Rhys McKee | Starting MMA, Cage Warriors Titles & UFC Ambitions | Energized Show

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What is up and welcome to the latest Energized Show! On this episode we have Cage Warriors MMA athlete Rhys McKee on the show to discuss Starting MMA, Competing in Cage Warriors & His hunt to get to the UFC. Check it out, enjoy, subscribe for more and as always Stay Energized!…

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okay what's going on guys and welcome to a brand new episode of energized today we have a very special guest on the show we have former Bama low weight champion and caterers welterweight contender Reese Skeletor Mickey E Harry do Reese yeah I'm good man very nice introduction so so it's nice to be happy because nice legs some people have said may want to be my dad but I am the Bruce Buffer of podcast introductions young SEC of the other episodes he is brilliant like he's gonna take over please full first job we have a Josh Homme Stan the park on Saturday and oh my god it was late belong as introduction error she missed it was that long he made a b-boy achieve and so much race first of all welcome to show and we may forget it today sorry but how are you getting on you do much train during this one and yeah keeping busy can I have my own gym so I mean I still have a set of keys for that so I'm be able to to chip away at that and stuff you know obviously you kind of continue the BSA so everybody's doing a home Roblin and homework guys what not as ramune and stuff it's it's kind of non-existent I have bagging you know it's frustrating but I understand we're all in the same situation at the moment yeah and Reese tell us how did it get started out and maeín bosibl congratulations on your gym what is you 24 24 yeah 24 and your owner on GMA that's called gamma kicked off named me so I used to play football for like a local football team members say nothing to get excited but it was a under under 15 under 16 and you know I was playing there and the Kendall anywhere and it was the preseason looking for someone to get to get fair and there was a local MMA club and my brother won't say who as well so so we both went along that MMA club and that was really yeah I kind of fast and the local growling competent near got my arm broken about ten seconds and that was the hook line sinker so well ever since and I never really looked back I never thought of her football boots again Andreessen what saves you realize you are actually very down down and you were better than most people ever that's a question that's a funny question for me because it's like I didn't I didn't realize I had potential and tell about ten fights in if that makes sense you know okay no I was so busy doing the thing when the time I realized I was already 10 fights deep so it was kind of easy you know what there was never a moment where I had we sat then said listen you could do this I was already gonna do that and then McKenna said lesson the so-called well so Risa all exactly uh your last amateur fight cuz that I was actually cheered against you you and you you you you actually submitted on drum bill what a guillotine a battle zone we were actually there that because they my brother and was trained in the same gym as drunk girl time I knew him quite well I also know he lives off in Australia now and that was actually your last I was really and what what do you think the big differences between amateur and pro in Ireland because a lot of people are saying now that the amateur is almost supported the pro an Ireland yeah yeah proves I'm amateurs and you know there's a lot of amateurs would do my Ryan's as much as the true so you know I think back in the day it was proves over there in army trees over here but nowadays the level so high and and I think that is because we have like this culture of like you know will strand in the same gym floor and you know there's no our crew cast and an amateur class role is one so Tom eater standard here is very very high but differences you know as I've kind of said there isn't really much of a difference II you know obviously but you're you're Ryan in times in your gloves and stuff I think when you're that level anyway that stuff is really irrelevant grease you were all see the bar champion a lightweight you went over how to crack the welterweight on a terry brazier at the time when Bellator sort of acquired all Obama having you when the cage where is room what sort of you know maze go that direction and was there an offer from Bellator at the time yeah the we had Whitaker well we don't have a conversation about and inquiry for me it's always been UFC like that's what's ever since I'm a professional is that right I want to go to the top and for me the yeah sees that the top organization you can argue this and sale brew promotions are doing it but people will remember the people who were in the sea and that's a fact so for me Bellator was totally against us it were totally pulled me back gun and cage wears at the time was was one producing so many yes each fighter so nope Briana yeah I remember my first tire oh no Ross you said you saw in your last appearance as a mature but I remember seeing a bomber turdy when you drew Richie small first of all one of the best draws I've ever seen I think Ross can agree with that as well yeah that's the best Irish for you ball going yeah what did the crowd he brought which it all the way from open Belfast is where I was unbelievable and like after that I was like this guy is serious times as well so we ever since that I've been like phone your career