Rhys McKee | UFC Vegas Return, Paul Hughes Homecoming & UFC London Preview | The Energized Show

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di Jo show op the orish here we go okay what's going on guys and welcome to a brand new episode of energized brought to you by or Kings competitions R are you intoxicated or something introduce their guest man today we are being brought to you with the one and only UFC welterweight the favorite boy from balam it's the one and only it's ree Skeletor mcke ree how you doing board welcome back to the show yeah I'm good I'm good boys I'm uh I'm in a good place and it's always like I always say it's always good when we're we're having a chat you know something's coming up so here we are something is coming upward absolutely we're we're just under a month away from uh you stepping back into the Y gone uh this time you're over in Vegas um how excited are you to have a fight in Vegas yeah you know I think at the time a lot of people thought it was going to be London and then it turns out that it was Vegas and for me honestly I'm much happier to go to Vegas than I am London and spent a lot of my career in the UK so any chance I get to go to summer Sunny is a is a happy time you're you're looking you're right in the sun right now Reese where abouts are you yeah I'm up in Belfast actually we're doing a we're getting a few bits me and Rebecca are doing some shopping so uh we're in the sunny Bast but it's don't let the sun fill you it's absolutely freezing and how many selfies have you gotten ask for today ree well none yet I think maybe you know I'm going incognito I haven't got the hair on so maybe that's why yeah fair fair what's called he's got the he's got the the Venom gear kid L for the second half today he he puts on the UFC gloves and everything that fell yeah one phot good out absolutely uh re obviously um big issue for you for the last one has been the inactivity how excited were you when you got that call to say you were book you Wai a while yeah we were kind of We R in a while we were almost waiting I think it was nine months maybe 10 months by the time we got news so for me I was definitely getting itchy I was kind of wondering what the future looked like obviously I'm on a two fight skid with the UFC you know people were being released left around in Center so I'd be lying if I said that that wasn't on my mind uh I was worried that that was going to be the next step however I was kind of getting comfortable with whatever options I had were going to be the options I had so H I had a conversation with Graham and he said listen uh we have a fight we're back in Vegas and it was uh it was very good conversation it was happy it was relief uh I think in those last few conversations with Graeme I was kind of wondering you know what I would do if it wasn't UFC um but like within a split second of him tell tell me that we've got another one with the UFC it shows that that's the exact place I want to be it's the place that the only place I'm really interested in competing right now so the fact that I have a UFC fight means absolutely everything to me and if I'm being totally honest I'm more elate happy refreshed now than when I was first signed and you know I feel like I've my new lease of life I very much feel like this is um the version that got me to the dances back and uh I think that's why it's so exciting for me yeah absolutely and we were Del loed as well and and like I suppose one thing that was constant like we're in contact frequently enough like there's that touch of like any news when's your next fight what's the short you like you know mean that must been very frustrating for you because you must get get that question probably on a daily basis from a variety of different people oh on a daily basis like I'll asked that question in a roundabout way you know and all people that mean the best but you're literally answering that question four or five times a day so it got to the point where it was starting to bug me you know um yeah and then like it's hard because I also have the question I want to know and I'm texting gram every week being like what is the news you know but the UFC has a has a heavy roster of Fighters they have loads of people to keep happy and I'm just one of them uh unfortunately in the UFC when you are in a losing streak you're not at the front of the on the the line so I just had to pay my time I had to get in this place where you know I was comfortable with whatever decision came when it came would be the right time for it to come so so I waited I paid my time and uh I got what I deserve I got what I I got what I raped because I was patient and especially at uh at welterweight as well I think that's one of the heaviest rosters in the entire Division I think there's probably more welterweights than any other division so uh you're uh there's a big number there but tell tell us this uh your opponent uh Daniel frunza um what do you know about him obviously he he's coming from the contender series he's he's fought in the Apex before so uh he he he's been there but uh this this is a different cattle of fish when you're gone from Contender series to actual UFC isn't it yeah it definitely is um he seems he seems an exciting fighter he's a lot of finishes you know a lot of his wins are by finishes and or Knockouts so that that excites me when I get his name first um you know he is new to the UFC in terms of it being his his debut but listen I'm sure I'm sure