Yazan Odeh

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Yazan Odeh is an amateur fighter representing Holohan martial arts under the great Paddy "the hooligan" Holohan, we speak about what it's like to be part of the Holohan community, his upcoming fight on the stacked EFC card plus more

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Bro. >> Okay, so it's my absolute pleasure to have you Zane O'Day from Hooligan Martial Arts. He's going to be fighting for his first title on the upcoming Elite card. First of all, I want to thank you very much for your time. And second of all, how are you feeling? And how does it feel to be part of this card? Nine pro fights, I I believe there's over 30 amateur fights. It's going to be historic card. Looking at it now, how do you feel to be a part of that? And thank you very much for joining me. >> Uh first of all, thanks for having me on. Like it's an honor to a pleasure to be having you to bring me on this show, do you know what I mean? And being part of one of the biggest fight nights in like in Ireland, like biggest fight card of the year, nine pro fights, 40 plus fights. And it's going to be my first amateur fight. Honestly, like if you'd have told my 11-year-old self that you know, you would be part of that event, I'd be like my 11-year-old self would probably be laughing. You'd be like, "Yeah, no way it's happening." Cuz I came from nothing. No nothing has been handed to me. It came through all hard work. So like if you'd have told my younger self that you'd be and you'd be fighting for one of the biggest titles on one of the biggest cards like I wouldn't I wouldn't even believe it. But it is an honor. >> It is. And you've got a opponent, and you're also on a three-fight winning streak as well because at the at the start of your amateur career, you had a loss and a win, and then it was kind of stop-start. Now you you've put a bit of a run together. How you feeling as a fighter? Are you feeling all these things falling into place now? Hence on see the the three-fight winning streak, and obviously you had a armbar victory over Johnny Duggan who actually just came back down, looked really good last weekend as well. Do you feel all these things are falling into Some things are falling into place. You're getting more of a foot in of who you are as a fighter. >> Absolutely. Like you know, at the start of my amateur career, I was still only like a young lad trying to figure out what type of style of a fighter I am and how my I wouldn't say what type of a style style fighter I am. I'd say more of like I think it got me more of the mental side more than the physical side cuz the physical aspects were there. But it's just like I didn't know how to control my emotion. Didn't not Did not know how to control my mental health. Did not know how to control my emotional health leading up to these fights. And I take And one loss really changed me that led to my victories was my loss to Owen Garrity. Shout out to Owen, you know, he he he beat me fair and square. And I really sat with myself that day. And I think that that loss changed me in a way. So like I really sat down with myself and I really just kind of turned my training upside down and I had to really start all over again. And um Yeah, because I know losses change people and I think losses is important on a fighter's career. I know these fighters Some fighters have undefeated records and they've never tasted a loss before, but I personally think losses is very important in in as a fighter to learn where you went wrong and to improve on it there. And I think if it wasn't for my loss to Owen Garrity a few years back, I wouldn't be on a three-fight win streak right now. >> Yeah, and there's no shame in losing to Owen. I know he lost the other weekend as well, but Owen would I would have been putting especially at the time when you fought him as well cuz like I said, you were only kind of new in the game. He would have been quite He's a really good fighter. But it's it's There's a couple of things you talked about that's quite interesting about the mental side. A lot of people I [clears throat] think sometimes it goes overlooked. What was it that like is it just time and maturity that you've been able to to handle with like the like of your mental health, your stress, and all these things? Is it Was there a certain thing in particular? Is it Is it just going through them like going through it time and time again that you learn how to deal with it or or was there something >> It's not even that. Sometimes you just need to kind of trust the process. Like you know, you need to trust the process in your training. You need to trust the process in your work. You need to trust the process in who's your coaches and your teammates. So, it really needs it it really it all comes down to like the trust in who you have with you. That's number one. Number two, which is I always say you need to kind of be a little bit delusional. You need to kind of see yourself in these delusional places that people be like you're crazy if you think you can beat that lad. And uh that's what happened with me in my last fight. Like I wasn't even supposed to fight Johnny Duggan. And um like you know, when when I got offered Johnny Duggan, the first thing I was thinking I was like, "Now, out of everybody, you've you've landed me on the one guy that cripples people in kickboxing." >> [laughter] >> That's