Alex O'Sullivan & Keith Keogh | CMAC, Cage Warriors 161 Dublin & APFC 8 Manchester | Energized Show

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[Music] en sh up the Irish time okay what's going on guys welcome to a brand new episode of energize brought to you by for D Stout Ross are you intoxicated or something introduce the guest man today we are bringing you a CAC special we're bringing you undefeated Pro and head coach Alexander O Sullivan and one of the greatest amateur phenoms this country has ever seen in Keith K Lads how we doing yeah Sil happy to be on yeah spot on yet SP on welcome to the show Lads an absolute CAC special Ross ABS absolutely guys obviously uh we can't kick off the show without mention CO's win at the weekend Alex as our brother as our head coach how proud of you are on that one I super proud you know it's been a it's been about a year and a half now it's been over a year and a half since she since you last fought and um you know she wasn't sure whether she was going for again she was just kind of floating a little bit and you know just kind of kept training kept out you know kept their foot in the door never really stopped training completely and then over the last few months uh really like you know got got stuck back into it and uh took a fight good camp and then managed to win in in a tough fight as well kind of what he needed you know to show that she you know she wants that she has that drive that she wants to doal with this as a sport that's basically what she wanted to find out and I think she kind of proved it to there last night two nights ago now um especially in that third round when she was melted and a was on top of it it was close it was close I getting stopped so uh she had to dig deep to push through and make sure she got the win in the end so super proud and lot of stress now off my head so you can just focus on my own fight now nice and relax just just fighting on cage where chill compared to K fighting at the weekend there so yeah very relaxed now yeah is that more stressful for you seeing your sister fight than having to prepare for your own one pretty much yeah to be honest you know I know what like I'm I'm in control of what happens when I fight out there um you know to be honest couldn't care what happens to me you know tomorrow about um K you know that be stressing about you know so uh yeah know definitely it's a big weight off my shoulders now going in for the last two weeks of myoy camp now yeah you obviously don't care what happens to Keith either do you Alex no you know I hope he gets his heads matched in most of so no no stress there now it's actually just because he's actually really good so like there'll be no stress I know I know ke will uh absolutely have no issues with Sam Lynch in a few weeks which should be a great great show now as well because it's been over a year since his last fight so it's a big uh it's a big um kind of milestone for the for us now for himself and us just have him back in the couch again and building uh you know build on what he already uh did last year with the with the massive massive year we had last year it's been slower this year but it's going to it's going to kick off now um in October now two weeks time and we'll probably see him out a few more 2040 year ends as well yeah ke tell us about that obviously we just saw K come off a long lay off and get back in in there and get the win H after being there and witnessed that long layoff for you don't to get back in there yourself yeah oh without a doubt to be honest even like H just kind of even being at the F show the other day just kind of being around a l and um even with Ross last week just kind of being in the back and stuff like that just kind of just can't wait to get back in like I had a layoff before I think the last time I think it was two years out of cach and this time it's only a year and then obviously I had the injury in between so I wasn't like I was just going of sit around doing nothing I've always been training as well so to actually just going to get back in now and then it's just it I'm buzzing for it as well it's a bit different this time as well because I think I'm coming towards the end of the am career so I'm like I'm not like nervous for the fights or whatever I'm still I'm like obviously like I'm never really nervous as much that much as like as most people would be but this time it's kind of just like I don't really care what happens I just want to go out I want to perform I want to show what I've been working on in the gym and then I want to be looking to go pro and stuff like that so it's really kind of interested excit me orous whatever I'm actually really excited to like see what happens in this fight and then hopefully the next few months there's going to be another few fights hopefully the imfs and stuff like that yeah for people tuning in now you have to make sure to check out Alexander OU Sullivan in the ODS at cage Warriors Dublin on the 14th of October and Keith Koo the following Friday at apfc 8 on the 20th it's going to be uh two quality nights both are going to be on UFC fo pass and H ke one will be on YouTube as well and will be on UFC F pass as well but LZ before we actually get into the fights can you tell us what the ball is like at the moment in CAC Alex you take it away but uh yeah I mean it's a it's a really good VI we've got a we've got a lot of U Lads training on hard now for camps obviously I'm coming just to the end of mine now um we had a good few fights there in September we're