FULL SEND PODCAST - Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev x Nelk Boys | Ep. 62

Episode Date: October 21, 2022

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev on McGregor, Khabib and UFC Fight Predictions! Presented by Happy Dad Hard Seltzer. Find Happy Dad near you http://happydad.com/find (21+ only). Video is available on http://youtube.com/fullsendpodcast/videos. Follow Nelk Boys on Instagram http://instagram.com/nelkboys. Part of the Shots Podcast Network (shots.com). You can listen to the audio version of this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We want out, we want out, we want out, we want out. Fuck, this might be the, this might be the worst. How does it look on camera? Are we just boosting it? Does it look good on camera? Is it live? What? Is this live?

On Twitch. Oh, we're live on Twitter? Oh, is it actually? Oh, my God. I know this is happening. Are we actually live, though? Yeah, bro. Okay.

So we got to address what's happening here. I don't know if you guys could tell, Well, this might be the worst fucking podcast setup of all time. But to be fair, we're across the entire country, you know, the whole world in a different place. Like so, we've, we've got it together. We've done better, though. Oh, it doesn't look that bad. Oh, it actually looks dope.

But we're officially in Abu Dhabi. Yes. No, this one's going to be cool, though. We got a bunch of, we got some fighters coming on. We got Islam. We got Bam Bam. Yeah. And hopefully Shugashon.

That'd be amazing. But their schedules today, they sent me their schedules. It's fucking crazy. I mean, I guess this is kind of fitting, right? Like, all those guys are just pretty, like, fucking, they're just fucking rugged. So, which is, like, the most rugged setup. Makes sense.

We had to do this one, too, because they're all, all the fighters are cutting weight right now, too. Like, Sugar told me he hasn't eaten carbs in four days, I told you guys. So they're going to be a little bit. Loopy. On edge, too, right? Yeah. Damn, we should have did it downstairs.

We could have done it downstairs. They would have been, like, if they see their opponent walk by, they would have been fucking pissed. I know. too bad last you said no no I mean I guess we could have but we set it up here

but you're like a big fucking you're a big Islam fan big Islam fan I really love that guy what do you like about him so much I don't know everyone says he's like the next could be but I think his style is so different

I just got into the UFC obviously like two years ago but I don't know I just like how composed he is he literally tells his opponents what he's going to do does it 10 fight win streak. I just wanted me to win. And he's Muslim, too. But do you think he's going to do it against

Charles? I think so. I think it would be a little tougher, but I think he'll get the job done. Just because of the style of wrestling? Yeah, 100%. You guys should comment, too, because this is probably going to go up on a Thursday. Yeah. So comment, comment who you guys got. I want to know, man. Yeah, well, you have a big bet on Sean. I put 50K. That's a 50k on sugar on steak. Huge payout. Massive payout. Yeah. Well, he's the underdog. times three 150 it's like it was like 3.3x yeah he's a big underdog in that fight man you're a numbers guy you don't care about your friends and shit i'm definitely a number i'm definitely a numbers guy you're right but i i'm i believe your friend for a hundy definitely not uh i believe in shan

a hundred percent i mean put your money where your mouth is i'll bet on it's fine how much 10k okay hey i want to see that fucking slip let's bet you want to bet no i'm not betting against you you're a numbers i'm gonna take him too but i want to see you take that bet no i'll take the bet for real and show the slip um i'll just do it where's my thousand well that's not part of the bed but the thing the thing we're talking we we because we went early to the gym which you missed out on because you I don't know if you guys went at 5 a.m. bro we did um we were talking about this like this is his moment for Sean if he like crushes his fight it's he's like I mean everyone's everyone's everyone's counting him out right yeah which which obviously it's

crazy because yeah Peter yawn is a fucking he's a he's a savage this is a true test it's a true test for him and so like we're really going to find out how good sugar Sean really is right i'm excited man but i think a lot of people are counting him out too right like he's he's won 15 fights so many knockouts yeah but he fight he has fought a lot of scrubs that's what that's facts that's that's for sure that that that's what they're gonna say yeah for sure i mean this is definitely is this is like a massive massive test like he's fighting is he is peter you're on the number one he's number one under right now yes wait yeah who's sugar's biggest opponent he's fought up to this point uh cheetah probably chiro vera i'd say that yeah yeah

So it's, I mean, from here, it's like, if he has, like, a true, if he has a true, like, title shots, it's insane. I like Olavera, bro. I do. And just because he's beat Porriere, Michael Chandler, and who's the other big name he fought recently, Slim? He fought Jesse. Geichi. So, I mean. Not really, but they're all.

But those are three big dubs. It's a different style, but either way. No, they're all strikers. I mean, they don't really want to go to the ground with him. I don't think Islam's going to be scared of that. Like, you know what you know what I mean? I know. I think he's going to go for the ground.

Two years ago, we were here watching two years ago, like today, was Kabeeb, Gachi. That's what's fucked. Yeah, I was looking at Snapchat. Two years ago was exactly two years ago. It was the Abu Dhabi trip the first time we came here. That's insane. It's crazy how that lines up. Bam was on that card.

And I can't remember who else, but it was fucking lit. It'll be interesting to see what the audience is like here compared to Vegas. 13,000 people. Like, you think it's a turn-up audience or no? Yeah. It's not a, yeah. You mean you think they're going to get lit? You think they, like, get wild or it's more of like a very, like, just wild.

Dude, the first time we came here, everyone's like, you can't drink here. You can't fucking, like. Yeah, we were fucked up the whole time. And was everyone else drinking, too? Everyone's drinking here. Yeah. People, I mean, there's a swim-up bar at our fucking hotel. This is my first time in Abu Dhabi.

I've been to Dubai before years ago, but I've never actually been to Abu Dhabi. But I wonder, like, you're right. What is the crowd going to be like? I think it's going to be more respect. Not quite like Vegas. How's your guys flights over? Sixteen-hour flight. I felt amazing.

