Jamie McCaugherty Vs Robert Barrett | Akuma FC Super Lightweight Title Fight | Energized Face Off

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What is up and welcome to The Energized Face Off! On this episode Jamie McCaugherty (New Era) & Robert Barrett (Compound) join us to discuss the countdown to their Akuma FC Super Lightweight Title Fight on Saturday the 24th of August. We discuss Titles, Fighting & More MMA…

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[Music] en sh up the Irish time okay what's going on guys welcome to brand new episode of energized the face off brought to you by for D out at or King's competitions are you intoxicated or something introduced a guess man today we've got the Akuma super lightweight title fight between Jamie mccardy and Rob Barrett it's going to be a big one going down this weekend live from Jim Baker Field Stadium I can't wait to see it Jamie gonna start with yourself how excited are you to compete for that super lightweight title absolutely BOS bro feeling Onre can't wait unbelievable and Rob obviously Jamie's undefeated coming into this fight he's 4 and0 how much are you looking for to try and take that away from him um I I don't even really look into the records too much um yeah on thefe he's good he's good guy um obviously knows how to win continuously but uh yeah I'm not really looking into that too much um everyone has their own kind of challenges whether they're you know whether if they got all losses or all wins but yeah of course of course I'm going to take that uh take that zero away but I don't look it um it do it too much but it's more about the individual guy so and skills no that's totally fair enough uh Jamie Rob's not too concerned about your zero but uh how concerned are you about your zero is that something that you're looking to keep for a long time uh obviously I want to keep it but um I'm pretty confident I'll keep it so I'm I'm um yeah I'm I'm looking to keep it but I'm pretty confident I'll keep it what makes you so confident you think you're going to keep it Jamie just super confident my ability really really confident haven't really got the show much and then my face and I'm just wasn't they get in there and show what I'm all about no the that's fair enough and look with a couple of first round finishes on the record why wouldn't you be confident um Rob what makes you think you can uh upset the apple cart here and uh get the job done get your hand raised uh I've always been very confident in my abilities um obviously I've been I've been training for years like I've been putting the graph for years um I've a good bit good bit experience you know I've I've got I started off with the kickboxing you know kickboxing experience I fought for Irish tiles there you know um I went five rounds for I SK I SK tile highest level um but then I also got the skills in the ground you know um probably too I know like bels don't really mean much in there but you know I've got that experience as well so I feel I'm well I'm well rounded you know I'm not really not really weak anywhere um obviously everyone has their weaknesses but I feel overall I got quite got a rounded skill set so I think it's hard to deal with for anyone uh for the people tuning in now if you want to get tickets or if you want to get the stream to watch Jamie take on Rob live get on to Jam's Instagram get on to Rob's Instagram Ross myself and yourself will be there to witness it live we cannot wait but yeah absolutely it's going to be an epic showdown um these guys always come to bang and I can't wait to see it uh Rob Let's uh talk a little bit like your last out in the cage leg didn't go quite go your way are you looking to right a few wrongs after that at porland yeah yeah for sure um it's been super motivating um like obviously like you win fights it's then I came off a win like the fight before that and uh you don't you know you don't really you don't you don't learn as much from the wins um obviously you can still take things but like them losses really motivate you you know um and it was a tough one because I felt like you know if fight played out how it did it was a you know it was a you know it was a it was a quick finish unfortunately you leave your neck there like um H but I definitely you know I I haven't lost any confidence I still I still feel I can win that fight um if it played out differently you know but um I do I had just adjust a few things come back stronger I've TR hard than never before um I've really worked on the mental side of things um but yeah like losses piss you off like you just don't you want to lose again so definitely kiss up the ass you know [ __ ] that you know is is that what you're looking for here to put that loss in the rear viiew mirror is it yeah yeah of course like everyone I just want to come off a loss like you just uh the next thing you want to do is just get [ __ ] back in there you know um and obviously the didn't last long so I really feel like you know if I went in there and I loss and it was a [ __ ] you know I was able to give it my all um but unfortun he was quick far but these things happen as MMA there's a lot of ways to loses but uh Joe I'm definitely coming to write that wrong um and get the win back exactly that's why we can't wait to see you this weekend but absolutely and and then Jamie obviously you started off your career with first round finish after first round finish three in a row and then you proved in the last fight against Barry Ken um cork on that you could actually go the distance and H you picked up the chaos title um what was that does that mean a lot to yourself to prove yourself that you can go the full three rounds and still pick up the win yeah big time and in that camp I had a lot of stuff going on outside the camp and it was really AFF fact the camp and I didn't get as good of training in as I could have or should have and I wasn't even feeling confident em cardio going into the fight and whenever I survived the fall three I was like what the [ __ ] no and obviously with that being 4 and0 come comes the hype and uh you know what I mean you you've got a bit of character to you you know I mean you have you have the lovely blonde hair do you feel like H are you are you are you Bast in the hype and uh will we hear you coming out to some Eminem this weekend no I'm I'm taking it in straight I'm not taking anything blowing my head up or anything like that there I'm just writing it out I've only got one Bel I'm hoping they have hopefully four here maybe in the next couple months here so I'm definitely not getting two wrapped up in 4 and0 or one B only an amateur at the end of the day it doesn't really mean much or anything like that but I'm definitely looking to get wins as fast as you can here yeah well you've gone the right way about it so far um robt I just want to go back to yourself uh obviously you're trained to be a doctor at the at the moment obviously that's an absolutely incredible career uh I'm sure the ARs are long