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Swindy boy, I COME FOR YOU. SWINDY, I COME FOR YOU. Diana Joy show up the >> Okay, here we go. It's time. Okay, what's going on, guys? and welcome to a brand new episode of Energized brought to you by Orings Competitions. Ross, >> are you intoxicated or something? >> Introduce the guest man. Today we are bringing you the fighting pride of Cork. It is undefeated middlemate. It is the one and only. It's main event Manning. Brian Manning. How are you doing, my friend? Let's go. >> I'm great, boys. I'm great. I couldn't be better. Fight week. So, we're nearly there. Edging very, very close. And I feel great. >> Fight week, debut week. Octagon is is going to get Manning. I can't wait to see. Brian, tell tell us this. >> Everyone want to know. Do we have a big walk out lined up come this weekend? >> Massive, massive walk out. A huge walk out that's going to it's going to go viral. All right. I I'll be surprised if Ariel Helwani is not posting about this [ __ ] right? It's something similar, but what people haven't saw before are going to see it this Saturday. It's going I'm added a lot to it. And as I said, there's a lot of eyes in it. It's going to have nearly a million followers and then it goes to different accounts and different different profiles and it's going to go viral. I think of of a massive massive walk up. >> Bri Brian, who comes up with these walkout ideas and also how important do you think >> I come up with them, brother? How important do you think the walk out is as well? >> I think it's very important. I think it's you're think if you're walking out. Now I get help obviously from my management Barry Callen is and Adam Skilly and the boys buy all the way all of her input but mostly obviously all his gig kind of came for myself. I just decided to do it one day. And a walk up's massively important. You have to have fun with a walk up man. You know you're stepping into the unknown. You're going into a you could have a war. You could like anything can happen. So you have to make that walk out worthwhile. make it good and get the fans enticed. You know, they want to see something good. Now they see the walk with like what's this fellow about? Is he about something? He's walking with a mask and doing this and doing that. What is this? We have to watch him in the cage now. Do you know? But whereas you couldn't even though maybe my amateur days or whatever, but like you couldn't do those walkouts and go in and just just kind of hug a fell against the fence or whatever, you know? You need to be going in pinging fellas and that's what I'm doing. Either pinging, knocking them out or just domination. But you need a big walk out. You need to get the fans entertained. People pay money to see this kind of [ __ ] It's a business at the end of the day. >> And Kamir, with the with the walk out, do you need to give Octagon any heads up about the walk out or are you in chat with them about it? Cuz >> let's just say let's just say they're a brilliant promotion. Octon are a great promotion and they help you in every which way they can. So if it's to do with the Walker, the fighting, the whatever, they will help you. Brilliant promotion. can't say can't say enough good things about >> that's that's that's that's class because I did see Brian Ly was like on the mic live one the shows and he was hyping you up about you come to promotion and the entertainment value you bring and also the also the skill you bring as well so like it I think it's a match made in heaven for you as well I think I think it's a I think it's a it's a great promotion to let you go and do your thing and look it's a big card as well your man's a big a good a lot of fellas on that card who have big following like you know have a big following >> definitely Vosgar is probably the one of the biggest names in there at the moment and >> who knows I might give him a call out after >> yeah well look he's run away he's run away from Furry and he's going he said he's going he's >> Flor is a bit too big for him but I can just meet him I can meet him in the middle there you know what I mean so he might be thinking ah he's fighting 88 kg I have to cut a lot of weight to make 88 kg too you know what I mean >> well let's call it spade a spade you're five and0 he's five and0 wins both six Yeah. >> And you know what they say, if it makes money, it makes sense, baby. >> 100%, brother. 