he's excited I'm sure he's ready I'm sure he's he's trading hard but but um you know I have a I have a lot of time in the UFC cage uh so let's see how different it plays you know I'm sure Daniel will will pose challenges and puzzles but uh this fight prep for me has has been refreshing and it's been everything that I wanted for myself and uh we're on the Journey of rce mck so I'm not too bothered about uh Daniel or or whoever this opponent may may be you know like like I said this this whole game could change every time I know I'm turning up 5ifth of April ready and ready just about on a Rec key performance of Lifetime absolutely and that and that's what we're all going to see and we can't wait to see see you get your hand rais in those UFC gloves um tell us this obviously you know you've touched on your on losing streak do you feel like people are starting to maybe like disrespect your skills or disrespect you in certain ways while you're on this L and drink and like maybe they've forgotten all the incredible achievements that you've had in your career yeah 100% like I I do def I feel like sometimes in Irish MMA uh we're such good for our own people but sometimes when our own people are off the street we can maybe be forgotten too so you know I definitely do feel like a CH of that but however I get it's that sport it's the sport with you know like the people who are making noise at the current time are the one that get the attention so I mean like um you do think that's so that's so fun you need to go take selfie or you okay no no no we're good we're good we them that way I you paid them a t I think like I think when you are in a losing streak it's very easy for people to write you off H and I get it people are doing such amazing things in this country but and listen here's the thing I I don't I don't need I don't need um I don't need anyone this journey I'm on I'm I'm here for myself I'm here to get the win for me my family my close team and you know if people if that means less people are tweeting then in the nicest way possible I couldn't give a [ __ ] because for me I'm just here for my myself and my team and my family yeah absolutely and like I think sometimes you know someone might just look at it black and white and say or either won or your loss but like when you actually look at the actual performances like you know what I mean like it was Split Decision loss in your last fight against enani he's gone on and won his next fight you know against lucer like you know I mean he was Saved by the Bell you know what I mean so like it's not it's not like uh it's not like they've been uncompetitive and it's not like you know you've been classing them so like I think people really need to have watched the fights and like realized what actually went on before they they want to you know for forget about all the skills that pay the bills to get there and I think uh this great opportunity for you to fight someone who's coming off a contender Series win and you'll be by far the more experienced person in there because I feel like a lot of the fights maybe bar the lose someone like they've had a lot more experience in the UFC than you've had and like for someone put it this way you it' be rare to meet someone who's been given so many tough outs at the start of their UFC career for sure and like this is the thing it's not even a thing like you look at any of the other Fighters you know from the UK or probably American and nobody's been giving the touch I've been given uh like but here's the thing too I'm also and you guys have talked to me enough to know this that I'm not the guy that wants to be the worst fear or the biggest fear for me in my career is knowing that the guy that only got to F fight these guys I am one of them for me it's just it's now time to start showing it so you know people can say oh he's been giv a hard run but like that's the run that I want to be on these are the names that I will be beating very soon so it just starts in April 5th and uh you know it's I don't even think that people have said this about getting one over the line but like I'm such a good fighter I'm such a world beer that it's just time to start doing it uh you know that's it like I'm not that's why like you'll notice I'm not even speaking to many media Outlets this time because have nothing to say over than on April 5th I just there to beat the [ __ ] out of him like that's it really yeah we want to see it yeah exactly re like obviously you have you haven't had a fight in the year and now you're back on April 5th like you said you've changed like what what is what have you added to your game in the last year you know what I've just been I've just been naturally evolving like I've been training for I've been training for a year without a fight so like naturally any athlete in the gym such as the gym like ours like you're just going to have to improve all the time like you know week to week you're doing training CS with other Fighters you're doing any preparations for them you're just going to get naturally better so but for me it's just have like you know my experience is ever growing not just through fights but you know I'm maturing as a man I'm like evolving as an athlete and I just feel like I'm just in a really good stage and point of My Career Technical uh mental wise like I'm just in a really really good place um but again this is what I'm keep saying none of this matters to say this because you know people could be watching