and hard how hard is it to fit something like that around your training um like obviously yeah obviously it's difficult um because the hours I'm doing at the moment wouldn't be as long as you know when I'm qualify think [ __ ] but uh yeah well it just means like you know I got jugle job and training but uh you know I don't I I'm probably there more than anyone else like um or as much as you know the high level guys so um obviously it's tiing I just have to sacrifice a bit of [ __ ] sleep you know um I I sacrifice a bit of sleep you know a bit things like that um sacrifice a bit more maybe a bit more social life bit more downtime in the evenings but like you know I I'll rest when I'm dead do you know what I mean uh my coach said that recently kind a few weeks ago and I kind of sck with me I'll rest when I'm dead like so [ __ ] it I'll do I I'll do everything um I think some I think think some other people will crack you know they' be like ah it's too much but you know [ __ ] that like you're only you've only one life so you made the most of it yeah sh shared compound MMA Rob obviously that also shows like the dedication you have to the sport you know what I mean like a lot of people when they be studying full-time medicine you know I mean they probably put something like this to a side is that just been always ingraining you the passion that you have for this sport yeah yeah I would say so um yeah I've always been known I've always been known like everyone everyone that knows me just knows I'm like the at all like aspects of my life I'm I'm the hardest worker like I put in I put in all hours into multiple different things and people people some sometimes wonder how I do it like but you know like I said again like you've only won life so um I I prefer to have the [ __ ] you know the doctor stus sorry I've been cursing a bit too much there but uh you're F don't worry about it you can no worries far away so um but yeah like obviously I could pick I could just be like oh yeah I'm sing or you know working hard hours and all that um I like leave fighting at the side but like I'd always have that what is you know um so why not do both I've been able to do it you know I just have had to sacrifice I sacrific you know some social life um you know time with friends time with the girlfriend the whole the whole lot so no that's fair enough like you know I mean and like obviously those sacrifices um will hopefully pay off for you and um I suppose bringing home a title uh for the first time will be ideal so uh I'm going to ask yourself Jamie Jamie did you know much about Rob before the fight where did you see the advantages that you have in the fight uh didn't know about him until I heard the name and then I looked him up M his fights and I just I just feel like I'm better everywhere full stop with just think everywhere on the ground on the feet wrest grapplin anywhere I just feel like I've got the advantage and Rob do you feel like you're being underestimated and did you know much of Jamie before you got the name put out you um yeah I didn't really know uh too much either um I KN I knew he was fighting I I knew he play Barry because I know Barry personally but um didn't I'm not underestimating them I'm not I'm notr I'm not underestimating I would underestimate anyone but I just I'm confident in myself but seen he's a decent fighter like but anyone come in any fight but I'm confident moving abilities that I can do it Jamie if you ever end up in in E would you mention Rob's name at the at at the [Laughter] end and Rob would that work what how what' you say boys if you end up in y and he said oh by the way know Rob Barrett would that would quicker ah I'd see him but there' be some damage done would be scrapping in the Ed you know no I'm joking H I only f for the [ __ ] scrap you know or for the for the stra like you know exactly but uh s about D but apart from that like he can yeah he get lost apart from that you know yeah and J Jamie just before we sort of wrap things up can you tell us what what it's like been training in new New Era in the build to this fight well most of the time in the build of this fight I was in Thailand there and tiger Muay Tha so I've only got back to only got back to New there last week I've only been there handful times but I was at new yor before that and then I train loads of places I train on fight Academy and sometimes they all chance a good team T it so you were and I was in Thailand there a month and a half off with training with UFC fighters and one Championship Fighters and all month I was H myself well so I'm super confident coming into this fight nice and who's cornering you then Jamie for this fight dman and Ken Sweeny see people who's always in the corner just just making sure we we assume the new era boys but uh just the way you said it was like it was it it was if you always I thought I thought it was techn what thought it was a second come of Ian Gary here I did no I like to train other places other bodies my Gym's a small small gym 20 OD people F in my gym so I like to go other places and train everyone but I can't if I'm allowed in the gym is there some gy your from no no no but just some gyms have heard funny about it about other people coming in and stuff he's part from comp he's part from compound but uh Rob who's gonna be calling you this weekend um it's gonna be uh obviously oen oin mcab and Alex yankov as well um so be good to have Alex in the corner as well the heav the heav boys we're AB absolutely buzzing for this five is there anything else you want to say to each other before you go into the cage this Saturday the 24th for fighting for the vacant super lightwe title best of luck bro when we see you Saturday best of luck when I'll see you Saturday yeah should be [ __ ] serious crap excited no no wor of course course part of the gig h no words all loyed to have you on and thanks for green come on I know it's not everyone's C teeth to get on and have a few words with their opponent beforehand but uh we really appreciate it um I think it does yourselves Justice to get you know the hype behind the foot that it deserves and the H around the event deserved look stum run an absolutely incredible event we can't wait to come up and see it and this is a really high level fight if uh anyone was unsure of going to or buying the stream they should uh definitely be more confident doing now I think it's going to be one to remember and I think you boys uh are going to be game as hell and I can't wait to see who walks out there with that super lightweights traing who knows maybe even a pair of Eno glasses who knows oh [ __ ] that's five star stuff uh but L thanks very much for your time H for people tuning in make sure buy the tickets buy the stream make sure to like share and subscribe and as always stay en energized sh up the Irish been sting you guys a couple of times I've seen a couple of Clips I think you done some interviews with Dylan [ __ ] and that I I saw so keep going keep up the good walk guys