I felt incredible I slept pretty good I slept 12 hours I think Steinie One of the best sleeps in my life Honestly we were diving Yeah I got up once to go to the bar

There was like a bar in the back And I was like a lounger And there was some girls And I got when I saw Kyle Passed out like a baby Like sleeping Bro like I was out Out and then I went to the back

I like there was some you know Some things I was having some conversation back there Eating like some like loaf bread With like a lemon cake You guys had Wagyu up there A lot of stuff Lamb chops

Surf and surf up in that bitch yeah there was like shrimp yeah have you ever heard of tostitos pizzas um i actually gave gave took half my tostitos i was being a good friend but that's what we got in the back is that actually what happened yeah yeah but it was nice but it was you didn't get the whole pie it was was take the pie take a slice and then pass it to your neighbor type deal oh yeah that's how we got treated back there you don't eat that much though no it wasn't back there it was like there was two no 62 seat 62 it was pretty much as far back as you could go but they had two levels apparently like the other levels were up here and the other levels were down here yeah it was like

Like, people that, no, it was. People that think they're the best podcast hosts in the world, then, like, cool, pretty cool people. And then just fucking, yo, you're a fucking peasant. Like, I, I, one of the first days I met Brad was when we were in Vegas, he'll remember this. But Saline was just sitting there eating and he goes to the bathroom and Brad took his seat. Do you remember that? Oh, fuck. That was so fucked up.

Wait, wait, wait, remind me again, remind me again? We're at the hard rock. That was fucked. I can't remember what far. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, man. That was, for no reason. Life hit me right there, bro. He was like, we're like, yo, Salim's sitting there.

I don't give a fuck. Waiter comes over. You know, that's what I realized, bro. I want the surfing turf. If you come back and he's like, you're like, hey, man, I was sitting here. He's like, I don't give a fuck. There's eight open seats down the fucking table. I don't remember exactly like that.

Just can you explain that to me? Why do you something like that way? I remember it for the rest of my life because I was like, Jesus Christ. I got to be careful. I think of this guy. You too, right? Yeah. I've gotten some neck, grab, some chokes.

Yeah, but you deserve them, though. Nothing that we can yet sue for, but we're trying to get there. You just can't be a target as a bully. You're an idiot. I've never gotten bullied by Brad, right? It's coming. You just can't be a target. Well, you do like really fuck shit.

You do. Okay, what? Do you want me to just go down the list of shit you've done in Miami and like, should we just go over that? I mean, maybe text them, text them to me first. They want to let you know that you can verify them. Yo. Oh, God.

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Tate's in Dubai. I see, I always see a lot of get Stineys off. Steve. What's up with that? Get Stiney off the pod How do you see this shit, bro? Oh, that's just, I'm just, yeah. Oh, okay.

Oh, whoa. Get Stiney off, replace Stiney. It's like, it's like, how do you replace? Really good. How do you replace a fucking great, like, an A-less comedian, bro? Well, the thing is, like, replace me. The show would be really good if it was weird.

I'm already here. It's like weird. It can't be two of me. Is that shit been annoying you at all? No, because I do get a lot of personal, like, on my page, a lot of love. Oh, bro, you're fucking funny. Here's one.

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they're gonna be a common thing about right I know let's switch I'm gonna get that switch to you I don't know how I don't think it can I'm gonna turn you into the villain I promise you paid my dues for about two years with Mr. Steve well I also had to get hated on by Steve you think that help my cause but you hated by Steve will do it bro bro he didn't he doesn't motherfucker calls me regularly no one knows that Down, bro. Huh?

Put me through two fucking months of depression. Really? Yeah. Damn. Let's talk about it. I don't want to do this anymore. Let's talk about it. You got a fucking chain, like a Rolex, man.

Relax, man. No, I don't wear any of that shit anymore. I have an Apple Watch. Of course not, because it's gone. Well, no, I got out at the crate, but I don't wear it. Bro, did you see what? It's so funny. You said about the Apple Watch?

What he said? It's so funny. Yeah. Why? Apple watches are super convenient. Apple Watches suck. No, because it's like the time it takes you in. Apple watches are for losers.

straight up i think personally i think apple watches are so fucking dumb do you have one yeah for what he gave it why do you need an apple watch steve gave it to me i'm not even kidding i don't know but what what purpose is an apple watch for like if you're at the gym you don't have to have your phone in your pocket you can when are you at the fucking gym me you're always gonna bring your phone man yeah no but like you can have it in the locker so it's not in your pocket and you can play your music no one's really worried about that i mean you can wait wait wait wait wait you have your phone in your locker and you play the music so when the doesn't the bluetooth get fucked up when you too far away no because it connects just fucking put your phone in the in your pocket or

put it on the floor, you know? I don't know why you're hating against Apple Watch. No, I'm just curious. Apple Watch is. I mean, there's a reason why you're not fucking wearing it now. You know what I mean? You probably think it's useless too. You do have to charge him.

Easy, easy. I know. It's so fucked. All right. All right. All right. All of us. Okay.

I'm taking. I'm taking Islam. Okay. Take in sugar and then who's the co-made? Al Jermaine and DJ. T.J. Dillashar. Probably take Dillashah.

And then. I think that's probably what you guys will take, too. I'm going to say, Islam, sugar, and Sterling. Yeah, I'm going to say Islam as well. Aljo. And who's the third one?

Sugar and pretty on. Bro, I want sugar to win, man. Take it. I mean, if I would have put it on my, if I would have put it on my life, though, like, bro, Peter's. I'm so sorry, sugar, bro. But not fucking. I'm going to, sugar.

Whoa. I'm going to, I'm there. sugar's i think sugar's got this sneaky punch sneaky jab hard to say i'm going with uh olivera i think he's gonna win yeah i do love i love charles bro i do sugar and my problem with that and i want to talk to islam about it me finish my predictions sorry no one was listening but yeah

sterling uh my one thing with like guys like olivera is like he's kind of already made it like when we we ran into him at what was the last fight we went to what do you mean already made it like i can't remember the last fight but he's like swagged out he's got a fire fit on got his chains on and i feel like people with that mentality think they're already on top like ozman had that mentality right stony like i already that kind of shit shut up sorry like yo i already iron steinberg that's a good no but yo do you know what i'm like he already got there islam's like those guys islam kabb never feel like they're they've made it so they they take every fight like it's their first fight i think

olivera's like i'm already that man i don't know i think i think i think this is a big test for both of them And I think Oliver is definitely taking it seriously. I don't disagree, but I think that his mentality is a little different now than maybe a few fights. Yeah, I think Islam's going to, I think he's going to finish, I honestly think he's going to finish him, like, in two or three rounds. Yeah, you think that for sure. I just, I don't know, it's just like. See, I'm all about, I love the super fights in the UFC. So I think this fight, it could go, it could go two different ways.

Yeah. In my opinion, I know, like, and I don't want to be disrespectful to Khabi, but I think that, I think if Oliver beats Islam like very decisively but he has to beat him decisively not like unanimous decision like I think a finish I think that I don't know I think that there's a chance Khabib might think about coming back to fuck him up if I was maybe yeah if I was I think like a vicious knockout if Oliver like knocks Islam out or also submits him which could be even worse yeah I think that Khab would think about coming back and you said it you said there'd be a lot of there'd be a lot of talk.