this interview or fenza could be watching this interview thinking oh he said this it doesn't matter a [ __ ] because on April 5th when we stand two to two that is the only [ __ ] thing that matters so you know I can care what he says I don't even care what I say because I know April 5th that is when we see what happens absolutely and that's what it comes down to it comes down under the bright lights of the UFC Banner who who who's going to be the better man on the night and uh no is going to show up 100% the people's Main Event Reese tell us this does it make a massive difference when the likes of like obviously Shawn mccor had to pull out his fight but like he had a fight booked Patty has a fight book Paul has a fight book now there make a massive difference when like all the top guys in the gym have a fight booked at the same time just for like that higher level of competition training in the gymm oh 100% like you think there like I had Shawn I had Mark I have Troy like uh all the these people had active fights Patty active fights like there was there's four middleweights alone that were all having you know high level fights against tough guys and uh they've been doing all my fight runs um so yeah it makes a massive difference but the energy in the gym such obviously I'm not doing as much work with with uh Paul Hughes um but like with the weight difference he's massive uh like but the energy in the gyms good you know it's nice to it's nice to have that energy and everybody's actively fighting the match you know where 50 people deep on on a quiet night so uh it's all switched on at the minute the gym is the Gym's hien now like it's really it's really switched on uh and now the focus of SPS is in my fight next which is nice so um we've seen a lot of fights passing through this Camp uh but now it's my turn yeah absolutely what's called uh you'll have to get one The Lads start speaking a bit of Romain or something like that for uh funza and uh get ready get the trash AR go you know but uh didn't even know that's where he was from that's the first I've heard of well I I hope he's Romanian I just didn't H put him under that under that B I think he's movan mov no no Romania Romania Romania I don't know as as he language he'll be fine B throw me under the boss throw me under the boss areas tell us this how how has uh life been like you know obviously your your father now and like you know I mean like you know as as Ruby gets that a little bit older and stuff like that H just do things get easier you're not you know hopefully you're not in like the sleepless nights phase as much anymore yeah I tell you the truth I tell you the honest truth when I sat here and I talked to you before the chitt and kuani fight I thought I had it all worked out I thought you know this is Grand you know plenty of time to train you know training camps is normal what a complete load of [ __ ] honestly the training camp that I had for the chitt fight like honestly I I was in a better position for this fight on week two of training camp than I was on fight week for chitt um and that was just based on a complete lack of time complete exhaustion due to sleep you know it really didn't scratch the surface what have I what honestly the level I was at two three four weeks into this fight like I I was never that level for for the chitty fight so um I put myself in a really hard position um but at the same time I don't regret anything I needed that fight at the time uh I was in in a position where I wanted to compete um but now as I come out of that hindsight wise it wasn't the best sign to compete no 100% And I get that cuz you know obviously being a father like I know just like to be exhausted I know was like to be T but like I'm not an athlete so like when when your your body is your work like it's so important that you're getting that rest and it's probably something that people don't really think of at the time because a lot of the times you know even your training Partners they just see in the gym type thing or I mean or maybe an hour or two either side or whatever but like they don't see what it's like when you go home and you're deal with KN feeds and you know you're trying to give Rebecca a break and stuff like that you know I mean there's there's a lot more even like like even like I give a really what's the example I was lit thinking of an example and I forgot oh yes when you're when I was in like the training camp for the chitt fight like you would have been in the middle of sparing and you would have got like a really jumped out feeling of like you know a wonder you needed at Hope or I wonder if something happen blah blah blah even like I'm not saying I don't get them feelings now but I'm able to switch it off for the three four hours a day that I'm training and really like my training now is my training where back then I was literally just turning up ticking the Box did I do enough work that's it where now I'm doing like I'm doing as much work as I can do I couldn't I I I physically couldn't be doing anymore this time so um it's going to why is why is things different because my head space is totally different I've no I know I can't be doing anymore so whatever happen happens is there's as much as I can do and you getting that feedback from Pat and Chando as well they see like you know more switched on more focused just up B sharper yeah I I think I think everybody knows something's different I don't think uh obviously at the time like you