what That's what I was thinking. I was like, "Oh, hell no." But then I was like, "Wait a minute. If if they're offering me Johnny Duggan for a reason. Johnny's one of the best at what he does. He's a He's one of the best amateur in the country. He's one of the best kickboxers. God knows how many national and world European titles he's won in kickboxing. So, like again, like Islam Makhachev once said, "What does a belt represent? It represents that you're the best and whoever and if you really want to reach it, you need to beat whoever is in front of you." And and that it it it it was one of these quotes that really hit me in a way and I was like, "Yeah, Johnny's one of the best." And I still stand by it. He's probably one of the toughest guys I've ever fought. And like going in against that fight, I was I'm not going to lie, I was myself. I was myself and then I but then I and then I looked back at my corner and I looked back at the people that were supporting me. And I was like, I I have trust in these people because if these people didn't trust my abilities to fight and compete, I wouldn't be even fighting one of the best in the country. So, it really comes goes down to trusting the process, trusting your trainers, trusting your teammates, and having that bit of a delusion to really believe in yourself you can genuinely do it. >> Yeah, and you you well in and you did it as well. And obviously I I was at that show as well. And I want to say, not only was it fantastic submission, you were probably the best dressed person there as well. Uh you were looking very sharp. >> Um listen, I'm still I'm still pissed off I didn't get the submission that night. I'm still pissed off. That is so um They gave it to someone else. I was snapping. I was like We What was he watching? >> [laughter] >> I was still snapping. Ah. >> But one of the things that I noticed cuz obviously I was out and about and I was talking to yourself. Your family flew over for that that fight, I believe. Am I correct? >> Yeah, my mom flew over from where she was in Palestine, then she went into Jordan. She stayed in Jordan for a bit, and then she flew from Jordan to to Dublin to come and see me fight. >> How does that feel? Because that's that's not an easy journey. It's not you're getting in the car and you're driving 2 and 1/2 hours. How does that feel for your family to to put that much effort into traveling to see you fight and do what you do? >> All right, listen. I always say to them, "Look, I'm going to go to fight. I'm not going to force anyone to come and watch me fight because, you know what I mean, fighting it's not guaranteed if I'm going to win. It's not guaranteed if I'm going to lose. But again, like you know, if he's want to come, it'll be an honor because I know that I'm representing you know, cuz I am half Irish at the end of the day. And I am half Jordanian Palestinian. And it it would be an honor if one person from over there came down and, you know, like I want to give you something that you should be proud of. And that's the like and my mom actually making home effort to come down. It It was It was It was an indescribable feeling, honestly. >> Yeah, no, it was really nice. And obviously I spoke with your sisters, and your sisters are a few minutes there, really nice people. Cuz I I think they came up to me after as well and said, "Thanks, Or." They They They They They were just talking to me briefly, which was really nice as well. Um but the task at hand obviously is Redeem. Um you've got Redeem. How does it feel to be fighting Like you Like a lot of people go Oh, they they feel amateur belts don't mean much. But one thing is like you just said, one of the things I always say is, when you have the belt, the best people in that division want to fight you, and you're going to get those fights, and they are going to benefit your career. But, how does it feel to be to to get that first shot, cuz I know you called for it after obviously that submission against Johnny Duggan. How did you think you were going to get it, or or what way did it work out, because you weren't we weren't sure what was happening. And then, when you got the call saying it's Vadim, uh super ban, what what was your reaction like? >> Well, first of all, I was hoping for someone else, you know, uh I was genuinely hoping for someone else at another division, but another lad got it. So, that I at the end of the day, uh the only difference is is that the weight is going to be a little bit lighter. So, I'm going to be feeling a little bit lighter, so that's why I'm on a program on like a weight loss program, you know, eating the right clean foods, training a certain amount of times, having a certain amount of rest. So, it's kind of like double the work, but more smarter. When it comes So, that's basically the only difference. And another another difference is like, you know, look at my track record. My like look at my last Look at who I've actually fought. I've fought, you know, one of the best guys in the country, and two and two out of the three guys that I fought are the one of I I are the best kickboxers, not only in Ireland, but in Europe. And uh preparing for Vadim, look, Vadim is a fantastic fighter. There's no doubt about it. Like Vadim control hands, Vadim I like correct me if I'm wrong, I think he wrestled in the worlds. I don't know if he >> He's actually got a wrestling