What did you say about Connor when we were doing the stairs? I don't know it seems. I know Connor's injured, but it seems like he's waiting for a big fight. Well, he was talking about Fox Floyd. What's that? That's not going to happen. But they did have those talks. That's not going to happen.

Well, he's going up to Walterway. You know that, right? Oh, really? He's been getting thick, dude. There's a lot of accusations. No, I agree with Kyle, too. Like, if he, too, it's a tough one. But if Islam wins, the McGregor Islam.

Exactly. That'd be a big storyline, too, right? with the whole like because Khabib would be semi involved I feel like that's more realistic than the Khabi thing because Khabi said he's not gonna fight he's like just not gonna fight

he's that kind of guy do you think he's remember we talked about this kind of before you think if he said I'm not gonna do it and I'm like I mean a lot of fighters have said that but I guess what's what's different with Kabeb is like his

religion and just everything you know I don't know I don't think he'll when he says something it seems like he means it exactly I think that's what I mean you're saying McGregor right so I think McGregor's a better

a better like I don't think he thinks of that, though. I think McGregor, everyone will come back if the bag is right, bro. I don't think, I don't think Kabebe will come back for a bag, period. No, no, I'm saying, like, yeah, I know Kabebebe said, made it clear, like, yo, I don't give a fuck, I'm not coming back. He's different. I don't think he'll ever come back.

Yeah, I agree with that. That's different, though. I think the Connor plays probably a better thing. But I just think, that's just my opinion. I've just always felt that, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm completely wrong. Like, if he smokes his boy. He's coming for the honor.

But I just think that, like, he's still training. still fit he's still young he's probably still in his prime so i think if there's you know if islam loses though he'd have to lose decisively i don't that's going to happen though like he's not going to get you know what i mean like he's not going to get submitted bro like do you really come on he's not going to get submitted by who you got to understand too like bro like there's been a lot of islam fights where you're like bro this can go a long distance but dude he just finishes him so fast it's like ridiculous i think he's going to finish charles like I think in two rounds

I don't know I think Charles is his best opponent for sure like he's prepared Charles is a madman bro he is a madman it's such a good fucking fight yeah I'm actually really excited

yeah this is a great fight if I was a UFC obviously I would want Oliver to win because of that Khabib thing but if you think about it man like Islam is the truth bro well they're saying what's his name's the next contender the Volathanoski dude

Volkanowski's the back he's the backup officially backup and whoever wins this fight whole yeah yeah he's a gangster too people should know too in no way are we fucking mma experts in any way shape or form we're literally just we're just fans just like you guys so our opinions are just as valid as fucking anyways yeah yeah huge fucking people people get triggered too i think when we we we talk about like mama and stuff like that too yeah i'm no professional like i know luke rachold got like really pissed oh you know what that's talking about

or yeah no uh yeah i think it was yeah Like, why is, like, full send, like, talking about MMA? Why are they involved with, like, MMA, blah, blah, blah. You mean, like, your MMA guy or what we were saying? Like, what you were saying? I think I'm not sure. Maybe a bit of both. Well, that, you said that MMA guy you have was, like, nosy shit, though.

But for us, it's just like, I mean, I've been a fan of UFC for fucking, like, 10 years. Yeah. So, like, I'm not claiming to have huge knowledge on it, but, I mean, I feel like we have a big audience, too. So any eyeballs that we can bring to MMA and UFC only benefits the sport, too. Of course, man. I'm just hype for the fight for the fight. The same people, like, he'll complain about that, and then he'll complain about fighter pay, too. You know what I mean?

It's like pick one. Yeah, it's like pick one. Yeah. But it's interesting, right? Who would win? Who would win between Hasbullah and Steinmet? We already talked about this, dude. Huh?

Hasbool, let's talk about that. Hasbula's here. Yeah. Yeah. He was with Islam yesterday. I saw them, like on the gram. The new Bimo, V.I. Porter MasterCard is your ticket to more. More perks.

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Wait, what? He's cornering him, yeah. Hasbullah's cornering. Well, you know, he signed a deal with the UFC. Yeah, but. What do you think his bag is? Bro, it's probably a lot. It's probably decent.

Wait, he's actually cornering. Mm-hmm. Well, not, I mean, obviously, probably not serious like that, but he'll be there. But he's going to be there in the corner. Bro, I want to see, I can't wait to see a front road. I'm just going to watch Hasbullah cornering Islam. I'm not even going to watch the fight. Dude, so.

Like, Hasbullah just going to be like, just like, just like screaming through the cage. So if Islam wins, he's definitely in the cage going crazy. Yeah, oh yeah, it's dope. Do you think he parties, Hasbullah? No, they don't drink. How old is he 19? Oh, how do you know Hasbullah doesn't? I feel like he's the deep,

I feel like he's like the degenerate of the Dagestanis. He could be. I mean, being at the club with Hasbullah would be in a man. Like Hasbullah probably just gets tanked and shit. No, no, no, no. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

He's sure. I feel like Islam and Kibb probably roll with pre-religious people, don't they? A hundred percent, man. Yeah, he's, they're not doing that. I mean, he flexes. Hell's not, man. Bulla does flex. He does really flex.

That boy stays on a PJ. Dude. You guys are like... I can see Hasbulla being a little rascal. Yeah, a little fussy. I don't see it. I do. He's a normal guy.

What do you mean? He's always punching people and shit. Well, I mean, how old is he 19? Yeah. 19 years old, 20? 19. He's my age. I should find him.

No, Steiniel'll be a good matcher for you. It's a good matcher. Yo, that's actually a good-ass matchup. I really can't wait to meet Hasbula. Yeah. I'm really excited for that. That's dope. Has Dana said anything about that?

Yeah, he said we can link with him. Oh, that's dope. Hello. Are you ready? Yeah. Great. Islam in the house. How are you, bro?

I am good. Doing good? So this is weight cut week, too, right? Yes. This is hard week, hard couple days, but part of the game. How? I'm not Charles Oliver. I have to cut the weight.

Oh, he's got? Because he misses weight Last time he missed weight How do you guys cut weight And then I see in some of the fighter's schedules How do you like cut weight and have to Do all this media shit as well? Is that like mentally tough?