100%. So, who knows? We could And he'll be at the press. No, he'll be at a different press. There's a prelim press conference and there's a there's a main card press conference, so he won't be at my one, but who knows on the mic after I get a big knock over here. Who knows who I call out? >> Are you looking to take over this fighte over this week? >> I was only saying, right, I was like this this octagon like it can be a circus, man. And I'm the biggest [ __ ] clown there is. So I think man it's it's there for me to take over. I think it can be bigger than Will Flory here and I can make welterweight. I can make light heavyweight. I can make middleweight. Maybe I bounce around the business and get multiple belts. So I'm looking to take over and we'll see like I could be here a couple of years time. Obviously I have plans like in plans in my career but for now with Octon and I I could be here now for a good stint and as I said I plan on taking over man. I plan on being a massive name in that that promotion and a massive name in MMA globally. >> Another thing is I assume you want the activity here. H I know obviously you had the hand injury and you you're out and you you know your Oxon debut got delayed, but I assume you want to still get a large amount of fights in this year. >> I want I want 20 I got a fouright deal. I want 2026. I want to fulfill that fouright deal in 2026. So I'm looking at I already have all all his plans. So, I'm fighting in I'm going to knock I'm going to knock Baldi's head off, right? I'm I'm going to kill him stone dead. That's going to be that done next Saturday. After that, there's another German card, Frim Pong be on it. Me and Frim Pong and maybe Will Flory. That'd be savage. Get Jack Jack Magguire on there. Get Richie. Get five on this [ __ ] card in Germany. That's in March. Then in June, you Berlin and September use 60,000 in a [ __ ] arena in September. I forget where what country that's in or what what part of uh it could be Germany I think but what part of Germany I don't know but 60,000 in arena man look that's that's that's the stuff of dreams I don't even think you get 60,000 in arena in the UFC for [ __ ] sake so that's my plan for the year you know what I mean obviously I focus on this Saturday I have to get a job done and that's my complete focus but my whole year said I'm going to I'm going to fight four times >> I know I know it's it's not never something that you look past someone Brian But when you look at this guy's record and you see his four losses are four knockout losses in the first round. Does that does that does that get the the lamb's lips wet? Does that make you go here we go? >> It mean Yeah, it does. It does. I smell blood. I smell blood when I see that. >> And like it's not nothing. It never turn around either. He never went down. So I think once he starts getting pinged, it starts getting hit and I'm gonna be in your face, man. I I the engine like I have an engine like a [ __ ] raceh horse, you know what I mean? But I think once I'm in his face and picking him apart with shots, I think he's going to that that's going to set into him again. That quit is going to set into him and there's no worse man to be in front of if there's quit sitting on top of you. You know what I mean? >> Yeah. Absolutely not. And like we we've seen before with you, you know, I mean, you're you're relentless in there. You love you love coming for the guys h when you're in there. And look, >> technical technical. I don't I don't just swing. I'm I'm technical in there, man. And he swings. So, he'll be in trouble. We left pillow hands uh manning an amateur. You know what I mean? >> That is no more. That is >> I tell you what now, boy. I could ping an amateur too, brother. There's no doubt about that. >> I know he blew a few heads off an amateur, but I just didn't have the I didn't have the mental the mental side of it to kind of get the finish. I'd ping someone. Remember, I ping and I ping wall. I ping a few just Paulo, but I always was shooting after it. It was just a bit of I wasn't I wasn't steady enough then. Now I'm mature. >> Look. All right. Maybe we'll maybe we'll leave. All right. The jock sniffer. Jock sniffer. Leave it. >> I have to take something. I'll have to take something. I suppose >> Brian, you said it's not like that. It's not like that. A pro. It's not like that a pro. So, you're matter matters. >> I'm a lamb. >> Brian, you you said you've matured your game like who has actually helped you to to reach this level? >> Man, I think man, it's just just like my coach is a coach. They've been telling me my whole amateur career, right? We just touch, we touch, we stay calm, whatever. and I went and rushed, you know, and then eventually I just it probably came through sparring in the fiveminute rounds in the build up for my pro debut. I just kind of noticed and felt it's a lot slower down and it's more thinking and you you like you can do more in there and I just kind of hit a different streak. I just switched switched my mindset and it's just kind of it's not something that I can put a finger on. It's just kind of happened. You know what I mean? >> So yeah, I'm a lot more composed now. Maybe probably from all the amateur fights 10 amateur fights is it's the same thing as pro fighting just different rounds don't really that much difference in the gloves you know and just all the experience and stuff and get you calm with things like I was only saying this in a different interview recently is like walk outs and it's like you get nervous I have no nerves whatsoever zero like when I walk out I'm happy I'm delighted I'm like I'm supposed to be here man this is