background, which is funny, because you don't really see it. >> [laughter] >> You don't see it, and that's what makes him special. Like you you have 1% of the guys that just have that little bit of a push in them. And uh the only difference in this camp is that I had to go back to my past to focus on my future. And if you remember with me and I shout out to Oliver Ball, Oliver Ball is one of the best grapplers in the country. So, I actually I went up and I've been focusing on my camp with Oliver cuz again, Oliver is a genius in on the ground. And I went back and he's been giving me guidelines and he's been telling me some things. So, I've been working with my past in order to focus on my future. So, that's that's pretty much it. >> Yeah, no, I like that. I've seen you down in MMA Cork. I've seen Abdu as well as has been down there a few and I've seen that there used to be some people that I like when people cross train. And I don't want to say smaller gyms cuz I don't mean it in in a way, but like you see obviously you've got FAI and SBG HQ that probably have a hundred people competing in each. And then like that, obviously you're going to have the bodies in your gym, but I think it's good to get cuz if I'm training you every day, you know when to zig when he's zagging in a sort of way, but then like Oliver, he's going to offer you something different. There's going to be [snorts] other guys there that offer you something different, but how has it like you were saying, that you've obviously it's a lighter weight. As soon as you knew it was going to be the lighter weight, did you immediately go, right, I need to get my my nutrition and stuff on point straight away? Uh because like that, getting to that weight isn't going to be as easy as it was for for the other ones where you Was that a decision when you knew it was going to be the super bantam that you were like, right, I need to sort this out or was that just something that came over time? >> I mean, the second one I was offered super bantam weight, you know, I looked at I I I just looked at it and I asked what weight that was and they told me it was 63 kilos and then Paddy said to me, if you can't if if you know deep down you cannot make it, then there's no point taking the fight and then we'll wait and see what happens. And I and I said to Paddy, he's like, Paddy, I can make 66 easy. If I can make 66 easy, I can literally just put out a little bit more effort to make 63. So, it would it be that difficult. It wouldn't be that difficult for me. Do you know what I mean? Like unless if it's done unsupervised, like not correct correct and going in exhausted, not healthy. Do you know what I mean? Not like I don't like it's just automatically like I was told if you know you cannot do it then what do you say? If you So, I really had like a bit of time to think about it, but then I was like, "No, I can I can do that. I can do that. I don't see why I cannot do that." So, I can. I can make it. It's grand. >> And you will be making it and you will be fighting for the MMA. And we've talked about we've talked about this card. There's a There's a couple of your teammates on this as well. Talk to us about Hoolahan Martial Arts. Paddy Hoolahan obviously you've seen us up there a while ago. We done the MMA in depth with him. And one thing that I found very And every gym and I I don't say this in a bad way, but a lot every gym goes over like a family. But what I found about Hoolahan was not [snorts] only was it like a family, it was like a community. There was the mothers and fathers of students just out having coffee. And the place was full of just families, kids. And obviously there is there cuz we went on a Saturday, so obviously that's there There's going to be a lot more there. And obviously you do have the professional sightings. Talk to us about Paddy Hoolahan and what Hoolahan Martial Arts means to you and and the team at the minute cuz you you've you're flying in especially in the amateur ranks. Sarah Kearney's looked fantastically. A Callaghan someone to excite about. Yourself, Oosh, Abdul, Amir Shehzad is coming back. How what's it like in there at the minute? >> Ah, look. Like Like if I can just describe you Hoolahan Martial Arts, if you had a bad day at work, home, whatever, if you literally had a like a very miserable day and you don't want and you just want to like wind down, you go to Hoolahan Martial Arts and just even have a chat to with any of the lads. Any of the lads. Like you could literally be happy, sad, excited, whatever it whatever your emotion is, whatever you're going through is, before your training session you can have 5 10 minutes conversations with them and you're good to go. Like that's how much everyone cares for each other. Like it's not just that like you know Like I feel like with that gym specifically with martial arts no one is better than other people. Like yeah you have people better at each other in other aspects when it comes to the sport. But then when you ask for help it's given to you. When you when you just want to have a chat it's there. When you want to have the laugh it's there. As for Paddy Paddy's like you know Paddy's Paddy. Like there's nothing like if [snorts] I could just describe to you how Paddy is it's indescribable. Like as a man as a trainer as a father to the kids as like Paddy is like he's like a once in a lifetime person you meet in your