This is hard But this is not my first main event That's why I know this all game I have to Drink today 8 liters And do many many How long did you cut water before? today cut what cut water cut weight i have to cut like six more kilo and today i'm gonna drink

eight liter tomorrow six and that's it thursday are you tired not so tired but i'm not training hard no now just just diet make me a little bit tired how different is it when you when you when you when you carve up you drink the water like you show up on fight day how different do you feel do you feel like completely energized no this you know this is just everything is gonna finish monday when i eat some burger no burger i'm gonna eat after after the fight when i eat some good food after the feel after the vein it's all this thing's gonna finish and it's make me happy you know when you now i eat just some small chicken and fish without rice but so i'm because i know from like a bodybuilding diet like cutting water cutting like calories you're going into a fight does it when

you're in that fight are you not fully energized because like you're talking about eating after eating the burger everything on monday but during the fight you're not feeling like fully ready not in the sense of to fight but also like just physically fully you know after the we in you have more than 34 or almost 34 or 6 hour for the recovery you can eat everything whatever you want and you have you every fighter like recovery and you're gonna be ready 100% because 36 hour for the recovery yeah but bodybuilding and And, M.M.A. Way, God, this is not the same, I think.

Yeah, very different. How was it, I've seen a video the other day. We were walking by Charles Oliveira. Honestly, the old guys look same, like white head. Oh, shit. I don't know which one is Charles. I love it. Oh, God.

Oh, man. Yeah, you guys have been, like, beefing a little bit. Is there anything, like, personal in this fight? Or is it just? Not, like, personally, you know. He is coming with a big team to Abu Dhabi. I have a big team here, but we have some of two guys from our team, Islam Ahmed and Tagir Hulambekov,

who already beat two guys from his team, you know. Oh, really? Saturday is going to be 3-0. Third times a charm. That's interesting. Damn. Wow. You seem so calm.

So calm. Because the wrestling is, I think, hardest sport, you know. Do you think you're so calm? Is that because you have Hasbullah in your corner? Is that like what you'd... He's going to sit close to the cage and, you know, Charles has four corners, but I have five. Is Hasbula actually a cornerman or is he just... No, he just sit.

close to the cage you know yeah like he okay so he's not not with corner team he he's the other side close to the cage okay I have a question you know how like everyone has like pet peeves in life obviously in fighting so it's way different but is there anything that you don't like like really don't like that a fighter does if you're in a fight like something that obviously you don't want to get hit I get it but something that really bothers you what I don't like yeah like some some fighters did yeah do they always You know, there's one thing I didn't like when they put the mouthpiece to the ear? To the ear, yeah.

This moment I don't like. When I saw in our gym, some kids do this, I tell them, oh, you cannot do this because this is not good when you put to the hair, your mouth piece, and you put again to the mouth, you know. What about like during a fight, though? Like, during a fight, like a fighter, like. the fight during a fight while the fights happen it's something a fighter does that really is like bothers you like my my opponents yeah like your opponent like is there anything that uh any fighters have

done or over time that you're like that you you ever get frustrated with i but in my career i don't remember that moment but i don't like when somebody want to like shake hands like between rounds and one guy say i don't want to know that moment i only touch gloves at the beginning. Yeah, or in the press conference, some guys try to, like, shake hands, other guys don't give him hands, you know. What do you prefer? If some of my employees give me hands, I always, for me, it's not problem, you know. Because in, I don't know, in my country, in the Dagestan, if you give someone the hands and he don't give you, this is like no respect, disrespect, yeah.

No question. You grew up in Mokshund. Mahakshala. Yeah, Mahachkala. How was it, like, growing up? Nothing special, but you, if you grow up in Mahachkala, you understand. But I cannot explain to all things what happened there, but this is regular routine, you know, when you was young, you grew up there, everybody, like, because Habib many times say he has many fights in the street, but this is nothing special.

Nothing special in guys from Dagestan. Just normal. These guys are built different. What what what obviously outside of technical like your your skill in wrestling what of your skills like power explosiveness strength which one do you think you have best? You know some of guys say like wrestling but my technique is different my technique is I have wrestling skills and samba you know and I try to mix and I think this this is different because I always do some some things like when I close to the cage how I take my opponents down because I I never put all my energy or I never go to the double leg if he he defends I don't go again again I just do some other things because in my skills I have many many many many but besides your skills and technical like where do you think your best like strength speed endurance you know what I'm saying like last like are you explosive like what do you know I really believe right now I am best MMI fighter that's why I know all my skills are high level and I am good everywhere I love you fuck how do you predict you winning this fight My goal I have to finish him because this guy has most finishes in the U.S.C.

My goal I have to finish him. Take his record and it's very good for my legacy. You think I submit? A submit? Yeah, some bit. It doesn't matter how it's just finished. Do you listen to the noise, like people doubting you and stuff? Like, y'all, this guy hasn't caught anyone?

You know, like many people say Islam not deserve this fight. and Charles said Islam not deserve the title fight but who he called he called Connor McGregor this guy deserves he called Nate Diaz or he tried to avoid me but he called like other guys who have like five six fight loose streak you know and before his title fight let's see who he beat he beat just two guys who have some name Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson but that moment Tony have four fight lose streak and Kevin Lee that moment he had like seven his seven last fight he lost five times and this guy now say Islam not deserve but look at the rankings look at the all fighters

in my division who deserve who have win streak more than me yeah Now, 10 streak, you have 11 win streak. I think this is a big fight for defense. You also, I don't know if this is a true fact or not, maybe your team knows, but maybe you know. But the amount of time you spent the ring to get a title fight was like just seven seconds quicker than could be. Was that a real fact?

Yeah, I saw somewhere. Some, some. Is that, you know if that's real or not? Because that's like the timing of that's insane. I don't check this. That'd be the craziest thing. Imagine, you got like seven seconds ahead. of them you got the chance that's crazy there some uh you see russia put this yeah it's nothing

i mean you know that's dope though i think it's so cool you're talking about mcgregor do you think that he'll ever come back and fight in the ufc he come back and just twitter and now that's it oh he's just on the twitter figures always in the twitter because people almost forget him you know oh and he tried to put something and he put today something people gonna talk about him but I don't I don't believe he's gonna come back obviously man if Connor just come back please smash him just doing your favor I'm not gonna every fighters try to call him after the I'm not gonna call him after the fight because I want to fight with real fighters who deserve the title I don't know gum rod binel other

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Doesn't matter who Before you walked in Before you walk them, them two were about the fight. I can't keep my cool like you. That's what I've got to learn from you. This guy is so calm. It's like scary. It's good that he walked in because them two were literally about to fight.