don't really realize stuff at the time but I think now that we're training the way we want to be training uh you know and it was never due to not wanting to train or not being AR it wasn't that I just had so much limited time where now I think people see that spark in my eye again they know like things are just different now so I'm just it's just it's such a good position to be in now and ready to compete like so good I'm I'm sure a few of the lads on SP they wish he could go back to the sleeve deploy M yeah but they're ground re we're obviously very excited to see a return on April 5th and uh you're also running the fre project again on April 12th um how are you finding running the fo project and um where would you like to see it go in the next couple years yeah it was funny the fight project was booked two weeks before I got my own fight date so we booked it for the 12th of April which now turns out to be exactly one week after my fight which is absolute chaos uh however I've got such a streamlined thing that it doesn't require much energy uh all I have to do really is match the fights and everything else is just a repeat booking like all the same people work the same show so it's all Plug and Play All I Do Is match a few fights uh and that's all within the club that I know so well so it's zero stress where do I want to see it go I think at some point we're going to turn back into an MMA show I think that's going to be our natural involvement uh I think I feel like that that's maybe you know not the next show or not the one after that but in like maybe in the turn of next year would maybe try try that again um but I'm not entirely sure but bigger and better as always no cuz you if for people that haven't seen Reese's putting out videos you put out a video the last fight project and it looked like you doing that much work man so it looks easy enough but uh like the the explosion of Combat Sports that's gone on the last wall for in Belfast uh up in the north as well with the with Paul doing amazing things and then even the way Crocker was fighting Donovan there recently like you have you find more and more people are are like um want to take part in these events yeah you know like there's definitely there's definitely more of a fighting interest and appreciation in like local towns like balam or Belfast but you know to get them in there and compete and step in the ropes like it can be it can still be a challenge um can still be a challenge so there there's definitely a more of a I would say there's more an appreciation with the guys that are already doing it or already training with us but I haven't noticed our door is not been kicked down or anything yet maybe after this next fight normally normally when I have a fight the interest normally spikes so we soon see yeah well people people people be join to see see you get in there and you know I think when they see you know the balam boy get in there and they see them done the UFC gloves you like it inspires a lot of people when uh people see that whether you realize it or not it really really does people people love you as a person Reon they love you as a fighter you mean you're such a personal guy but also like once you step foot in that cage the Skeletor comes out and it's a it's a different cattle of fish and people you you have such a uh five friend fan friendly style that people love to see it and like you're you're in there for the kill you know what I mean like you don't have that finish rate for for no reason and you know what Like I Do I Do genuinely feel it like I do feel it with uh you know as as much as we can talk about the people that you know you maybe notice are a bit more quiet now like there's still that Circle that c Circle that still knows what we do how we do it when we do it why we do it so that PE that crowd is all I need so I feel the support of them people and uh I know like you know people ask me why am I not under pressure why is my why did I not feel stressed about this fight because I'm more living such a blessed lifestyle like I'm more ready living the life that I want and uh on April 5th it just makes it a we bit shinier that's it nothing changes my life will be the same on the Monday after it'll even be the same on the Tuesday um you know the the result of this fight is just going to make it a bit nicer and the 50 Grand bonus wouldn't do too bad either so I was just been tou on that you know what I mean like you are a natural finisher so like you're always in in the sh with that 50k bonus you know yeah 100% you know and uh in this fight it's going to present itself and you know there's going to be opportunities and uh you know the game the game I'm playing on on the level I'm on at the minute um that's what will happen so let's see yeah absolutely absolutely also just in the build up to the point we'll be what sort of content will we be seeing from RE Skeletor mcke yeah well we're still releasing that we're releasing these Vlogs at the minute which are good fun um and you know it's just very fly on thewall style Jack McAn as brother of JS who does the photos and we're just putting out very much I I want I wanted the vibe this time to be let people feel like they're in the room let people feel like they're there so that's kind of what we've went for no fancy edits no you know keep the raw stuff in keep me getting punched in as well uh you know just leaving it as real as it is so it gives people like an Insight what fight comes actually