the [ __ ] I'm supposed to be doing whereas my first fighting amateur I was [ __ ] nearly faking going in there you know I was I was I was riddled with nerves But I think it's just experience to do more things. That's why I'm so switched on now and so calm and composed. >> Yeah, Brian, you're obviously fighting at Octagon 83 on the 31st of January in Steuart. Do you have many do you have many people flying over with you to support you? >> Was fun over. There's actually people rant to me about getting over and then they realize you have to get four flights and they like we might just watch the pay-per-view. But uh I wouldn't blame them. Luckily me go over there firstly me build more of a following build more fans get some German fans on board have people watch the stream I go and put in a massive performance and then they say we have to go to the next one you know I go over my coaches there's four of us going over I have what I need people be watching the stream and as I said let me get my foot in the door let me let me let me make a stamp on this promotion and then people will following and we'll get people to these big arenas you know >> yeah also we want to give a shout out to Jack McGuire he's going to be fighting on the 14th of February as well as well. >> Elite Fighting Championship 7 returns in a couple of weeks time. That goes down on the >> Yeah. >> The week after. >> Yeah. The week after on the 7th. >> The week after. >> And a shout out to Elite Fighting Championship. That is a promotion that builds fighters. You know, you want to go pro, you want to go big, you want to go to the next level, start with EFC. But it also takes professional fights, takes amateur fights, takes all kinds of fights. Massive promotion. 7th of February. Do not miss this. It's going to happen in Black Rockck GA club. So, League FC, don't miss out. >> Join the champions. H it's going it's going to be a big one. And I'm sure >> everyone will be there or main Manning will be there to take photos with every >> 100%. >> Shout out. >> I won't I won't be on the bear this time at all. >> But, uh it's great it's great to see the show from the south. Uh the Rebel County is hot, a hot bed for MMA right now. And h you best believe Brian Manning is leading that charge. And tell us this >> um what what do you make of Schwindy boy? Uh do you think do you think he actually offers you any problems? >> SCHWINDY BOY? NO. NO PROBLEMS. He He's wild. He's slow. He's stiff. He's I'm too smart for that. I'm too technical for that. If he wants to blitz at me and throw random wild [ __ ] I will ping him on the way in. or else I'll just backst step circle. I'll just I'll I like he'll be like a child in there. I swear to God I'm going to piece him apart. He's a bit bigger than other lads I fought. But that's all he has. A bit of size swinging while I faced all that before. I've got many fights in amateur many fights now pro. I don't think everyone can pose a threat if you leave and connect, you know, especially in my way, but I'm not leaving them connect. >> And tell us this, Brian. Obviously, you've I know what you're like. You're you're a student of the game. You really look into the people who are in the vision. You probably know the top 10's named off by heart and the records. But tell us this when you look at that top 10 and when I look at that 10 top 10, there's a lot of really experienced guys. A lot of guys with 20 plus fights, 30 plus fights at pro, how fast do you want to get in there in the mix with those guys? >> Extremely fast. Because I I watched a few of these fellas in the top 10 and I think I'm better than them. You know what I mean? I think I can I can fast track to this title, no problem. And I have a big amateur experience. I have some pro pro fights now under my belt. So I'm well up there with experience. You know, if you really think about 15 15 fights, 15 MMA fights, you know, against some of these fellas with 30 fights. But so I'm have to knock out my second bro fight and knock down Delmare with 18 fights. And then there was another fellow after I know he pulled out that [ __ ] forget his name, but he like 30 fights. So all that doesn't matter to me. I think I can fast track to this top 10 and I think levels above a lot of these lads levels. You know what I mean? Give me Joo next. Yeah, give me NJ next. Not a bother. >> Yeah, so Joo uh he's uh definitely definitely uh probably the biggest name in the middleweight division to I suppose casual >> especially after last week or two weeks or whenever that was especially after that. >> Yeah, that felt like so easy, was it? Jesus, there's no there >> even in Jig. But anyway, >> Brian, can you tell us what the buzz is like around Cork now at the moment regarding MMA? Cuz obviously like things Fighting championships have been happening like what's the buzz been like? >> The buzz has been established, man. The gym has been booming, you know, cuz we went from a show in October which I headlined. We went from another show that Julie headlined in Jordi in in December and