Who do you think wins? Yeah, Islam. Who would you take? Who would you put your money on? This guy. Which one? Yeah, yeah. Because you didn't ask you a question.

He knows about MMA more than you. I had a bunch ready for you, but he pissed me off. And it just like threw off my vibe. I can't block out the noise. You know what I mean? I can organize some fight. We can move this. Yeah, yo, please.

Let's do it right now. Please. That'd be amazing. No, this guy is nervous, nervous. How often I'm curious? How often do you train with guys that are heavier than you? Bigger. Bigger than me?

Yeah. You just have to, if some fight is happening, you know this is going to be happy. You just have to punch first, you know. Oh, oh, I was asking just in general if you train. like with guys who are heavier than you like that I think you're asking about the fights I'm not saying if you fight a guy who's bigger than you I'm just saying in general do you train

for your fights with guys that are heavier like how do you know about not so because this is dangerous when you're training with some guys who is like big and he can give you injure easy you know yeah that's why you have to be careful

like right now Habib is 95 kilograms in what shape and my weight is 70 77, 76, I told him, now you can wrestle just with beer, you know, not me. What are some of the best things that he's taught you as like a character? Best. You know, just...

There you go. Just... Best advice he, his career. I just watch his career, how he training, how he... Did everything's inside the gym outside the gym. You know, this is good advice for me. I know What I need to do for for the for the moment for the building you know something about you guys I noticed We were talking about this like when these guys get money. They get so flashy But for you guys it's just about like what's it more about taking care of your family and shit like that?

It seems like honor. Yeah, Islam's got the D-R kicks on though. I know you do have yeah, yeah, yeah, those are sauce You have some drip, but it's never about something like that, is it? Most my clothes, which Habib gives me, you know. Does he? Yes. Some of the friends, I honestly, I don't like to go to shopping too much. Yeah, I hate that shit. Maybe this pants, my friends give me the shoes too.

Maybe I buy these t-shirts, I don't know. Do you have any injuries that you fight with consistently? Because I don't have here like fighters Like a lot of fighters Just they get hurt And they kind of just keep fighting No no I just I just fucked up knuckles

You working for Charles' camp or what? I'm just curious dude I don't have any insured Was that a setup my bad Because Because the title fight You know I'm training so smart

Yeah You think I saw Habib was saying that You're gonna roll over Charles Do you ever think that people underestimate him Is that ever a fear of yours

like we cannot underestimate him but but Habib knows he's I'm in very good shape and and I just have to follow the plan and I'm gonna stop him very easy is there ever a time where like you're surprised and you're trying to execute your plan and it's not going for you like are you ready to go I'm just ready everywhere you know it's not striking fight or grappling match you know I'm ready everywhere it doesn't matter where it's gonna be see because you know I'm a MMA fighter I am not grappler or striker I'm a MMI fighter that's why I'm ready and for this fight I'm training so hard up

up until this point who's your toughest opponent you've ever faced all my opponents is tough if I'm let them work if I let them like give them space they all is gonna be tough for me but I always do my job, you know, I take them down, hold them there, and all my, like, last four fights, like, look like easy, you know, but it's not easy. You just have to do where you're good, you know. I know my resting skills better than all the fighters in my division. That's why I just choose the easy way.

When you said Davy Ramos was like your toughest opponent? Not my hardest opponents. I fought with one time with Chris Wade. I tried to choke him all first round. And after the first round, I feel like my legs is tired because I try to give him triangle choke. And after that round, I feel like. just a little bit my legs is that that's why Habib's go angry too and they give him this first

round they give him and this fight it's more hard this fight that you're coming up not this a lot of fight with Chris wait are you excited you like you like fighting an Abu Dhabi of course this is best best place for me because easy to come from Russia and you know we have here everything hospitality here we have everything for the for the camp food just what we need the people give us get do you have like a do like a consistent diet that you eat like every day of course I working with some diet guy he all give me breakfast lunch dinner he always give me water and he said what i have to eat it's a great question does the fighter have a diet no i meant like what

you see you see all all fighters nice try though some no i'm just yeah some people who can help them so i'm just asking like what what are your meals actually consist of today breakfast eggs for the lunch i have i think some chicken and for the dinner always they give us do you are you eating carbs or no no car no carbs this week's no carbs what carbs do you eat when you start to rice potato nothing special shit yeah so it's a diet

damn I love it I seen to use uh I think it was after the I forgot we'll fight Tiago Moises or it was like um I forgot exactly what fight but you talked about how like Khab paid for like the whole camp and stuff like how much that mean to you like for him like just take care of everything and have you focus on the fight, you know what I mean? I just forgot who you fought exactly when that happened. Habib always to care about all team.

I cannot tell you, like, all, but everything. Just what we need is not training now, not MMA fighter, and he's to care about us. He gave, when we're in the USA. You know, this money, not big. big things for him and when everybody know he has like good money but time he lived from his family for like two three four months and now he travel everywhere to support all fighters from our gym you know this is mean a lot you know because because you know he's a you know everybody

You know, he's busy, but he spent more than half years. We were talking earlier about him coming back. Do you think he would ever come back? No, I don't think he's come back because, for what? I keep trying to tell him. There's like a huge bag amount of money. Belt, he has money, he have legacy or what, I don't know. Yeah, he's done it all.

Assuming you get the W, how do you celebrate a win? I see where you're going there. We're going to stay a couple of days in Abu Duba, Dubai, with old brothers. I have a big team here. Nice. Somewhere. Eat good food. Nice.

Islam, it never gets to your head. Like, sometimes I see it too. Like, if you were to lose this fight, hopefully you don't. I want you to win, trust me. But if you were to lose it, like, everyone's, like, kind of expecting Khabi to kind of come back and protect his legacy. Does I ever get in your head with that? No, it's, some people say that, but Habir is now never going to come back, but everybody can lose, you know. I just did all my job, you know.

I training so hard and nobody knows what God prepared for you. If I'm loose, it's, you know, just. It was all last plan, right? Because, yeah, this is God's plans. He prepares something good for you. Does that ever put, like, pressure on you, just like the affiliation in a relationship with your comparison with Habib? Like, do you ever wish you had your own identity, like, so you had a separate legacy almost? No, this is not pressure.