packed out with fights we've got obviously ke and Jake no now fighting on um apfc that's going to be an animal card just to be on obviously it's a Anthony Pet's first card outside of the US so it's got some serious Talent on it it's got like U big names from a few or jams you've got the ls of Al Sheridan El Shar and uh matis there on it from SBG repres FBG you've got um leis burn from Roo senon from Ryo and I think Aaron Henry was added to the card recently so from Roo you've got you've got them M Lads and then you've got the two CAC Lads um there so it's a deadly contining going over to to fight and they're all fighting good guys look to be fair it's a it's a really well matched card there big names um on the English side of the card as well like with the looks of Aer he's on it as a pro and um a few other big uh big English names as pros and then all the or SLS were up against TOP English amateurs as well so and or Welsh amateurs whatever so it's it's a deadly Show and The Venue looks amazing as well so I'm um I'm very excited for it personally because obviously I've got more fight now um next next Saturday and then I can just kind of take a step back then and focus on coaching key and Jake then and the week after so Su my schedule absolutely perfectly as well so we're flying into two two big uh two week points for us now in October and then straight after that well not straight after that but we have we have cage conflict and we've got one out on cage conflict big rur nearest heavyweight Edition he's one and enough and he's very good to see him kind of make a little ter the am seeing now next year and hopefully go two and0 and C conflict now and then after that then there's the world championships in Albania so this is when I take that coaching role um I'll be fighting now next next week and then I'll be looking at kind of coaching focusing more on coaching throughout the rest of the year because I probably won't fight again now till early 2024 after this fight um and I'll be going over with the or team as the Irish assistant coach to Kier on dver with the lads but we also have um we also have three Lads confirmed on the orish team and we're looking to get two more attitud so seac will have five Lads on the Orland team in Albania in November hopefully as well so that'll be a kind of running for the end of the year and everyone is trying look super hard and building towards those those big events those big fights coming up so it's it's going to be a massive end to 2023 and only going to build on 2024 and that that's the vi in the gy big time that that that we're building this momentum always talking about momentum at the moment and it's just it is building this momentum on behind every fight every win you know I think our records and our win rates look stand for themselves like when it comes to in an uh you know on every show most weekends cage Legacy year um verus uh Aila um they're all in a row there throughout September uh late August there um winning consistently on all them you know so uh yeah we've got a massive uh momentum building in the gym at the moment and it's no s to stop no ST unbelievable yeah AB absolutely look I think as an independent JY like you guys really stand out um and obviously Alex you make it different as well being like an active fighter as a head coach as well so it's great to see you guys I suppose you punch well above your weight really and like uh like you say like the win rate speaks for itself and also you have such like unique looks to some of your Fighters like uh you look at some like Jordan Bradshaw and like some of his toy style is unb able to look at and then you look at the likes of Jake and [ __ ] and Kiko and like God only knows what submission they're going to pull out of the bag you know what I mean and then you're becoming this little armar Merchant on your Pro run so like it's it's great to see um you must be super proud and then obviously uh run the gym uh with Deb as well like it really is a family run gym and it has that family run atmosphere do you feel like when you show up to a show your teams feels different to all the other teams I I think it does you know but that's because I'm in the team as well you but I do feel that it's like a you know it's a it's a real insul like uh kind of you know like like that family family run kind of family uh vibe off it I'm very you know very close just like all which prob are all just like really up for each other like not that anyone from other teams aren't but like you know when the teams are bigger like that there is there is going to be clicks there's going to be uh groups within the larger groups and whereas in seem like it's just we're just not big enough not that we're not big enough we have a lot of members now and we're training really hard with there like every night and all but it's just like we're so we're trying to wait each other all together every night so there's there isn't any space to form groups if you know what I mean or or divisions within the larger seam contingency you know so we're just we're going as a team always uh and you can freely feel that team spirit like you know everyone is there like like we really are a group of local Lads if you know what I mean like no one no one is coming in from like figh that came over from you know never mind another country but from anywhere outside of like literally Blanchet you I mean keate lives about three minutes up the r from me you know Ross Jordan up in terl toown Ross is in htown all just d115 area you know so even that