now we February as well. So there's always a buzz. There's there's plenty activity with MMA shows now down south, which is what we need. Thanks to uh Barry Khalen, Alpha Fighter Management. So elite elite FC. So yeah, there's a fierce buzzer around Cork. Everyone's buzzing, everyone's fighting, everyone's keeping active and it's it's good for the club. It's good for Cork and it's good for Irish MMA. >> No, absolutely. >> Would you be interested like if Octagon was to come to Ireland, would you be would you want to come to Cork or would you want to come to Dublin? >> I do you know I'd love to come to Cork. You know what I mean? I love it in Cork, but like Park Que has a good I don't know what the capacity is that is a 40 or 60. Do you know I don't know how to fill like Dublin seems to be the main center of uh of Ireland, you know? That's the capital and like a lot of shows they go there the O2 Arena and stuff and other arenas but they they would probably go to Dublin if they were going to come to Ireland but they have to come to Ireland and just Ireland full stop they have to get to Ireland and that's why I'm going to get in the mic and call for all this stuff you know I'm going to knock on knock a few people out be pushing for it going to push for it is going to push for it we're all going to [ __ ] push for it and then get all of us on on the on the uh Irish card you know what I mean >> that be unbelievable >> they'd fill it out definitely they fill it Obviously, we can't really talk about uh Octagon without talking about uh Will's massive win against Martin Budet. Like, he absolutely cleaned them out. Had 360. He was like a ballerina doing there one day. H it was it was one of the best performances in Irish MMA history, I think, in terms of beating that caliber opponent and doing it in such a dominant fashion. >> Yeah. >> Seven. >> Seven in the UC, your man was no joke. And the way he caught him clean like he's just so calm. Boom. Massive [ __ ] left hand, man. That was the end of it really. You mean I know the rest for for >> Yeah. That was that was the beginning of the end as they say. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Your man was bollocked after that. Your man knew your man knew >> your man knew [ __ ] But was uh But knew he was going after that. >> He was looking to get his copple on the way home anyway. But but but with that right obviously Will Flurry's one of the biggest names in Octon at the moment, you know what I mean? Obviously light heavyweight champion. Do you guys have much communication? Do you talk to Will much? Is >> sometimes on on message? Yeah. Messages and stuff the time and and like I talk a lot to Fang. Fong giving me the heads up, the ins and outs and and and you know they they help me like cuz they know I'm coming on. They know I'm fighting with lockdown now. So they helped me there a lot and I talked to him the other time and you know not too much with Flory more with ring pong to be honest but I do chat to Florida the other time. >> Yeah. No I was just wondering because obviously his his origins >> supportive of me and I'm supportive of him we can say that. >> Of course of course just his origins of MMA starting in Cork. I think Samson was his first club and obviously he's a monster man. So it would be great to see used to do one or two bits together. Even if you did a train or something together, it would be cool to see. I think it would be good for both your profiles to be be training together. I think >> interested in that. No problem. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Just I I going to get this this job done here on Saturday first. >> Yeah. >> And then we see what happens. You know, travel other gyms and because that's something I actually never really do much. I never really go up to other gyms and I never really go over to the UK and try train do a week in the training with other people, you know. I probably should do that a bit more. >> Yeah. Exactly. and like no better man to go and do the bits with than >> Exactly. He's done it. He's doing he's he's after doing what I'm planning to do, you know? So, >> there' be no better man to get a voice from. >> Yeah. And you know what would be cool if you were just say you went up to to him to train for the day. It'd be cool if you got like a a vlog out of or something like that. Like, >> yeah, that's next, boys. Do you think would you be would you watch Brian Manning MMA vlog? >> Yeah, absolutely. As long as there's as much carnage as as your fight, I'm here for >> it'll be more acting the bollocks. Really, it wouldn't be so serious on this. >> That's all right. Baz Baz wants to h you bring it in a scooter with a mask on the road. You know what I mean? >> Yeah. No, it should start definitely this weekend. You should record what's going on this weekend cuz like this where the journey really starts. I know like now you're like everyone everyone in the Irish MAC scene knows exactly who you are and it's time for the rest of the rest of Europe to take >> not. Exactly. Definitely. Do