People always say, it's like, you're going to be like Habib or something like that, but I want to be. This is not, this is normal. Got it. It's awesome. Yeah. We're rooting for you We are I don't know about him

Please win Please win Please win Nice Bad one on everything The diet The injuries Oh

I'm just kidding I'm just kidding We got olivera next So I'm just kidding I'm so excited man This is gonna be amazing Yeah

You seem so calm too Just like What's what's Do you have music What fires you up Or how do you get going Yeah what do you listen to Yeah

What do you listen to Do you listen to A yeet? Do you listen to some music And for the walk to the octagon, I just stayed to my manager, put whatever you want. Nice. No, like, USA music, like, 50 cent, 4-2-Dug, none of that. What about, like, a cheat meal?

What's your go-to cheat meal? Cheatmeal? Yeah. After the interview, I have some chicken in my room. It's not a cheat, though. It's not make me happy, you know? No. But do you like cheesecake?

What do you like? is so dry I feel like you like chocolate cake I don't know what my favorite right now I want to eat some Turkish sweet with ice cream oh yeah that's funny because we're all about to have that after this yeah don't say that bro he's cutting weight you don't oh man it's awesome hell yeah you just never get nervous have you ever been nervous going into a fight you have good training camp but you've you've never been nervous at no point your fighting career no because you know You can be nervous when you know I'm not preparing good, I'm going to tire or something like that.

But when you're training hard and you like change opponent in the training all five rounds, you cannot be nervous because you know you're ready. So you've always been ready. If you're lazy in the camp, if you're not training hard, it's, it's got to. gonna come to your mind you're gonna thinking i'm gonna lose i'm gonna tired or something like that is charles olivera thinking that you think if you come here ask him so every time you've you've always nailed it every single time you've never had one camp you're like damn i didn't do enough never in my all my career in the amateur or professional if i'm not ready i'm not complete somewhere

shit that means that means like every time you're just getting better and better and better and better following the plan man yeah because maybe after like i know couple years when you become old but right now every game every fight i think i more improve yeah yeah it's dangerous yeah i'm excited for the fight yeah i'm excited good super excited for the fight all right bro we'll let you go thank you so much amazing thank you so much thank you so much Thank you guys. Thank you, bro. Bro, that guy is going to be the craziest motherfucker for the rest of like 10 years, bro.

I swear on my life. The guy's an assassin. I'll leave it. I'll leave it. I'll explain. That's it. That's it. That's good, baby.

Let's go. Damn. This was spontaneous as fuck, too. Yeah. I didn't, I mean. It's crazy. You've been cutting weight? Well, yeah, yeah.

You're so, like, compared to Islam came in here, we talked to him, you're like, your energy is super high. Yeah, well, it's a lot. It's lightweight, so it's a heavier division, which that helps a bit. But I'm usually all firework, even when I'm fighting at featherweight, I'm usually pretty chirpy. I'm usually pretty happy. Don't mind the camera in front of me. So it's all good.

100%. When did you find out? Like, when did they ask you to be the official backup? Well, I sort of, I told them that I wanted to do it. Really? Yeah, it wasn't really. Just skip through Benil, huh? Yeah, it was just, I was at, yeah, like, I was in the cask.

And I was like, you know what? I might, I might, I might want to be the backup, you know what I mean? Like, I'll talk to my strength and conditioning coaches, like, oh, yeah, I think we could do this. You know, I'll tell the UFC, they're like, I don't know. We've got the clearance and then told them, I look, I want to be the backup. They're like, all right, sweet. So I knew about this, you know, probably like, you know, a while ago. Like, it just got announced maybe a week or two ago, but I knew about a bit earlier

and I was training as if I could be fighting anyway. That's the kind of power you have now where you're like, you call the UFC. You're like, you know, I'm the backup. That's pretty dope. I mean, I wouldn't say that. that does sound cool i'll be like oh you know i can claim like yeah you know just tell them what you know what i want but nah it's not really like that i think it's i think it's pretty cool like you know you got the the featherweight champion you know because obviously i've been talking about wanting

to move up and fight for that lightweight title and now i'm willing to be the backup not many people will do this so it's an opportunity there like man like no matter what happens we're going to have a a big fight either way you know what i mean like uh if someone gets injured or misses weight we've got the power for pound number one stepping in anyway you know what i mean so it's an opportunity they didn't want to let go and yeah I fraud of them and they go yeah sweet let's do it who would you who would you have rather fought who would have uh like uh well like even now if something happens oh man charles probably charles like let's uh let's be real he's an uncrowned champ right everyone looks at him as a champ so uh you know going out there and beating him everyone would

look at me as a champ you know for either way i should be looked at the champ no matter what happens even if it was Islam i'm sure people would still but there will be that little bit of Oh, no, you've got to beat the champ, the real champ. And obviously, I think that's a bigger fight. There's a lot of hype around Charles, a very exciting fight. So I think that that would be a much bigger fight. Did you see that you were not even just the backup fighter, but if they were to fight, right, obviously they're about to fight himself after you would fight for the title, right?

Yeah, yeah, I did see that. You know, I've been, that's why I put myself in this position too, right? I was a, I didn't want anyone to take that opportunity away from me. So I was like, I'm going to go there. so if something happens I step in or that puts me next in line so that's what I've been saying that's how I looked at it that's what I thought was fair and the big boss agrees with me and he said it himself so that's good eager you're super eager you treat this exactly as if you're fighting right what's that's nothing's different you're treating this exactly as if yeah well yeah I guess

I'm professional you know I'm disciplined and I'm treating this as if I am stepping in you know I have you know many people could probably do that and stay motivated and be able to you know do some of the fucking sessions that we do like it's no joke but uh that's just just yeah let's how i am you know i've uh locked in i committed to this so i'm gonna properly commit to it's fucking crazy no sympathy for baneal uh damn that sucks for that man man man i mean well uh think about it right yeah well uh like he'd never feel like a prit now that's not no no no no i will i think he's say i don't know who told him that right i don't know who told him that i don't know i just see um like again i've got enough about respect for benil but you know i was

calling for the for this straight after my fight and uh you know a lot of people agree that i deserve to fight for a title like you know i didn't ask for it um any earlier because i waited to a light you know i've always been like that earned not given i've always been about that and i definitely believe that i've earned this and especially me doing what i'm doing i think a lot of people can agree yeah benil did get told that i don't know who talked to him originally they probably thought there's no way I could fight because again not many people do what I do especially being in a cask not too long ago so they thought oh yeah it will be the backup if something happens but I put my hand up and yeah I guess

people could say I took that away from but I mean he's got a fight an absolute beast this weekend that should be yeah that should be what he's focused on Germot's no joke so my here here's some more will come around again you know you know yeah I do I wouldn't say I feel feel bad for him because yeah I I still, I think he's a deserving guy to maybe, but I mean, I still think there may be a little bit more work. I think that's, you know, he definitely needs to fight anyway. Where me, I've, you know, I've had five title fights, you know what I mean?