just like where we're nearly look it nearly like mates first and then and then a f team don't way so it's we're you know there's a there's a passion there that's like not not just true mma sport like it's like your mates like you really really want them to win you know and then then it hurts more you know when you lose and and when when when things doesn't when things don't go well you know but that's that's what makes it so um exciting and makes it so intriguing it makes us keep coming back uh to training every every Monday look your Ross Ross fro here on there on Sunday night and in the gym 10: a.m. um Monday morning helping you know Co and and me and Kei and the other Lads fighting this month forare literally the Monday morning he was up like you know and that that's that sounds something for Russ because he doesn't get out of bed he doesn't it's hard for him to get out bed but like literally fought Sunday night late Sunday night in the gym 10 a.m. Monday morning so um that's the kind of that's the kind of dedication that that comes from having a team that's proper like in your corner they they really do want you to win it means a lot to everyone involved or it means so much to me that if the how how the lads do and I know it means so much to them how I do you know way so it's as long as we're winning as long as we're doing well the void was amazing but even when even when it's not even though like Ross Ross picked up a loss he was 4 play well against a good guy in Kieran um and got you know just got CAU got his guard pass quick and and arm triangled and nonetheless you know there not opening around you know what I mean it's it's he's back up straight away giving us a hand and with air stuff building for air stuff and building for himself as well for what's next for him so yeah we have that Vibe it's a daily Vibe um or is it unique well I'm not sure because I don't experience the other Vibes but it's it's a great Vibe anyway no that what it see seems unique anyway and like unique in a good way and it seem to work for you every team has their sort of vibe you know of course of course yeah uh Keith here here's the big question you know have you and big Trev squashed the beef and who's the real heav great king of CAC the F we here when he shows up to the gym right whenever he shows up to the gym the next time that it's going to be squashed right I haven't seen him since what two weeks two weeks or something like that right and this isn't an official call out this is an official call out to get his fat ass back down to the gym so whenever he gets his fat ass back down to the gym he squash a right even though he probably squash me on a happy but h on pay-per-view yeah no no definitely not pay-per-view now I have a few little videos of me taking us back in that's good enough for now yeah yeah you're definitely winning the social media war against him anyway yeah yeah yeah I'm think I'm winning that department right yeah ke Keith you have to tell us what was it like watching Alex win last time on cage Warriors in the tree Arena because like seniors all celebrate together like it was a s to behold yeah ah mental I think like it even started like kind of from in the back like didn't obviously want to say like he's probably like himself like he doesn't get nervous really like fighting but when he's coaching maybe like obviously K and stuff like that he was saying like he was nervous but we were like that me Ross and Jordan were all like I was getting theit when he was walking out me walking behind him I was like [ __ ] you know you're getting the you're getting them butterflies you know you're getting them but it was more than butterflies it was kind of like an ear in the back dressing room warming up for some of your like more intense fights but you get that the whole way out on the walk when we sitting down and all kind of in the corner and uh yeah I was really getting nervous but then when the F kind of kicked off and stuff like that he one that Force head kick and all was like we W near settling into the fo when he was settling into you know we TR that head kick me out great he's in there you know and then even when he went down on his back we were like like there's no ball here like you see him every day in the gym trying and stuff like that so we like here like there's going to be no ball here he cut the angle took the AR and honestly it was it was a win for the whole club like we were like absolutely going off a rocker like you know you see a video in the tree Arena like and one of the lads have and it's like goes up to the big screen and like Ross like does about four laps of the C trying to get into the place like he's going off running off Jordan screaming as usual and then like we had to be tall not like calm down but I think that's going back to like the vi around the JY and Alex like what Alex was going to touch on on a bit it is different like obviously we are saying obviously what he was saying is we we didn't experience other James to compare what her void was like to them but whatever it is in a jam it's something special like so when Alex took that win it was like yeah it was unbelievable like I think like for the whole week it was just like it was something that I've never kind of experienced myself because obviously when you win yourself it's like got the train in like your nuts off and stuff like you're really like it buz for but when he won it was like it really was win for the hall gam like you know every all the lads kind of up in the stands and stuff like