IUR Fighting Championship XIV - Paul Fitzgerald

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IUR Fighting Championship XIV - Paul Fitzgerald Paul's talks with me after his win by unanimous decision. Three rounds of heavy scrapping between he and Kian tate. We talk about his future and what mma has done for him. Tune in for the whole rundown. Don't forget to like…

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[Music] all right everyone uh we're here uh I Fighting Championship um with Mr Paul Paul Fitzgerald yes um first of all congratulations thanks very much just there um yeah uh so look how how was that because I was I was kind of watching it uh cage side there to be honest with you the um the I wasn't expecting that decision um but it after kind of thinking about it it it makes perfect sense so uh what was going through your mind uh when you there waiting for the judges uh to I I thought I won it I thought I won but um two of the judges gave a 3027 I thought the first round was a lot closer than the final two rounds but yeah I think I done enough to get the victory yeah I think no absolutely did TR to take Downs well I was Landing more impactful shots landed a nice few body kicks I was ground and pounding when I took defend to take down yeah that that last round for sure you you you definitely dominated that one he uh his stamina was uh really showing that yeah absolutely um the first two rounds were tough I was oh they look tough absolutely tough so I can understand why he was a bit tired like yeah but yeah he was tough he was a lot tougher than I thought he was going to be excellent okay um how you did you prepare did did you do anything like significant for this or was just kind of like a normal on myself this one some of the times when I go do fights I would focus on my opponent more but when I focus just more on what I was going to do how much uh lead time did you have for this 7 weeks oh okay that's not terrible yeah it was I had a decent Camp wasn't the best but I had a decent one okay um who is kind of like your biggest uh I say not inspiration but your biggest kind of motivator my Mo my favorite fighter to watch in the last like I'd say 10 years would have been Jorge Maz oh yeah yeah he'd be my favorite to watch okay and him and sha Ali oh very good two of two very good folks to watch there um oh Jones to obviously obviously everyone loves yeah um what what is it that kind of got you into MMA Combat Sports I started off playing Harlem from tiporary so I was playing Hur and soccer most of my life and gotta I always had an interest in it I've watched it from a young age but I never really had like an MMA gym around where I was from to like step into it I was in and out of a boxing club for only a few weeks in Ellen Park in K Tipper area but I only done a few sessions in there when I was young but no MMA I just liked watching it heard SG n was opening joined her from day one and haven't looked back since awesome uh I'd been meaning to make it out there um like I know several people out there yeah no that's that's everything I hear such POS Champion yesterday Juniors Jordan Scully got to the semifinals yes very good bodies there it it was uh I watched some of the the highlights of that and it was fantastic and Ireland was like up there in the uh key highlights there ukra too but yeah the gym the fighters down the gym are just second to n excellent um what is what's one huge benefit that you find from you know Comet Sports um confidence okay yeah it g a lot more confidence and it makes you less aggressive okay if that makes sense is confident something I never struggled ever but definitely made me more confident when I was a kid I was a wild child so it chilled me out a bit Goa got even though it looks like it shouldn't chill you out it does CH you out yeah no I 100% agree with it it's something that uh I myself would uh agree with yeah um mental health wise I know there's tons of benefits to mental health when it comes to Combat Sports and just training in general for mental health yes yeah any training any type of training yeah there something about doing something difficult yeah you know exactly putting yourself in the uncomfortable absolutely um so I are Fighting Championship uh what are your overall thoughts of the show oh I've had the majority of my fights on this I've had nine fights now and seven of them have been on this show yeah excellent yeah so I love Dei love dealing with Dei is no he he he's always very good at uh putting together match yeah his matchmaking skills are like unparalleled I think um he he's he's a wizard with it I mean that's something that everyone says is his matchmaking skills I need to take glasses off uh his matchmaking skills are uh are very good yeah he's he's very good with it um he makes F that he likes to watch himself too AB yeah absolutely yeah and he's a fighter too so you know he yeah he's a Fighter's fighter you know he sets up this very well yeah absolutely um what's what's next on the the plate for you any fights that offered to me I just take I've never said no good fight in my life never any Peter even knows not to ask me do I want to play this way he just tells me what uh there was a catchweight today what do you normally fight out usually around 70 73 would be like my okay yeah right on um I give you a fun question here um what's for dinner tonight there we go like uh I know you had I was going to say something pretty gruesome there but I'll leave that out um for dinner tonight what are we having for dinner tonight I don't know Chien chicken or well nothing nothing to like okay so with that then like so weight like you didn't really have to you kind of walk around with this weight or no I a bit away for I let myself get a bit fat over Christmas so I did have to cut a bit gotcha yeah but usually I cut oh you I have caught more before than this before but no I cut a bit but not too much nothing you're kind of craving to to have after your wake up there after fight no it's usually two or three days after I start feeling what I want maybe what like what everything I just eat everything man ex whatever's there awesome well look man I appreciate your time um I again congratulations unanimous decision um keep up with the great work I hope to see you again and then uh love to get you a bit longer on my podcast so we can have a a longer chat about yourself yeah it's nice to finally meet you too man yes sir have a good one you too right all right thank you just do me here real quick come [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] [Music]