And power for pound number one and things like that. And now that I've done this, I think it's well deserved. In the case that the fight goes on, is it supposed to, who do you think is going to take the W? Man, you know, I'd probably lean towards Islam. Yes. You want to break that? You should break his time. Oh, you are, yeah.

It's, again, like, it's... This guy. Yeah, no, I'd probably lean towards... Why is that? Oh, because obviously, Charles is very dangerous, and anything can happen, right? Like, this is MMA, and he can lend the knockout. He can even maybe get the submission, but I think Islam's approach in his game is a... He does it well.

He can be pretty similar. I know he likes to be like, oh, we're two complete different fighters. They are, but they're not at the same time, right? they're very good at what they do. They know they're grappling and wrestling and control is where they want to fight. So their whole striking approach is purely take no damage and find their way there.

So like it's, and I think with Charles Stahl, even though he's going to come in aggressively, you know, I don't think Islam will take too many risks. He will try and grab a hold of the leg and bring him to the ground. This is something that I've been trying to get people to understand. I think Islam's going to outgraple Charles,

but Islam needs to grab a hold of Charles and take him down on his terms not fall into his guard or anything like to say if he was to fall over and go on his back and pull the guard and I don't think Islam will want to actually approach the ground that way he would want to grab a leg, bring him down and have full control while he's getting him down to be in the exact position he wants to be as he's going down and control everything cage of hip

so there's no scramble ability and no real threat and they're really good to doing things like that So that's why I'm leaning towards Islam. But it's going to be exciting fight because, you know, Charles is going to try and throw some shit, that's for sure. Yeah. What do you think about the, people are talking a lot about the sugar and yon fight? Yeah, man.

People are counting sugar. What do you think about that fight? It's three rounds. People got to look out. Pidion's my guy. You know, I train with Piedian and, you know, again, he's an absolute savage. Sean's good, though. Obviously, there's a lot of hype on him, but, I mean, he's legit.

He can fight. And he's got a, you know, he's got a really good style. he even fights well off the back foot which i think will help him maybe in the first round depending on how pdr approaches this i've been saying uh all week that pdr and he's a type of fighter that he's that good that he could start fast and like you know take more risks and stuff like usually a slow start he likes to get reads and all that and that's why he usually lets the first round go that's why this three rounder is what makes if those five rounds i'll be like yeah man like you know pdn's going to be very hard to beat the fact that us three rounds um i think

Sean definitely has a chance but I'm obviously going to back my guy at PDR because he's so well-rounded and the pressure you know I think you'll definitely eventually get to him I think he needs to put the foot on the gas earlier though yeah as strikers like are you guys like Islam that are wrestlers like how do you even prepare for that

because like Luke Rockhold said the other day once Islam could be those guys get you on the ground you have no chance yeah well well that's it like you've got to put yourself in shitty positions right like you know it's gonna be uncomfortable and you're gonna say my camp, a lot of it was, to be honest, this camp, even though I'm training for both, will game planning for both, you could say there was a little more planning for his

lab just so you can be prepared to, because yeah, there's a good chance. I'm a realist. I'm very hard to hold down, but I mean, there's a chance that he could get a hold of me and bring me down. So I'm going to, you know, obviously try and stop that or be able to get up or be good enough to, you know, keep screaming and not let him get the finish and all that type of stuff get back to my feet and obviously use my hands i'm very hard to hold down and obviously everyone talks about his uh control and i believe it but i mean i've i've trained with many guys that are very very good uh good grapplers and yeah again i'm very hard hot these midget legs man i'm telling you these uh little uh the short limbs and all that makes it very easy for me to

to get back to my feet and hold and hold down they're really good at you know securing legs locking legs and shutting down the hips very hard to do with someone of my stature and my build Is that because, like, do you feel as if Oliver would just completely try to strike with you? Because it seems as if he's been doing that the last couple of fights. Yeah, man, like, it's just the way he approaches. He's very dangerous. So he's, you know, he'll, like, it's either he gets you or you get him, you know what I mean? That's not how I fight.

That's why I think stylistically works in my favor. I'm the type of guy that even though I throw a lot of volume, there's a defensive sort of approach in the way I do it. So there's always a safe net, you know what I mean? Like, I can land hands and land heavy. but at the same time be in the right position and not really give him a chance and with someone like Charles

I think I can really use that against someone like him but again one slip up with him when it comes into the clinch comes into the grappling or even on the feet it's game over so whereas they're both very dangerous

both different fights but you know when I look at Charles I think the only way of him beating me is catching me with something where Islam it's going to be a fight or like I either catch him early or it's going to be a fight and then we're going to have to see

what happens in them later rounds you know it's going to be like that that's how I look at it because again he's a gamer he's really good at what he does but everyone that knows me knows that I'll be there the whole 25 minutes you know it's so funny I think we were all were we all at the last fight when he fought max is it ever like through your mind where you're like

where you're like standing and you're like yo I'm beating the shit out of this guy go through your head that fight was fucking amazing are you just your control in that fight holy shit yeah well that's that's how it was you know I'm again I went into that fight telling myself like that's it you know you're you're too good you're too fast you know

you need to remember that you know you need to win every exchange the first all of them in between and the last you know what i mean and i had to really have it in my head that you're too good and like sort of be a what's the word of law not cocky but be confident and like be like no fuck you you you know what i mean you ain't you ain't having any of you know no way i had that in my head like going in and things started going my way early yeah i felt like i was just a step ahead seeing everything and the game plan was working well and yeah it was good obviously i broke my hand in that that five second round and so i was talking a bit early and then uh yeah as as i've been saying a second round once i broke my hand the chirp and stopped a little bit after i broke my hand

but i was a big chirper in or in the ring hey do you like do you chirp in the ring uh like uh yeah yeah oh there's not much but here and there i will you know but i mean it's never disrespectful for are they planned or they on the spot when you start winning yeah i know it's just uh what do you say I like to let them know because they have game plans and all that type of stuff so you sort of want to get in their head as well and again I like to get in my own head

so I did that to Max because I told you how I wanted that mindset going into that so I started talking and started saying stuff to remind myself like yeah you're too good and to sort of let him know I was like hey too fucking quick for you you know what I mean

and that's sort of where it was and yeah man again it's never disrespectful but it happens you have some you know alpha moments in there here and there So even me, me and Ortega, we had some of their moments as well, which are, it's fun as well. People love it. Yeah.

