA go or whatever and then when I seen him I said look surely I can buy the ticket and I could just give it to someone so uh yeah it's going to be good how long ago did you f start fighting and why did you start fighting while we're on the topic of your gym oh yeah um I started uh I was actually on a beginner course about in May 2021 and there was like 30 of us on it now it's only me as fights and now I'm on the pfl and then that's that's just amazing and then why I started I always wanted to do something uh growing up on my mom or dad wouldn't let me but then I think the gym opened up and wanted to do it and I was an ad so I just decided to start training just for the fun and then I'm here now and yeah it's brought you quite away like you said pfl you've had a couple amateur fights you've been on Fifth fight okay Clan Wars was clan wars or C cage conflict or H Clan Wars I had a novice fight in clown wars and then a for in cage conflict twice yeah cage which is a crazy crazy Mad atmosphere show but you've so you've done that when You' done the beginner's course did you think okay well I'm GNA compete after this or was like you said did you do it for fun and then just get the T I always wanted to compete it was just like one of the people in the gym uh my friend Ethan said because he would normally do reception desk back there and I told a couple of us stop asking the fight they'll be told when you want to they're told you'll be told when you're ready to fight and they'll just come up to you and say do you want to fight so I just did that just stuck my head down and then about the February or start of March the following year so 2022 I think it was March I had my first boxing fight on reace mck's show the fight project I I lost but the guy uh it was a lovely guy the guy was probably half a foot taller and about kg bigger and I went the distance so it was an experience and then the next time I was on a show I was also boxing and then I I won that one so I was happy cool cool it's good it hasn't been a long journey but it's you you've got quite a lot packed into it so far and there there's so much more going forward well this this will be my seventh MMA fight my I've had seven MMA fights this on Friday here it'll be my seventh I've had two boxing a one kickboxing fight all in the space of since last March wow this will be my uh I've had six year six fights this year I've only been amateur since April wow that's unbelievable like if anyone was ever on the fence about joining an MMA what would you say to that person because obviously look at what you've done in such a short space of time dfl obviously that's not going to happen to everyone but no uh what has you taught to your journey not just from a a fighting perspective but kind of from a personal perspective did it help with different aspects of your life whether it be confidence or or factors so if I came to you and I said right I need want to join what what have you found along your journey that might convince you to join um just a confidence you get and then the feeling of uh just I haven't even noticed until like recently until I actually started fighting like my last fight there or the one before that just I don't feel tired and then if I'm doing something with my friends outside of the gym like doing a sport or kicking a football about like they're getting tired and I'm just like how are you tired I'm not even broken a sweat that like just your Fitness go through the RO roof and then my confidence is just a 100 100 times better because I know if something happens I can defend myself yeah no which you wouldn't think like I don't look that intimidating I'm only like I'm tiny but so if some bigger person does know how to fight I could just one punch and he's on the floor because he doesn't know how to take a punch stuff like that sorry go ahead because my my kickboxing fight I didn't win it but I I took a clean head H kick to the Head and I was like ow but I was like I was completely conscious I was like but the guy was 6 foot I was like I want to fight again pretty soon so I was like I just called it off so but I can I've got a I can take a shot my cor Andy and said I'm durable so yeah if you were fighting someone six foot right and then your height what was the way category there and were you the same weight yeah well it was 62 kg so apparently he's it was day before B so he could have been like 67 for all I know but apparently he walks about at 62 which I don't know but I fight at 57 so it was that's me walking around so he could have been a lot bigger for all I know but he was like he was very skinny just tall ah okay okay so we're g to move on obviously to you've got the the you've got to weigh in tomorrow then you've got to fight Friday how's the weighin process going like you said you kind of walk around near your we so I wouldn't assume there's much yeah obviously your opponent have you obvious would you have studied the much or would that be more kind of your coach's job and they kind of fill you in what to do yeah my coach is andyan Arno Arno is one of the best of just loves watching fights and then breaks it down and then studies the opponent and Andy as well but arold has just told me what to do he's coming up with the plan and basically just for my game plan I I don't really care I've seen maybe 30 seconds of his fights that's it I don't really care it doesn't really matter I just do what I'm told like Andy and AR tell me when I fight it's like a video game they just tell me to do something I try and do it and then go goes from there but they love it because I'm a we video game yeah so basically if you just follow their instructions and they can see what's going on if you follow them correctly and to the way they ask then that's obviously the roote of it like it's going to be hard to beat them because they can see things you can't see um yeah any thoughts on your opponent really uh because he's someone that's kind of known for a while he's got a bit of presence online obviously he's famous for the the the press conference a couple years ago have you done your face off today how was the interaction with him it was okay I was like I went uh I Arnold told me he was like taller so when I seen him yesterday I was like I was going