like H so that's kind of where we're at but uh you know normally as it gets closer to the fight I close off a bit more and so I'm trying to keep it as open as I can and let people see as much as as much as we can but like I said there's nothing in these vlogss that will change anything because April 5th is all that matters when we stand across and we say here's our teas and C let's see what we have yeah it'd be great to see a fight we Vlog as well ree yeah you know what I do agree me and Pat are gonna and Paul we're going out a bit earlier so the fight week Vlog would means I would have to video it which I don't mind doing I think I'm an actal geek of that type of stuff anyway so uh maybe I'll just have to maybe I just have to do that yeah there be nothing stopping you doing the recording part and sending across someone else edit you know I mean yeah that's that's true yeah it works smart not hard all that true that's what I do anyway apparently B it yeah well look down there for dancing and all that you know what I mean or or down there for head kicks whatever way you want to say uh but ree I'm actually buzzing now for your for talking not that I wasn't buzzing before but like I always feel like every time you have a chat before I'm like you know what you're one of the guys in this board who like I want to for more that more than most if you know what I mean you just you just have that personality about to them just like I just want that guy to win and be successful like he deserves it you're such a such a hardworking guy you're so lovely to every who comes across your path and also like you know I mean just want to for you and your lovely young family you know what I mean you're you're absolute top BL always had a lot of time for us we always have a lot of time for you uh easy one of our favorite Fighters no doubt about it I really I really do appreciate it guys I always like I always say I always feel this support from you so um you know that's one is for us all the good guys always win and uh it's time to win absolutely yeah you're a bad guy really yeah you be a bad gu for those 15 minutes I'm a I'm a scumbag at heart re ree yeah look absolutely love having you on the buildup to one any of your fights to be honest uh is Ron you want to sa for the people tuning in that on April 5th to see ree M get his first win in the oct no it sounds bad but like you know should you what should you not um I don't really mind um but if you do watch it's going to be a lot of violence and it's going to be fun so I would I'd probably uh tell people they should watch but no listen this one's for us all this one is for the ones that did stay the path the ones that have had my back since day one uh and the ones that forgot [ __ ] them they don't have to watch anyway uh and the ones that remembered they'll be watching so we're going to have a good time legend legend we can't wait for man it's going to be it's going to be is annoyed to remember and uh ree mcke getting his hand raised can't wait to see let's go ree thank you very much for your time bu and we let you go on with the rest of your day of course guys of course de Jo show the so that was Reese M Skeletor mcke baby he is back 5ifth of April and look he's he looks like he's ready to make a statement and I can't wait to him do it and like you said you know what I mean like all the Talking means nothing he needs to get it done in the cage and I I firmly believe he will yeah do you think he should have taken a second and got a selfie with that person probably should have you I mean probably should have but you know what this is the new ruthless mcke that we're seeing so uh there we have a basman that was ruthless man wasn't it very absolutely ruthless ruthless absolutely ruthless man but uh yeah and then Reese will be taking selfies at the Foy project on April 12th as well Ross yeah fresh off a win he'll be there for project always great event uh re ke runs runs a smooth show so smooth baso as you would say he doesn't have to do anything that it I I messaged him when I saw that video he was just sitting there telling people where to go very that was ruthless man he's ruthless these days but who's who's who's GNA who's GNA say no to him I don't know Skeletor for the people cheting in right now make sure to like and make sure to subscribe CU we are here every week promoting Irish MMA and Combat Sports um if you are enjoying the show as well make sure to tell a friend because we are also promoting every Irish fight every week every month every year on the eniz show page as well every day man the man the content comes out it's crazy it's only the two of us Ross a as the Paul say it's every day bro it's every day speaking of Paul Paul Hughes is now headlining pfl B well fast on May the 10th Ross big news is back baby absolutely big news is back and he is fighting Bruno Miranda in a lightweight showcase B on May 10th in the SSC arena in Belfast and watch will be a very memorable night in Irish MMA it'll be his first time headline in that Arena H it's going to be a big one um you know he's getting a lot of love from uh the Belfast Fighters uh these days I saw uh he was with Carl Frampton the other day H they bumped into each other uh Mick Conan's always shouting him out you know what I mean like he's he's become a real household name up there he's uh really seen his star power really uh rise in the last 12 months I I don't think I've seen anything like it in a while about of you no to be