ever since yeah it was a man it was a mad can a fake you know like I Canada didn't come for that and I was coming off a loss and I was in a weird clear saying I'm just happy to be fighting in them I remember at the time like got into the third Rhino spring and it was close I was like flip I've been having so much fun that I haven't tried to win the fight that's kind of hard to like explain but like I was just in there to fight I wasn't there to win you know and yeah but that was good fight oh there's more to go fight yeah and obviously roll up on the Reese's together and you'll see and I believe I read some more somewhere someone said if I don't get to UFC in 2020 this year was a failure Joe who said he'll see Dobler August ago although I can't you know you know if you ask me that's the last month before we're in lockdown I would say I have to be on the card there can be no one else on the card Barney but I think it all depends now F word if we're being realistic and I'm highly the lock time plays I don't know that will even happen I don't know if caterers want me for one more fight or two more fights I'm not really sure I am totally for our option I'll go in the cage works title first if they want fe f c/e says cage Wars let us have them I'm sure I'll go there too so I'm kinda relaxed and happy good guy but I I would absolutely love to be in Dublin and August and what are your coaches saying to you just like are they like don't worry don't push it like don't rush it because really you have the title now so it's were like yeah they've always been in there in their opinion of me like I'm only 24 for me it's not all my efforts when so if it you know I do want it this year if I don't get an August I believe I'll get it by the end of the year as long as this rule coupe 19 there's obviously not much any of us can do in that situation but I can only do with them in my power and I believe I'll be there this year I believe they do here I'm close and he says this when you go to your feet will it be a welterweight or will it be a long way or we do with a bouncing no yeah like we it's like action like towards the last face mouth or my professional like my last few fights like like booze way too much so I've made the right decision I'm gonna malaria and I feel fantastic you're even a feather weight on this age all right I was even a flight yeah my first-ever amateur fight was I was 57 kilo and I must have been I must be no 5/6 unbelievable does it ever sort of poke it see it away at joy her workouts home with the EOC I'm like you gotta give up him out of there she ever like talk with someone else like I'm better than him I sharted be there no I'm not I'm just not like I am you know I believe gas giant her driver says one of the first people the Massey gentlemen congratulate and you know what very begum everybody's in their own journey and you know like I'm nothing against them people at all like I believe once I get this team division like I'll shine above them all and know that that's not what it's about but I just believe my journey is is destined to be one of the best and the company I earn in the world about gives you that confidence against free again B's yeah I just I just know I can get free anything you know I believe I'm one of the best of the world and finding a way to win in a fight you know I might not be the best striker or growt whereas sir but I find the way to win better than most and I'm resilient and you can't beat the guy that doesn't give up so you know it's a yeah that's why I'm so confident you know maybe maybe a very young and naive is in there too but I'll take that as well nice and Rhys how do you factory soccer shuffle baguettes Euler welterweights in the UFC yeah - you know oh my Twitter them and I call that Mike Perry yeah yeah that'd be great yeah that's not that's not that's not give him a very very good go and I crossed myself very high cost myself a hundred percent number one in the cage warriors like I don't see anyone pool losing me any frets and then in cage Roy or an EFC eel I believe I believe my help there well we were friend in Gary Perry him what does a head writer friend in Gary know he's a good guy he's a good guy having a and yeah like me any mo talk pretty close to dearly as well you know he ends a stolen you know I think I think in the next few years Ian will be in the SE as well I believe you'll hold the the cage where's title after me I believe he'll be the next in line so I believe he's in he's in the fast-track here as well and he's one of the few you like that doesn't need a putt in these years of grass seem as much myself you know we have a quick journeys and I believe we're both destined for massive massive things yeah I totally agree with that Danny okay I think between yourself eating Gary and then like Paul uses another name I think that people are talking on the rise over or you can may like they're sort of like you're you know you three are you um hungry guys who are like I supposed to put origin may back on the map yeah 100% you know and we are we've been in dependency in conversation there's like last ten or twelve months and I'm not really starting to raise Paul you use being very local you know it's a great time for Irish MMA and you know you've a few other Indians coming there you know maybe I haven't had the best results recently about Mike Juma : they're studs you know so these are guys I had trained Legler and it's exciting things and you know we're all as one I'm not one of these guys I'll talk and try and try and talk anybody in the company or you know I'm all for us all getting