that it was unbelievable if one of us go to war we all go to war yeah and then like and then obviously Kei like people want to know are you going to try and outdo Alex's amateur record or like after this fight are you going to go pro what you have what you have led up no there's not not a hope I'm getting toward theage not a hope no I don't know like I don't even like that that's something special like um that's something special but I think yeah I think I'm looking like I'm PR to start to maybe mid next year I have this fight coming up and then hopefully another couple of fights maybe November start December which I'll hopefully I'll be able to kind of announce or whatever soon enough but um yeah I think it'll just be Pro kind of March April is kind of what I'm hoping for in around that kind of area maybe the summer like you know I'm not I'm still young I'm not rushing stuff as I kind of always say look I don't I don't want to rush anything but that prob will be me next fight after this year be me last couple of fights coming up leading up to Christmas and then it'll be all work looking at proba I don't know how we manag to get 30 fights like that's being honest that's mental like it's because he's like medled every time he's went to the oou and stuff like that so it's yeah that's a crazy record that I don't think I'll be able to get yeah well uh we can't wait to see U you know have your last couple of am V and then Mak transition to Pro uh I'm sure like obviously we saw guy Rooney and Max ly make their debuts at the weekend and they were both Victorious a pro and that was electric and I'm sure it'll be a similar occasion I'm sure Al Alex would be getting an absolute ra to text saying people won't fight Kiko in his Pro you H I'm sure it be ding ducking it like there's no tomorrow but uh great to see that you're over on apfc how did that come about and tell us this like how excited are you to fight on this uh platform because they seem to be making massive waves across the UK and Island yeah yeah oh yeah I came about jendo from show one has been on to me recently um and Damian as well Damian was going on to me from last year and then I think I think it must have been in the start of the Year whenever they announced the show I think Jen that was on to me and then I was kind of looking at it going yeah I want to definitely fight and that's I've kind of actually had the plan the last few months to fight on apfc that was kind of like I was always going to fight on that I actually thought the start of would have been proud obviously I was in active and I probably shouldn't I should have been fighting more than obviously what I have been because I haven't fought this year so I thought maybe that could have been me first PR That Could Have Been Me PR that could have been me first pro but that obviously didn't work out so just hav do Dage I fight on it and like obviously it's a big flat platform like Anthony p is like you know UFC champion the showtime kick like doesn't get really any bigger like you know and look even yeah yeah that's it yeah but like I was looking at I was looking at even the arena that that like the show was being held in the back Arena or whatever and it's massive like it's really big like I probably never even fought somewhere like that so we even just kind of giv the chance to fight in somewhere like that with like did you watch K Manchester I didn't I was training that night oh go back and watch it on pass because that was in that Arena yeah yeah I was seeing just a littley f was yeah which was unbelievable but um yeah actually one of the lads on mentioned to me yesterday that was in the same place but yeah it's just a big opportunity but like even like that like people always going to say a big opportunity this and that it's another fight L it doesn't matter kind of way you're fighting they still going to get the same nerves it's still going to get the same VI f is a fight it's an AM f as well like that so I'm just looking to get in there and pro me prove look I don't mean that in any other way look I'm buzzing to get this this opportunity but it's very hard to kind of think about the excitement of anything else around other than the fight I think if people get bugged down in the details are like this person's going to be there on this show they're not thinking about the fight I'm just thinking about the fight I'm thinking about going there putting on the performance and at the end of the day that's the main thing you have to be thinking about you know people will get distracted and I'm trying not to let that distract me and it's not because all I'm thinking about is going in there and fing I suppose the opportunity is only good if you get the win isn't it yeah well like that's it like all people like like you hear all people like saying wasn't for this show on that show it's very hard to get excited for that show like i' be i' be have fight sometimes where I'm like I wish I was in the blading crowd looking at me me fight you know what I mean like when you have like maybe like some there and all and they all bu you you can't feel that excitment like like they like I'm there to support you like no one else can support you you in there fting on your own it's only you and your corner team showing instructions at you like you can't enjoy it like not I don't mean enjoy the experience CU I love fighting but I mean it's fighting and that's it like just it's nothing else to it you're getting in there with like just a different opponent every time so I think it is kind