you know that's something I might do? I was actually something I was planning to do. It's just I' I'd like to have someone to do it for me. You know what I mean? >> Like I'd like to kind of do it that way instead of myself putting everything together. But I think you we might be able to start something out. >> Yeah. A fight real at least it start it starts somewhere anyway. Brian, obviously you're you're you're fighting this weekend, Octagon 83 on the 31st of January, looking to go sixart. Is there anything you want to say to the Manning Army that are going to be tuning in to watch you get your hand raised one more time? >> Just do not miss out. Do not miss out. I'm going to put in a [ __ ] absolute unbelievable performance inside and outside the cage like I always do on the mic, walk out, in the cage, everything. Do not miss it. And just a couple of shout outs just to my gym MMA Cork. Where would I be without him? Where would I be without my coaches? And a big shout out that this man goes under the radar a bit. But I want my boxing has gone from here to [ __ ] up here and knocking us out left and right. And Aan Scully has been a huge part of that. Everyone goes to him. The whole goes to him. The whole gym goes to him. He improves all of our boxing. And a big shout out to Amos Scully. Let's go. From GA Halls to 15,000 seat arenas in Stogart. Manning goes to Stokart. Get get everyone get get your eyes on this fight. It's going to be a huge one. As Basmo said, Octagon A3, the Manning show main event. Manning is back. And he's bringing a knockout live to YOUR TV SCREENS. >> SWINDY BOY. I COME FOR YOU, SWINDY. I COME FOR YOU. I HAVE HANDS LIKE BRICKS. >> BRIAN, thank you very much for your time, bud. And best of >> the enjoyers show up the >> So Ross, that was Brian Manning, your favorite Manning man. >> Yeah, absolutely. Look, main event Manning, he is the man. He brings the energy, he brings the balls. And look, anytime he fights, people want to see. So that's that's what I care about. People who who put bums in seats and make a bit of noise. Like that that makes our job easier and it makes us more excited to talk about the fight. But I'm all about main event man. >> Yeah. H Octagon got a great person there to to come out to as well cuz like just the the the entrance the the way he's knocking people out as well. Like this is exactly what people love fights. Like we love watching fights. Pure entertainment man. >> So if you are new to the Energize Show, make sure to like and subscribe because we are here every week, aren't we, Ross? >> Yeah, we do not miss. We do not miss. Uh, so Ross, we'll get into all the latest MMA news, but we have to start off with another fellow Corkoneians win on Friday night at Zufa Boxing01 as King Callum Walsh defeated Okampo on Zufa's first ever event. Ross, what did you make of the event and what would you like to see King Callum Walsh do next? >> Yeah, look, I'm gonna start off with Callum Walsh himself. I I think people are maybe underelling this win. Like Carlos Okmpo was 38 and3 going into this fight and Callum Mal being in fairly handy. I know there was a bit of a dubious knockout knockdown h within the fight that I don't think he was actually knocked down, but whatever. The the letter of the law in boxing I'm not 100% on, but like when to the eye of a casual that was no knockdown for me. Uh and then obviously in his last fight he beat Fernando Vargas who was 17 and0. I I I think a lot of people see Callum Walsh be given all this credit and like be hyped up as this like Goliath of boxing, the the face of Zu for boxing. And I think people like to maybe critique that he maybe he's not getting the finishes or he's not, you know, flashier in in victory at times, but at the end of the day, he's only 24. He's 16 and0 and he's just picked up two really really good backto-back wins. He is a legit top of the range boxer. So, I just wanted to say that for a start in terms of the show itself. Uh, I wasn't that impressed. I wasn't that impressed with the buildup. I wasn't that impressed. Maybe was it mistake having it on the same weekend as UFC 324? Like if it was the week before and there was less combat sports on events would have got more hype. I probably think so. Um, didn't see Dana White do a lot of press in the buildup to it. The arena didn't look that full at the apex visually watching it on YouTube. Wasn't that mad didn't get as many viewers as I think they'd help. And it was randomly enough I was watching it on like the WWE YouTube channel at one stage which had something like 112 million subscribers. I think there was like three or 400 people watching the prelims and I was sitting there being like right I'll skip this for a while and come back and calam fighting. I think that was the other thing. I think uh if you look at the card itself, as much as they gave it the full UFC presentation, I was there for one reason, one reason only. I was there for Callum Walsh and to watch that. And I think the way UFC cards are built that like their goal is to get you