life. And I'm grateful to have Paddy as not just as a coach but as a friend and as a mentor and as someone to guide me when I'm unsure about something. So that that that is something I'm I'm proud of. >> Yeah and like I love Paddy and like you said you can go news and notes about each other. I remember I was having some personal issues there a while ago we won't go into but I talking to Paddy about Paddy was like come up do the sauna come up there's going to be me a couple of the guys there. They might have had the same issues as you throughout their time and and you talk he goes just come up it's all free nothing doing it so way for him to extend that sort of help you know what I'm saying when he didn't have to and I find him I find him one of the nicest people around. He'll always whenever I'm at a show he'll always make sure he comes up says hello shakes my hand and you just get and that's what I got when I was in the gym and I said it to my camera man at the time I said I've never felt this not that I haven't felt a sense of community but it was just cuz it was kids everywhere parents it was just a really really nice feeling but you're not looking past Wadeen but going forward is this going to be your last fight of the year is that going to be you for Christmas and then we go again next year? >> Uh listen if if unless I get the four rounds gloves on, that's how two things happen. Unless I get the four rounds gloves on or I'll be moving up to featherweight to get that double champ champ status, that's the only thing that that's the only thing that I my focus is on. But like obviously let's not get ahead of ourselves. The game is my focus and that's super bantamweight gold is coming to Martial Arts. So how many I don't I don't even know how many EFC belts that we have. I we have three belts and a fourth one will be coming in. So uh yeah, unless if I'm getting the four rounds gloves on or another amateur fight that will could benefit my career. Other than that then I'll be done for the year. >> Yeah, no 100% and I do get that. Talk to us because you were saying obviously you would like the champ to fit I like I like the the the champ champ kind of status kind of thing especially within the promotion. And you were saying obviously this you would have thought that it would have been featherweight that you would have been fighting for cuz obviously that's the weight that you fought Was there someone in obviously that I believe is Kam Edi, isn't it? Is it Shane Kam >> Yeah, yeah Shane Kam Edi is the champion. >> So obviously if you were successful this one, would you like then to have a fight with whoever comes out victorious between himself and Who's Who's actually is >> I think it's Bobby for I don't I think it's Bobby Smith, yeah. >> It It's Bobby Smith. So would you like to take on the victor from that one obviously if you were victorious, would you be calling for a title shot at featherweight next? >> Yeah, absolutely. But like again like I've called it I've called my title shot for the featherweight title [clears throat] at EFC many of times. But then there's also another lad I really want to see to go for that featherweight title, not just me. Like like I feel like I am well deserved to go for it. But then I want another lad from my gym to go for that featherweight title because this is a fight I really want to see is between Kam Edi and like Dean O'Leary. I genuinely do think Dano Cleary can go for that featherweight belt. But I'm just saying if things don't go or if whatever happens, then you know, I I don't see why I shouldn't go. But I want Dano Cleary to take that featherweight belt, you know, off for the winner for Carmody and Bobby Smith. But you know, I've always said it but like I've I've had a record at EFC just in case if Dano is fighting for in another promotion or if fighting for another belt, I don't know how it's going to go. But I'm just saying just in case it doesn't go, you know, I would love for it to go for that double champ-champ status at EFC. And I don't know if it's ever been done before even in Ireland two weight classes in one promotion at amateur. So I'd love to be the first to do it. >> Someone has done it. Someone has done it. I don't know who. Um >> Has Has Has there so >> There was a lot of champions There was a lot There were There was champions in multiple promotions at the same time. But has there been someone at the same Has there been someone in two different weight classes in the same promotion? Uh I I think there I think there has. Going back a long >> Now, correct me if I'm wrong. I don't know if there was but I don't believe there was. So that's That's my cut. >> Yeah, and it see it might not I see the thing is I don't think it would have been consecutively. It might I think it was they they fought at one and then a couple years later when their body they couldn't cut the weight they went up to a higher division. I think that's what it was. It wasn't that they fought for one and then within a year's time fought for another one. It's something I look into but that's what cuz I want to find out if that's definite That's something I I I'd like to to to push. Obviously you need to get through the first one but that fight you mentioned that Dano Cleary and Carmody. That's That's a grappler's delight of a fight. And it's very selfless of you to say like look, I'd rather my teammate like cuz obviously you've