getting the best we can happen yeah yeah what's great about you know the sort of ol boys from you guys and Cage Warriors as well it's not like the goal is get the EOC and then like be success and you see but like that also gives better option to bring juicy back Dublin you see back to Belfast I mean like we've been locking you up see shows quite lost reasoning in a probably was almost a turkey from watching page where it's all false because like there's less than a crossover but won't you boys will start crossing over people then go back washing cage wires like they came from there that's he wells is there yes a massive big park circle like we're we're just growing you know I say I say I get the DFC I find ESA then the UFC you have a looking cage lawyers and soon as everybody walked in and then next thing you know Paul and and they all you know so everybody benefits off each other's things so you know no absolutely but I believe we're coming in there next we have like mm eh you know we often see how to live McGregor and all the dublin fighters and all but I think I think we're gon over and over and I'm returning here and the same way I think you was gonna bring us he Jordan I think Mason Jones yeah yeah it was it was almost tough watching jewel because they're both fighters that I read so so high and you know Mason it was amazing and the fight I don't fault them so I believe you'll have one defense and then I say we'll see him in the SE as well Rhys it seems like you're good made for a lot of people so therefore we'll make you a nice guy so I think I think you're gonna have to call away Steve wonderboy Thompson for their MMF title we previously had him on the show as well he's one of the noises guys ever you know I actually probably join no these mr. McKee that would be lonely to fight you pull a 3 Reese like when you you see done was announced like lately I was checked Twitter straightaway and your name was just one of the top names and like people like that he has to be on it how would you make that when you find out you seem cool mm like like what what just came into your mind straight away you know well as you said like I didn't actually see the announcement I just seen people tagging like I have to be honest have to have to have to be honest like all these it has to be has to be has to be yeah that was my first magnet and you know how can you argue like and this isn't this isn't nice him mr. cell myself but there's no one else in the island that deserves that fight more there's nobody with the winning record or the minor fights or had the world titles or been in cage do you I mean it just it makes perfect for me the only thing called me back and a contract with caterers but that probably the best people have a contract when it's talking about EFC so I said I feel I have to be on that card that's there and they're here I'm sure craving will let you it will let you have your shot as well yeah absolutely oh that's one thing I think beats we said about brain boredom he never stands in anyone's way for opportunity he doesn't he like a lot of sort of companies will try and you know bill in sales I would be the best but like they're happy enough to be you know be European British noise fear League for the UFC and you know what there's nothing wrong with being the feeder League you see especially when you poor share with the talent that those guys have pushed out yeah and look at they have no idea on the fight with orange shirt you know on the cage where is car do you know why Sharon they're sharing their event you mean like I don't think do you know why he's probably ever shared anybody else's event on this time owners Instagram Instagram for like you know the issue of the relationship yeah you know well Rhys like the things we really wanted happy on just as I talked to you before you may your destroy straight into the USA and obviously when when your forgets announced in the USA we're gonna have to have you on again and wish you could look as well yeah well OPM well that's all been well my next one as EFC it could be cage where I have a Cherokee and absolutely and quick question for your resource it just on that and just so you don't get more you Perry is there anyone else you have a lined up who you you'd like to get hold of I'd love to fight at Carlos Condit or fizzing you it you won't want drains anyway you you you don't don't a soft eye opener anyway yeah there you go hmm would you be able to take Mickey Gaul serious from there to here in Mickey yourself or do you know - Reese I use a post Malone song that's called congratulations oh yeah like I like it let's go fast ik yeah and is that your go-to song no forever as that is that it maybe not forever you know I've had five fights and any time you hear it gives me goosebumps ooh until until that stops and I'll keep using that thing perfect Mary no I'll just I was just gonna say thanks Miriam - come on show I love ya say we wrap up no Reese is gonna say who's your sport hero when you were gonna oh good question um you know what I've always liked the Northern Irish together the guys at George Barris and I'm the front like I'm in the Lake George best I know he's like a footballer that's passed toilet but I mean I think is hard not to find inspiration and someone from the same island that's wondered the top Farren or you know in Hansel we talk toward us so like no messin here again breathe thanks Thomas for your time and it was nice to have you on we'll definitely have you on again soon and if you are watching this video boys make sure to like share subscribe and as always stay energized