to watch all the fights or most of the fights. Uh and then, you know, the the name the name recognition seems to be better across the the card, although some people would argue not so much as of late. Uh, but when I I'm looking at that boxing card, I was like, I know Callum Walsh in this boxing card and I know no one else. So, I'm just here for the main event. >> Uh, well, just going back to one thing you said, maybe they should have had the Zufa boxing card a week before. I wouldn't really I wouldn't really agree with that. Like, um, obviously this was like the premiere of the UFC on Paramount, so there was a lot of promotion going towards Patty against Gachi, which we'll obviously get into in in a few minutes. It was just I think the the Callum event was piggybacking off that which is I think is definitely going to help the way like Callum was getting the pictures of Patty the body and stuff like that. Um do I think he was promoted that greatly? Not really. But the thing is like Callum, everyone knows Callum, he more goes about his business in the in the c. Um he he's not like that loud or brash on the mic. Um he he always seems more entertaining after a win. Like I think in the buildup he's very um he comes across very stoic. um just going into the future. We'll see what happens with him. Um there was photographs of Ireland's own Thomas Carti there. He was getting photographs of everyone. So like maybe he could potentially be a headliner for a Zufa boxing event in the future. I think it was mentioned that Zufa Boxing will be back with another show in February, if not March. So uh it will be very interesting. Dana himself admitted that it wasn't the greatest, but it was the first one. So, comparing it to the the first UFC event that he took over, look, things build and let's see what happens in the future. Will the Apex be the home for Zufa Boxing for in long term? Who knows? We will find out. But, uh, overall, massive win for Callum Walsh again, and we look forward to seeing what he does in the future. Yeah, look, I think I think it's because we've seen Callum Walsh box on bigger stages that it looked like it was almost like a not regression in opponent, but regression in promotion almost for him. So, I think that's that's where maybe um >> we were missing out on it. Uh I think like could they have got a few like influencers in maybe to like say that Callum Mal fight, could that have like the nail boys or something like that? Could that have made a bit more of a a pop at the event potentially? So, but uh look, we'll have to wait and see. Again, I wouldn't be solely against if they were like, "Right, we're going to do Thursday or Friday night boxing events and then like s Saturday UFC events." Like, I'm not totally against that, but it's just one of those ones where I'm looking for I was looking to be a bit wowed and I didn't get that sort of wow factor. Although, it'll be interesting to see will any retired UFC fighters start to box some of these cards. Yeah, it will be interesting. Then Ross, we have to go into more action from the weekend. UFC 324 went down. First ever show on Paramount. In the main event, Justin Gatey defeated Patty Pimlet by unanimous decision and is now the new interim UC lightweight champion. Ross, what did you make of the fight and where does Justin Gate and Patty the Baddy go from here? Look, uh the fight was absolutely epic in terms of entertainment value. Um from start to finish, the two lads went in there and they swung some serious leather. Uh I was very impressed with uh some of Patty's shots. The the knee seemed to land quite often. The lead uppercut seemed to land quite often. Uh a few of his hooks looked really really good. I just feel like his defensive boxing or defensive striking wasn't where it needed to be against Gi. Obviously, Gagey dropped him in the first, dropped him in the second. Um, I don't know whether he sort of had one leg and then dropped him in the fourth as well. So, obviously, Gachi landed an awful lot of damage with his shots. You know, he's not called a highlight for nothing. He has a serious amount of KO power, a serious amount of KOs on his record. Uh, Patty Pin though, you know, he tried to give as good as he get. He made the fight extremely entertaining for fans. I'm sure the paramount executives would be like gez that was unbelievable fight especially with Patty the Patty's walk out as well like he was in the cage dancing. I was like at one stage I was like he actually exerts so much energy on the walk out. Was that a good thing or a bad thing or not? Um it is what it is. Uh but look Patty you know he was rallying. I I actually thought there was a very he definitely won the third round anyway. I feel like all the judges gave Patty one round must been third round. I think decent arguments say you won the fifth round as well. H I had the rest of the rounds for Gi. But uh Patty gave a good account of himself and look with that star power and with that fighting. So I wouldn't be shocked to see him in a title fight uh again in the