got your title shot. But is that the kind of way you are with each other if if there's an an for two >> Like I'd rather I'd rather I'd rather put my teammates on first because if if I see someone that is working as hard as me, confident as hard as me, and and you know, genuinely putting in the work, and I feel like they they deserve it, why not? Why not? Like, because I I I celebrate my teammates' victories like as if it's my own. I don't see it. Like, I See, that's that's what a lot of people is missing nowadays. They feel like they put themselves up first, which is a good thing, don't get me wrong, but like I feel like, you know, you know, we need to be there for each other as mentioned in Hooligan Martial Arts. Like, if I don't get it and someone else gets it, I'm happy that you got it. And I'll And I'll be there to help you. I'll be there with you side. Cuz I know one of the days my time will come. And I'm And I'm a heavy believer is that, you know, God If you're patient, God will reward you. So, like the just like I said, if I don't get the winner of that featherweight title fight, you know, why not give it to any of my teammates? I don't I don't see the problem. >> Exactly. And I love that actually cuz there's enough promotions around at the minute as as you can see. There's three shows within 2 weeks. There was going to be four, but we actually moved Racks to September. There was going to be four shows at IMMAF. And then I think in your gym you've got Uche and Abdu as well, both at lightweight as well, and they've got >> Yeah. >> Like, I just think I just think at the minute you you've got this team that's like really really cool. Like, you've been on such a roll, and I think you went a full sweep at the last one. Um, I think you You did go full sweep, and then I I believe Jordan is going to potentially turn in pro soon as well. So, you've got a really really good good team there. But, before we actually came on to have a chat, I don't know if you're comfortable, you've got a nice little wall of weaponry and medals and stuff like that. Is that something that you're you're you're you're >> I I'll tell you that. There it is. Look at it. >> So, now for anyone who can see, no one's rather knock off cuz there's some new There's a There's some nice and swords. These are all perfectly legal as well. We've We've checked, so don't be getting us >> And these are These These are These are all my previous national fights national titles like, you know, national national MMA leagues. Uh GAMMA martial arts uh grappling industries WKA WKU Phoenix Open IKF So, these are all experience and even I have relentless grappling grappling kings. So, these are all like previous previous accomplishments I've actually had throughout my career. And I I I don't know if you can see, but I I I also have all my wraps >> Yeah, I see them there. Yeah. >> These are These are actually all previous EFC belts. Yeah. >> Ah, wow. Wow, so they're all your So, there's there's for you, there's a deep connection then with with EFC. Uh if you've kept the wraps and then like that. Is your bet If you were to be successful and win the bet, do you have the spot where the bet's going on that wall? >> I I already [snorts] have I I already drilled holes in my wall ready to frame it. >> Oh, you're you're going to frame it. I've I've seen this There's a guy that does so I think he's Irish MMA boxer or something and he does like the shirts and the wraps and and stuff like that as well. Are you going to do that? >> I was thinking I was thinking about adding the wraps all pictures and then put the belt on it and just like frame it in one big frame. Yeah, that's That's what I was That's what I was planning on doing. >> I think that's exactly what he does. I think he's done it with Will Fluery and I think more so it hasn't been for the belts, it's been just for certain fights where it was like a fight shorts and gloves and then I had pictures of the fights as well. But look, I'm really [snorts] looking forward to seeing you compete. I'm really looking forward to see seeing how that card cuz there's chaos the same day. They've got three three, four, five pro fights as well. How does it feel to be in a country where on the same day there's potentially going to be up to 15 pro fights? That just shows the level, the amount of shows we have. So, how does that you feel as a fighter knowing that there's that many promotions and there's that much opportunities for amateur fighters? >> Oh, absolutely. Like, you know, like, look at it in the old amateur days, there wasn't much. There There really wasn't much because MMA was such new to the like the that the MMA game was such new to the country that, you know, like when McGregor and the original MMA fight Irish MMA fighters came along, it was only one team and there wasn't really much promotions. It was like If Don't Don't get me wrong, I think it was only like one event every 6 months happening. But now, like, when now because the game has evolved so much to the point that there's so many MMA gyms running shows, uh so many jiu-jitsu competitions, so many kickboxing competitions, like like martial arts I'm actually happy that martial arts has evolved into like into the public world as well that like, okay, let's consider that as a sport like such as Gaelic football, basketball, but not a lot of people would talk about fighting or martial arts in