about to look up and then he's the same height as me basically so that's even better so I'm not looking up to the ceiling he's like maybe an inch taller if even so Arno next time make sure he's to the right height um after obviously you're going to get this out the way this be your last fight of the Year what's your plans for for next year are you planning to stay do you have anything planned out at the minute or you going to take this fight as it comes and then just try and stay AC next year uh take a uh I I'm a fighter I'll fight anytime any place anywhere and the just have to tell me time in location and I'll be there so like I wantest be the most active fighter I can be six I don't I can fight every weekend if I really want to like I don't mind I'll fight at anytime any place it's you could actually do that with the amount of shows coming up once they start going again with the amount of shows we have how does that make you feel as a competitor as an amateur fighter actually the amount of shows that we currently do have whether it be in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland there I want to say seven to eight seven to 10 shows potentially um and then a lot of them run two three four times a year even how does it feel for you not that many options It's amazing And also um it's amazing no because I'm on the pfl that gets me out there no and then hopefully when I win on Friday night that will Skyrocket me is like because I've only been at this for years and I think n been at this for like 14 15 years and if I beat him I've only been training three years and I just beat the future Conor McGregor like that's what they're trying to Hype him up as which I I don't care it's just an opponent at the end of the day for me yeah I like that he is he is an opponent and he has to get there and fight you the same way you to get in there and fight him and whoever has the best g game plan on the night and whoever's more prepared um we obviously come out Victorious but it's a great platform for both of you to be on this uh to be on this show um I can't wait to go I can't wait to see it uh I'm G to go and drink and have fun at show for the first time in it well I did it kind of I fit the fight I had the one two but um I I I proba might go a bit more out on this one but is there anything you want make sure you have a beer for me I will I you know what I'll see when your fight is over I'll see if I can meet you and have one waiting for you um happy days I'm gonna let you go but is there anything you want to say before you go or anyone you want to shout out before you go just um shout out uh so um you know Norman Park he's uh he is my friend and he comes down the gym sometimes he's actually fighting on Saturday so just give a b shout out to him he fighting in Poland on F for just cuz he's in it he's just because he's crazy and he fights like the super fights basically against the Polish guys so yeah and then just Norman and then all my team just Andy Aro and my friend Sam's also coming down to help Corner me so he'll be doing that and then the Social Media stuff and then just all the rest of my coaches is Connor and Hill and then all the rest of my team the ones that are coming down and not coming down basically that's that's everybody really just my team are the best someone be like oh you forgot me you know there is but you can't sit here naming everybody and then probably Dan Hardy as well because I think I don't know what he does for the pfl Europe but he's probably had the okay met fight so just for him to let me fight so just thank him some of the matchmaking actually goes through him so yeah I just can't to be a CS if I win on Friday H I can't I can't wait to see the fight I'm glad you actually brought Norman Park because he is someone who goes so under the radar in this country for the record he has I want to say he was five 53 and one in the UFC alone he had Wars with gamrat who was now in the UFC had them in ksw obviously he came up the on the short end of them sometimes or on on the short end of the fights but they were their iconic fight in the ksw team and I just don't think he gam gamr was the backup Fighter for woganowski and Islam yeah and he fought him and one of them was a no contest he was winning that fight and then there was a doctor stoppage which I'm pretty sure he was winning he's nearly had 50 fights he was in he won The Ultimate Fighter no one talks about that and he he beat the guy who is the pfl FWE Champion brandan what's his name Lan you know who I mean yeah yeah he beat him 10 years ago he was in the UFC before McGregor but then he's just not as famous as McGregor so he didn't get the stay in but he's literally fought also tone which was khabib's hardest fight went the distance with him so just him he's also shown me a couple trip uh tips so that's nice of him so hopefully that helps for uh Friday night yeah 100 like you said I think he's so I don't want to say underrated I want to say overlooked like you said all the people he's fought oh yeah he's overlooked 53 and one in the UFC I believe all those Wars like you said all these people that he's fought that have gone on become Champions at potential standings for uh fights if they out so I think he needs to be given his his due so I'm glad you kind of brought him up I want to say congratulations on what's going to happen this Friday hopefully you get the win I wish you the best of luck look like you were just about to say something there no I was just gonna say so and oh sorry Norman Tren is my coach's teammate and also re McKay is my coach's teammate Norman won in the free Arena and uh get interviewed by Dan Hardy race won the K Warriors Welter R title defended it won it Dan Hardy interviewed him so I think Dan Hardy's GNA interview me when I win on Friday night so that would just be amazing so just that's something I have in my head that'll be that'll be that's that's manifestation right there I believe I hope it comes true for you and I wish you the best of the luck on Friday and I can't wait we lose the draw I'm going to be see I'm going to be there to see you in person okay I'll see you after yeah no worries I'll take I have that be as well oh yeah I'll see you Friday night then perfect thank all the best