honest um I was sort of surprised with the opponent he got like I know everyone was saying that he like they want to see Naga mov again uh I know we discussed him like I didn't think that was going to happen did you think that was going to happen I didn't think it was going to be Bruno Miranda but uh I I I like the talk was sort of uh heard a lot of Shane bergo I know he said Stephen Ray H look I think it's a good opponent for him it's not like BR Miranda's an absolute slou you know I mean his last fight you got to win against patricky pitbull um but I I think I would have just preferred someone who was maybe a better English speaker so to be for that back and forth for promotion of the fight uh but again like look it's a it's a fight that uh it's going to be a tough one for Paul but I expect Paul to get his hand raised oh definitely without a doubt uh Ross any other fight Academy Ireland Fighters you'd like to see in that card yeah don't hold back man don't hold back well uh do few well I suppose we touch touch on who has been announced for the card and the only other person de melen is no longer with cage rers he's with the pfl now and he is in the European tournament and you know what that means there's 100 Grand on the line for de m if he can win that tournament so uh that'd be absolutely incredible to see him win that uh great competition in there for him H looks like he's GNA fight vanus in the first fights few other uh Connor Hughes last year's tournament finalist is also back Mark y's back he was scheduled to face Andreas beener at one stage H so yeah it's going to be a tough competition but uh no better man to do it than Dey and great to see pfl sign someone from Team T it don't think they've had a team Tes fighter before not that uh I can recollect so uh great to see that um I suppose like look they are up in Belfast so if we're looking at fighters to sign from that region um I suppose does K mcar can have a fight booked H it's funny like you'd say Carl Moore but he's booked like for two weeks after H in Orlando or the night before in Orlando um trying to think who else like sha mcor's free agent he was supposed to fight in cage conflict he'd be another person who could put boms in seats uh seems to be a popular guy up there and again what about what about Damen mcgreg making his Pro debut Damen mcgan making his Pro debut or if not a showcase built between Nate great Kelly and Damen mcgan on the card will be really really cool thing that people would love to see um again it's it's hard to say because I don't know what the contract status of a lot of those Fighters are uh because a lot of them have foughten cage Warriors previously but whether they're signed cage warriors on a permanent base or not I'm not too sure uh Aron McDonald I think is a free agent uh potentially so like there's another person who uh you could get on the card to to fight um potentially Kier on Brady as well as a free agent um few other people who who are free agent like George grev is probably a free agent as well he could fight on the card I think Owen Sheran is scheduled to fight on the card um if they're doing a lightweight tournament hopefully they do a featherweight tournament well and maybe we see Derk key H in that tournament in the European tournament I think uh he he'd be well ready en abl for that as well so yeah there's plenty of Fighters who are available who are you know either owner contract or not owner contract so uh yeah I think pfl just need to lock them up sooner rather than later yeah potentially John Mitchell getting on the card yeah John Mitchell getting on the card as well definitely um on maybe PA Bley you know they should get on France milambo man I don't know what the story is with him I saw something about something to do with his like citizenship status or something to affect him fighting I think yeah but like they're wrong the event's on in Ireland so I think they should be able to get him on yeah hopefully so like it' be great to see France France get it back in and get a fight now apologies if I got that wrong but I'm pretty sure he wrote something to do with that previously but uh France is always exciting to watch and I'd love to see him back in there potentially Dan McCormack who Danny McCormack man she's pregnant oh okay okay so potentially not Danny McCormack no definitely not Danny McCormack all right um well R Mo bad oh actually uh marrick from Fai as well I think could be a a good out as well I think that could be a good fight from well keep your G Rooney actually as well Gary Rooney's uh uh a great option for pfl to have as well why not like well we will be keeping you up to date on the ener show's Instagram page with all the latest signings uh there was also a big announcement as well in pfl that the World Tournament is going down and Nathan Kelly is is fighting in Orlando in the fedway tournament on the 3 of April then the following week Kon Clark will be fighting on Friday the 11th in the Bantam W tournament and also Carl Moore as Ross mentioned earlier will be fighting on the 1 of May in the Loy heavyweight tournament so we will keep you up to dat with all that action Russ we have to discuss what's going down this weekend it's UFC London baby it's UFC London baby let's go I am absolutely buzzing for it and we have two a fighters on the card we have shaa Bannon uh she is coming off the first win of her UFC career and she's going to look to build on that can't wait to see it and then we have