future. Look like no doubt about it. I think that that's definitely a possibility. You wonder how many Justin Gage actually has left. He's 37 now. Uh I'm not 100% sure, but he could be the oldest lightweight champion of all time. H 37 seems pretty old. I know he I know he's the inter but uh he could be one of the oldest of all time. Uh and like I suppose to look at the landscape division now. Obviously Tapori is due to come back. I think Taporia versus Gate makes mass amount of sense for that White House card. I think like if you're looking for a fight that's going to excite people, that one's definitely going to do it. Obviously Tori is one of the biggest stars they have in the sport at the moment. >> Yeah. >> And then obviously uh you know just engaging American guy um makes a lot of sense. I think that's the fight they're going to make next. Obviously, depending on what stories with Tapora's like legal issues and things like that. I think Serukian is the next number one contender. Uh he seems to be doing a lot of media and getting his name out there a lot which will probably boost his chances of getting a title shot. Uh again, there's also that like um BMF fight at UFC 326, Max Holloway versus Charles Olivea. you know, if a fighter wins that won that fight, like I don't think people would say no to seeing Max Holloway versus Justin Gage again or Max Holloway versus or sorry Charles Olivera versus uh Justin Gage again and I don't think people will also be against seeing Max Holloway versus Tapori again. So like there's the few fights there thereabouts h depending on how people how people are healing up after that those respective fights. I suppose in terms of Patty, I think you give him the fights that make the noise. I think I know Dan Hooker's fighting this weekend in Australia. H I think regardless whether he wins or loses, Patty versus Dan Hooker, they have a bit of beef at the moment. I think that'd be a great fight. Or I think Hatcha Moano versus H Patty Pima would also be a great fight. I think they're the big fights that that we see. Well, I think Patty P now. Uh, I was going to say you can nearly guarantee he'll be fighting at the numbered events, but I'm not too sure with the Paramount deal now how much those number events actually matter anymore and it's just a main event, a main event nowadays. Who knows? Obviously, it'll be on Paramount, but who knows? Maybe the Paramount exe like we want the Pimlet guy again, you know? >> No, definitely. I haven't seen promotion like this for a fight since >> maybe like obviously not on the same scale but like Connor and Jose Aldo like the amount of media Patty was doing like it was I haven't seen something like that in a long long time. >> Yeah, it it was definitely an awful lot and I suppose with all due respect like I don't think people are clamoring for a Justin Gate interview either in the nicest way possible. Um so look >> he he's the champ now so he's gonna have to do some but uh it'll be very interesting to see how that goes. >> Yeah know it will be like I mean like first event of the year like it went off like I said very very well obviously bar the weighin when um your man was it was it Johnson Smotherman was his name >> was it? Yeah. >> No Johnson's the fellow with the with the mullet that you love. >> No sorry Cameron Smotherman. Yeah after making weight. Well, well, after >> he fell over and then smacked his chin off the ground and knocked himself out. So, that was >> that was a scary image to see. >> Bisbing was of coms for TNT Sport. Like, it's so important you make way. >> Yeah, man. I'm just going to I'm going to rally off some big wins from the card and then Ross, you can jump in and let me know if if you want to like say certain things about any of the results. H Sean Ali won by decision. Waldo Cortez Aosta was also got the victory. Natalyia Silva was also victorious as well and Jean Silva got picked up a victory as well. Uh Umar Nagamedov got the victory. Ativa Goutier got a victory and Nikita Kyoff as well as Alex Perez. And then just looking at the early prelims, there's the Josh Hogat is someone I had to mention. He's former NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers. um after his victory in round one in he points in the heavyweight division. He he caught a promo that was something very reminiscent of Machaman Randy Savage back in the day for you WWE fans which was absolutely epic. So he's definitely someone in the heavyweight division watch out for and also the per the first fight of the night Ty Miller won an absolute scrap as well. Ross, anything you want to say about any of them fights? >> Yeah, I think it's going to be very interesting to see where the bantamweight division goes next. Obviously Shaomi won and Nagamedov won. Obviously Pod Yan just beat Morab. It's it'll be interesting to see will a run back Yan versus Morab. Um you know Omali versus Yan could be another White House fight. You know I think Sean Ali's big draw. Seeing him fight at the White House will be pretty epic. Um and then