general. Like, martial arts back in the days used to be only like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, watch it in the movies, kung fu, but now you're actually getting to see a live action of two trained lads doing what they're trying to do. And I am happy that it has evolved. And we we always I'll always like to look back on the lads who helped evolve the game. >> Yeah, I've had a Hoolahans one of them. If you ask him what it was like that they were fighting the same lads a lot of the time because they And like you said, until the likes of BAMMA and then Bellator in later years came over, it was just like there was very few. And then before COVID even, there was only really Clan Wars running in Cage Legacy and and Conflict had just started. And then now you've got I want to say up to 10 promotions potentially, which is crazy. I think we do need more down south. Uh but they are they are a little bit more expensive and >> I think we need more in Dublin. >> I I I think so too. I haven't fought in Dublin. >> I listen, I've had four, five, six I had eight amateur fights on me, okay? I'm four and three. >> Yeah. >> I haven't had not one of my fights were in Dublin. >> Yeah, I was talking to Dennis Fry Pong just before you and I believe he's the same. He's lived in Dublin. He's competing in BJJ in Dublin, but I don't believe he's ever fought cuz I don't think he was on any of the Cage Legacies that were in Dublin as well. That's one thing I do believe that is missing. Uh because obviously you see when the likes of Kie Colm All go to Cage Warriors and you see the pops that they get in the in the RDS and stuff like that. I think that's missing then for for amateurs like yourself to to have the Cage Legacies because I know obviously Deck Kenna is doing the boxing now. Um but my god do I miss Cage Legacy. I'm not going to lie. >> Yeah, I know. Look, now here we are, look. Cage Legacy is is something as well. Do you know what I mean? Like shout out to Decko. Decko was one of the was one of the OG of Irish MMA promotions, do you know what I mean? So, you like you have some of the best fighters come out of Cage Legacy, do you know what I mean? Like I I don't I don't I can't even remember I can't even name a top of my head, do you know what I mean? There's so many. >> Yeah, because uh my one of my first shows was Shauna Bannon versus Sinead Dyer. Now you look at that fight in hindsight, looking where the two of them have are now, uh fought in the UFC and you're just like, I I watched that in a  hotel in Ashbourne. Like >> And you also and you also have uh Steve Costello and Ian Garry. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, this one? Yes. Uh Been Oh, no, been that far out my clan war, sorry. There's so many good like Max Lally was one of the first shows. He was another one. Conor McCarthy, I remember seeing a lot on. Do you miss man I and is it Do you Do you feel that's missing one of the past that is missing from Irish MMA right now is that there isn't a show in Dublin for the Dublin fighters? >> 100% like you know, let's be real like the Irish are one of the toughest people on earth when it comes to fight and then you know, I don't I don't see why the like it's capital it's capital has no fight shows in it, especially for amateurs. I don't see why. I generally don't see why. Don't get me wrong like you know, I love fighting all over Ireland like I fought in Newry, I fought in Templepatrick up in Derry, I fought all in Cork. So, I fought in Galway. This like I fought in all these beautiful places. But why have I not fought in the one place that is the the capital? Why haven't I fought there? Like I I I [clears throat] genuinely do believe that there should be more amateurs and before I close off my amateur career, I'd love to have at least you know, one amateur fight in Dublin. >> Yeah, I I like that too. It's mad because usually people will be sitting talking about oh, why do we have to go to the capital all the time? Do you know what I'm saying? That's usually the case in most countries that you're going to the the bigger the to the capitals to fight whereas everyone from the capital is like is going on here? Why is there no shows? Uh hopefully we can get more shows back there. I know Premier done one a couple of years ago. I think I think the the the rent to the prices of could be one of the issues but look, that's neither for me or you to deal with. I am going to let you go. I want to thank you so much for coming on. I'm looking forward to your fight. I'm looking forward to the whole show. Is there anything you want to say before you go or anyone you want to shout out? >> Uh no, not really. Just shout out to Neil Tucker, do you know what I mean? So, shout out to this guy. He's been doing He's been doing ads to a local kebab shop, so shout out to him. He's he's enjoying his retirement. >> And now it's I love the Night stalkers. I I love Night stalker. He's another another great guy as well and he's >> Other than that, you know, you will you will see that inaugural EFC title will come will come back to me. So, you know, I've said it time and time again that, you know, I have been I have been the underdog and I don't believe I am the underdog this time. >> No, I'm looking forward to the fight. It's a cracking fight. I wish you the best of luck and I will see you then. >> Yeah, thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.