kayin lran who's fighting against Nathan Fletcher h both guys have been on the show multiple times uh this is a rematch from the amateur days and so that that's definitely going to be one to watch H Ken lran obviously former cage Warriors bantamweight champion H Nate Fletcher fought for the bwe shot but uh was not Victorious against Dominick wooden so uh it'll be interesting to see who gets their hand raising that one but that one's definitely one to look out for yeah that's a rematch from the amateur days as well yeah so uh kin will definitely want to get that one back that's that's potentially the people's Main Event well like it definitely is I think domestically I think if you're looking at domestic fights that's the one that people are going to want to see you know yeah well then in the main event Leon Edwards will be fighting Shawn Brady some people say he's Irish as well Ross some people would say he's Irish but uh I don't think I would uh but yeah he's goingon to fight Leon Edwards in the main event and I fancy Leon Edwards win I just don't think Shawn Brady's going to be able to just wrestle Leon and get away with that and right out of the victory to be honest do you think the way Shawn Brady was originally scheduled to fight a different opponent than then had to replace Jack Del Melena do you think that will play any factors no I don't think so I think Sean Brady was probably trying hard enough anyway uh he seems a guy who's always in shape he does a bit of Jiu-Jitsu competing uh when he's not actually in the cage competing and if anything I think Leon's probably got a more favorable match up now than he had before and is there any other fights on the card you think people should definitely tune in and see um like I think Wonder's probably not getting enough uh Praises uh I'm actually really excited to see uh yam Lovich uh back in the cage here because uh I suppose not that people might forget but yam Lovich you know he drew with anv and and a good win over Carlos olberg who's ranked number six in the division H you know that could line him up for a potential title shot so I think people are maybe overlooking that uh g Nelson versus Kevin Holland are like two Polar Opposites in terms of Personality going to to toe and then like the sort of cage Warriors domestic bust UPS well I'm not too sure if the Chris Duncan F cage Wars but like fan versus Duncan is like domestic um fight that on DC and then like nataniel wood versus uh Morgan charier is also you know sort of European fight that I'm like let's have it you know what I mean h in Fair it's actually a great card I think maybe not as much star power as some of the uh other um UK shows had as of late but then again maybe I wouldn't feel that if Leon was still the champion um but also like Mick par Park and Lonnie kav as well like two top talents in the division like oh Mick Parkin already a top 15 heavyweight um he's sleeping people left right and center and he's fighting mercy and Tora who s seems to be a bit of a litus test in the heavyweight Division if you beat Tora or Tabora you're one of the top heavyweights uh if you don't you're probably not getting you know into that top five anytime soon and then uh Lonnie kavner I feel like could compete with any flyweight on the planet right now the thing is which is great for us is that the event is on a normal time for us it's not n this Manchester [ __ ] 500 a.m. job yeah exactly maybe maybe maybe we should uh meet up next weekend and watch the fight what you think I think I'm busy that day man because typical you because I'll be watching Clan Wars 51 baby oh yeah here we go clanny Wars Ross clown wars 51 it's going down Saturday to 22nd few Pro fights on this card now uh I am looking forward to it um some great amateur fights on the card as well um so with that being said we have the return long way to return of Kieran M Holland Kieran M Holland uh long time energized uh guest he's a top top of the range guy uh never never out of fight here on M Holland so uh really excited to have him back and he's fighting against Aaron Brogan and bro is actually scheduled to flight fight again H at Akuma as well so it'll be interesting to see H how that one goes for him we also have the card Lopez versus misuk and then Ivanovic is fighting Damen McKenna uh which was I don't know there's always controversy when Ivanovic fights H he's at 0 and8 and he's fighting against Daman McKenna H interesting enough when Clan Wars announced this fight they actually turned the comments off as what what do you make of a promotion doing that do you feel like they knew it wasn't a good match to make and didn't want to face the backlash uh or what what are your thoughts on that like for every other fight the comments are on for that one they're not yeah I think I think you're after calling them out there Ross um Dan McKenna came off as he he got his Pro win was it on virtuous yeah he won in Chaos on his Pro debut yeah and do you do you remember the record of your man 34 I actually can't off top of my head now that was AE want to ask yeah yeah like like like do you know the record of that guy who we haven't heard of before um now fa sharp but uh rovic 0 and eight man like he must absolutely love it Jo I was watching this bar knuckle like we're in we have an energized M Le is now 0 and three at the time he was 0 and two although like he yeah but in Fair he lost to like Matthew fre he lost lost d k then since he's lost to Kieran Brady uh like he