of hard to like you know maybe be like oh it's this this person's at the show and whatever I'm getting in there to fight and that's kind of the main thing that's what I'm focused on you know B say at the local shows B is like we have to do a few interviews in the back it's like I'd actually love to sit out there and watch the fights and not have to do any interviews at times because we don't want to interview the voyers because you don't want to miss a piece of the action that's it Go crack yeah it is it is but uh you know I mean we have to we have to give the help the fighter and do the interviews afterwards and get get that out there as well um it is indeed Alex obviously you did the walk in cage Warriers last time you're doing the walk again in Dublin H over in the order yes how excited for you or how excited for this are you and um tell us a bit about the fight obviously you're fighting Bal Le that you say yeah nailed thanks very verus two and0 yeah so two and0 versus two and 0 but you know he's never armar someone Alex not I know anyway yeah I can't I can't find too much foot on him um it was hard to match me for this fight I thought I had a few matches and they fell through earlier in the camp and that kind of thing um no one looks him to they kind of sign on the dott line and actually confirmed the fight um for ages so that was kind of little bit you know little bit anxiety there trying to make sure I get the opponent you know I don't miss these opportunities and to fight in Dublin because it was an absolutely incredible experience like one of the best experiences of my life so far without fighting in the tree arena for C Warriors and winning um it was just absolutely you know as you can imagine as you T earlier such such an incredible experience and it's like like he is saying like you know I'm not I'm not going in here thinking I wonder he'll be at this show or people like think I'm even kill if I or get glasses afterwards yeah you know interview man that's all I'm thinking about your but no in all serious it's like that it's just in there I think Gary was talking about recently like being in the positions and being actually like present there and thinking like what's the best thing for me to do right now in this position to improve my chances to win this fight you know you're not thinking about anything else I don't even I don't want to be thinking about what's outside the cage what's happening I'm literally thinking I'm just locked in on my opponent I don't know if you use use notice I'm sure all of for still but we have a very big thing of just being focused on their opponent like as soon as the fight begins you don't take your eyes off them you're not thinking like oh bird is in the cou outside the cou watching me I better look good I better do this particular technique now none of that like you're literally just looking at your opponent looking at them breeding looking at them to looking at them like seeing any cracks in their armor maybe there is no cracks you're just imagining it you're just making yourself hyped you're just making yourself focused literally every little movement can help you you know especially as you as you get caught as you get better as you're fighting better opponent subtle movements and subtle reactions are what cells techniques and s um attacks and that's what you're trying to pick up on and look for your own thing so really like you're just trying to close out everything else around so like like keep saying there as well like it's it's absolutely great opportunity to fight on Anthony P's show and it's an absolutely it's G to be absolutely animal for me to fight in C war in Du again fight over then my life like restarts up until then I can't see anything past B in two weeks time Saturday night in the ODS just make sure to jump on top of the cage after Russ for still yeah absolutely that that all just comes that but that all comes naturally like you feel that lane there you just you just do it naturally and so don't get me wrong I'm super excited to find C super super excited it's going to be an incredible experience win or lose you know but for me it doesn't really matter the platform I'm fighting on it matters the opponent it matters how I am mentally how I am physically going into that fight because that's what that's what people remember that's that's like you're only as good as your last fight yeah recing Bo is definitely real and it's very much a what doing for me lately sport so uh look it's great it's great to have the two on it's great to get that sort of in-depth uh info from uh how you guys doing uh he had off he said he's Rec yeah yeah he's he's uh I think I think I think um Trev entered into his room after so uh that's bar was it but shl look Alex you've been there and done it on the world stage before and no doubt you'll get the job done October 14th don't worry Keith we thought Trev was knocking at your door way shout out actually he's an absolute character that that man can sell a fo as well he's Absol I'm best kill Jake and [ __ ] as well fighting on apfc as well obviously yeah very excited to see him as well because uh that man that man's a Phenom so uh we're to say yeah he is he is he is we absolutely love it but guys thanks for milon for uh for joining us uh anything else to say before we let us go not much no that's ready to rock ready to rock yeah you hope to see ma guys for anyone at home watching make sure to like share subscribe and as always stay the 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 work guys