obviously Nurmagamed off is there as well in the mix. So um I think those are the four guys to watch out for. But if Omani doesn't get a tie shot and they do go Yamra, I would love to see Omali versus Sanhagen at the White House. I think that's a great scrap. >> You know, it was just epic to have the UC back. We just It hasn't been around what I think it was like six weeks, >> Ross. >> That was obviously a UC 324 numbered event. And there's also more UC action happening this weekend. But before we get into that, I just want to give a massive shout out to Jordan Bradshaw from CMAC. will be fighting at Aries Fighting Championship this Friday in France and he will be back in action. He's 2 and0 at the moment. He's and he's someone definitely to watch out for. He was also voted at the Energy Shows >> bantamweight >> bantamweight fighter of the year. So, uh definitely make sure to watch that. And as we said earlier, Brian Manning will be fighting on Saturday night as well. I want to give a shout out to Andy Chapman's WKU World Jiu-Jitsu competition happening in Derry as well on Saturday night. And then uh also on Sunday, Nemesis events um Muay Thai event will be going down as well up in Belfast. Uh Ross UC 325 goes down this weekend being headlined by Alexander Vulcanoski against Diego Lopez for the second time over in Sydney. Vog is defending his world featherweight title. Last time he fought he defeated Diego Lopez. What are you expecting this weekend, Ross? >> I think we will repeat the performance. I think Alexander Vulcanowski has Diego Lopez's number. Um, let's call a spade a spade. Last time these two uh fought to me it wasn't really that close. I thought Vulcan obviously absolutely smoked them. Um, you know what I mean? He twice as many strikes. uh as he had even even landed a takedown um as well. So like Lopez I just don't know how he gets the job done to be honest. He's he's obviously wild when he fights and he like he's entertaining when he fights but I think Vulk is too technical to be caught in that brawl and for Lopez to push the detonate button on Vulcanoski. I just don't see it happen. I know Bulkinoski is that bit older and every every every time he fights it's always like is this going to be the last time Vulcanowski has it in in him to get the win? But I just don't see Diego Lopez walking away with the belt. >> I'm going to agree with you in this one. Um think Falcinoski is just too good. I still think there's a few more fights left in him and I would have honestly liked to seen Vulk against Lon Murphy in this main event. But uh look the UC like Diego Lopez. So we will find out this weekend. >> Yeah, >> Ben Ross >> in the co-main event. Dan Hooker is taking on Benois Saint also watch out for Rafi Raphael Physizv against Mauricio Hufi. And then also Toyabasa is back. He's taking on Talison Tech. Uh that they're all on the main card. Then we also have to give a shout out to Wales's own >> the man, the meat, the legend, the [ __ ] Oan Elliot. >> Ovan Elliot is taking on Jonathan Malef in the early prelims. You can catch that on UC FAS. Ross, action-packed, energized show as always. Uh, as I mentioned earlier, UC 324, it's great to be back. UC 325 is going down to Sydney. Cannot wait to watch that. Uh CMax Jordan Bradshaw is fighting on Aries on Friday night and Brian Manning is fighting on Octon on a Saturday night. And as always on the Energize Shows Instagram page, we'll be keeping you up to date on all the latest MMA crack. Um Ross, anything else you want to say to the people tuning in on yet another very energized show? Yeah, I just want to say um thanks so much for all the support. Next week we are going to start bringing you um some of the news and start discussing some of the fights for Cage Warriors 200 in Dublin. We're going to start counting down towards that show because that's going to be probably the biggest show on Irish so this year of we have Patty Mccari going for the middleweight gold. Solomon Simon defends his belt for the first time. Andreas Binder makes his debut at Cage Warriors. Adam Derby and Leon Hill continue to make their surge for the welterweight h title shot in cage wires. Two of the best. We have a couple of all Irish fights. Alex O Sullivan fights. Scott Harvey and Lewis Burn fights. Dylan Logan in some all Irish violence. J Harrison, Gary Rooney look to send the flyweight division and Damian McKenna and Alex Kio will look to get their first win under the cage warrior banner. So, I am absolutely buzzing for Cage Warriors 200 February 21st. But that's not the only thing on February 21st. ADCC Celtic Championships returns and there it will be some of the highest level jiu-jitsu this country has ever seen. Jean Luca H. Maltise was the 2025 champion in February last year. Will we see him back to defend his crown or will there be someone there to try and take it? Who knows? Make sure to check out and as always, >> stay >> the Enjoy Show. Up the Irish. It's the face that runs the place, Chaos Cortis. 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