seems to fought very good competition but uh although you can say the same about Evanovich at times like you know I mean like Max L's beating him Salon Simon's beating him it's just more so um you know Lee Hammond's beat him D's beating him you know I mean just more so it's not like he had a stellar amateur career oh I just sometimes wonder about his own decision to go in there and fight as in Evanovich is own like is that a smart thing for him going to fight these guys yeah but the thing is right as I was saying I was we have an energized MMA show WhatsApp group and we put in all the latest Combat Sports news and then there was this bare knuckle documentary that came out in voice and I sent it in and there was this like 60-year-old um traffic Patrol guy who constantly fights all the time now he's fought 10 times and lost nine one1 and uh thing is he says like he just loves going in because he feels like it clears the demons in his head and like obviously we're talking that's Baron knuckle now it's not MMA so like Ivanovich when you're looking at 0 and8 like CH has to absolutely love it like and the thing is think about how big it would be for him to get that win over d can as well like yeah no no no like look I think it took Solomon Simon three rounds to finish him and Solomon Simon's finished everyone in his pro career so like it's not like he's not tough you know what I mean it's just [Music] more he many loss and Road you have before like you get like excommunicated on topology type of thing and like like a wi over him doesn't count you know what I mean and then like also that's going to be something that's could be like thrown back in your face later it's been like oh you're only fighting bombs type thing you know you know mean h look I'm not holding against same Kenny either like you have to sort of your first two or three fights you know what I mean if you want to make a slower transition to Pro like it's totally fine to fight guys who you think are maybe less good if you want to put it that way but uh look this way he may like he could have people turned them down as well yeah true true but I I suppose like look that's the profit what I'm massively interested here on this card are some of the amateur fights on the card because they're absolute bangers and I'm not out here to S clam Wars no matter what promotion made that fight I would have said the same thing uh Keem M what happens if it happened on the F project Reed to be getting a phone call H Keem mcart is fighting Billy suland for the Flyway title which I think is an unbelievable scrap Billy stman was meant to go pro on this card but his opponent fell out so back down to amateur fighting Keem mccarton Keem mccarton is three time IMF champion and fighting out of SBG very very dangerous at all times of the fight great submissions off his back so that's gonna be really really good fight H mcboy is fighting swam for the bantamweight title which is another fantastic fight uh there's one or two other fights in the card H on that I was like really excited to see uh yeah uh Jed PO is fighting H Nathan Chambers Nathan Taco Chambers for the featherweight title h two really really good guys there and Nathan Taco Chambers fighting out of SB n at the moment and that jym is on fire at the moment um also uh Peter haly haly is taking on uh Reno flar as well that that that's a brilliant fight as well so like there's some really really good fights on this card as well so uh shout out to clan wars on that matchmaking there are some really good fights on the card that I am looking forward to see as well so er oh and actually one more Rona Degan coming back B it's been a hot minute since we've seen Ron Degan H strap on them Mega gloves H he's going toe to- Toe with Adrien Barrow who's no slou himself so that's an absolutely massive fight in the bantamweight Division and uh a win there could easily see um them fight the winner of um Swan versus mcboy I think Ross which fight on the card are you most looking forward to um who am I looking for to most and um oh that's a good question maybe the Nathan Taco Chambers versus Jed poo fight I think uh could be a good one um yeah I I I think maybe that one or maybe McCart and suland I think they're the two that I'm like I think the winner of that will seriously up their stock if you had to pick one now I'm gonna pick the taco fella and poo good Grand I'll go I'll go with the Keem mcarton fight I think that's that's pretty good there there is a few women's fights on the card as well so it is an event to definitely check out and also UC London will be on that night as well Jamie uh mcaker is fighting Shay le le on that card as well that should be very very good totally about that one Jamie's gonna be freak that's going to be a great fight they're going to bang it out on the fee is it Jamie probably wrote was a message there and then deleted it very Jamie mccy calling us out Ross one of the tallest one of the tallest fighters in the country um sper Mony then um another thing I like the way clown War do as well they got all the Champions to do a press conference as well yeah so uh like it's cool the way they're like expanding and they're putting more into the promotions of the events and uh that's why we will definitely be tuning in we'll be also tuning in to UC London and uh we want to give a shout out to James Webb he'll be defending his cage Warriors light heavyweight tile at cage 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