I'm curious about the IQ, because you seem to have, like, so much fight IQ. Like, can you, can you see a fighter and know, like, okay, this person is like, like, Sugar Sean, for example, right? You said, okay, you can tell he's a great fighter? Can you tell people, like, how good their fight IQ is just based on fighting, like, watching them fight? Oh, yeah, man. Like, yeah, yeah, for sure.

Yeah, you definitely can. Like, again, there's going to be guys that we've got really good. natural instincts well trained and there's going to be people that are you know good of problem solving good range there's a lot of different things that come into it but I mean with someone like Sean I'll give him props because you know again a lot of people are just gonna sit there and then try and say it's hype as well but he's legit like he can fight what makes him legit oh like a man like for someone who's had that many fights what he sees as well though he's

obviously confident you can see that in there so he knows what he's doing and the control he has while he's doing even the spinning stuff and all that like a lot of people think he's just throwing stuff out there but i mean he sets a lot of that up he sets traps he cuts people off turns them into certain things like i said i notice all these little things like it's not just i'm going to stand here flat foot and just swing some crazy shit it's like you know it's it's planned it's strategy it's you know it's cutting them off with a certain spin kicks it's turning them into certain kick you know all little things like that and like and he's got good hands good good range and uh you know

again but i mean with someone like pdian pd yon's a easy game is very defensively sound is tough and he's going to walk forward so that's going to be a problem for for sean someone who's not just going to let you you you know touch on the outside uh so it'll be very interesting to see what goes what goes down in that fight do you do you do you i'm sorry do you watch um like other fighters for your fight IQ like how has there anyone who's inspired you or is like is it just all trained through your training oh man it's a bit of everything yeah you're going to watch uh fighters i think it's more the knowledge from the coaches as well you know what I mean like when the coaches do a good job of not just telling you what to do and you know make it you know you want to understand what

you're doing yeah and they've done a really good job of making me understand uh what I'm doing why I'm doing it the mechanics keys principles all that type of stuff you know what I mean so now you know someone can tell me this guy does this I was like all right like oh god we want to do this this is it and I can do that on the fly I could be in there and like that's why I love sparring people I've never spar before different body shapes and all they I love figuring people out because I've got that knowledge to do that. And it's sort of, you know, you play, it's sort of like you're training your brain still. You know what I mean?

Yeah. I love that. You know, I'm all about that. But again, you know, you've got to thank your coaches for letting you have that understanding of the game to be able to do that. Is there ever in certain moments where you feel like, man, I could really finish this fight really fast, but kind of in your brain where you're like, man, let's make this exciting. Do you ever feel like that in certain fights?

I mean, getting a quick finish is always exciting. You know, I mean, like, you know, I guess it's a risk involved as well. There's a lot on the line, man. That's the thing that I get what people want to say, yeah, blood, you know, just staying there, toe to toe to toe, no footwork and just chin down and just go for it. Yeah, it's fun. It's good. We get to see that sometimes. But, I mean, I think people need to really respect the technical ability and the, you know, all that type of stuff.

The game planning strategy, all that type of stuff, which the beautiful thing about the fans now is like everyone's really starting to appreciate. You see people go to the ground and you see some jiu-jitsu. the fans go nuts about it. They love seeing some scrambles and the submissions getting thrown up. So everyone's, they've got the knowledge now and they really appreciate, even with my last performance,

even though they went the decision, people understand like, what, you fucking done that to Max Holloway. You know what I mean? Like, fuck, you know what I mean? So it's good, that people really get it and understand it. And, you know,

the sports are evolving so much and the fan bases do. I asked Islam, but what do you think your best attribute as a fighter is? like your strength your power your speed your IQ strength is definitely one of them strength and uh but you don't feel like i'm sorry interrupt you don't feel like you're with your you're tussling with a guy and just like i'm just stronger than his yeah man the strength

strength is something that's definitely always you know i've always had a bit a bit of strength of always even with uh welter weights and middle weights that will train me they'll be like fuck me dead like how's a feather weight is strong you know what i mean so it's so a lot of people uh like it was that was funny actually me and uh doing a bit of war work uh when was the last someone I was over there and we haven't trained with each other through obviously COVID and all that so we didn't train each other for a while and then I got him on the wall and then straight away he helped me goes oh fuck there's that pressure again like he goes like you just quickly reminded of my featherweight like you know me being a featherweight being so small and being

so he's like oh fuck I remember that um so it's just it's just funny when people feel it they don't expect it from someone my size so that's why a lot of people are thinking I'm moving up and like oh he's not going to be used to the powers like trust me strength is not an issue for me yeah because i'm used to like uh that type of stuff i'm used to big boys and if yeah maybe and then people might say the size but i'm gonna look at everyone everyone's fucking taller than me you know i asked i asked this on the same thing as you fight do you ever train with just bigger dudes all the time all the time obviously you want to train me of all levels of you guys my size as well like fast and you know you got to you know you can't hit as hard and you can't use as much strength

you got to you know you want to try and be a bit more technical but then uh you know you get some big boys in and uh you know really uh get them rounds in too you know has it one more sorry on the same line has there been anyone that you fought with that you were like well this fucker's strong that you um that i fought maybe like that got frustrated because you hit him so hard and you're like why won't this guy go down oh mate there's uh been been plenty of those and like i've been yeah all my last ones really they're all like who he thinks the toughest guy you've ever fought yeah man like you got well max is definitely got to be up there again like he's never been knocked yeah it's how the fuck you've had that many fights and no you would think

You know what I mean? Well, he gets, like, a lot of people talk about his volume at how many strikes he lands, but he's got a lot of punches landed on him, and he's never went down. I've had to fight him fucking three times. Obviously, there's going to be, you know, how to knock this guy out. So he's definitely, you know, I said, like, that chin's got to go eventually. I go, I think this might be hit my last one, but if it was ever a time ago, I think that was it. I landed some big shots, and he just kept coming forward.

He's a gamer, man. Like, that's where you've got to have a lot of respect for him. It wasn't going his way, and he just kept coming forward. So you're going to have that. You've got guys, even Ortega, to take some of the punishment he did. That's crazy. And then to come back in the fifth round, you know, probably one of his best rounds. You've got even respect for that.

Even though I felt he wanted out after that third round, like, I could sense that. Like, you know, he was hoping the ref with him. This ain't a shot to him, you know what I mean? It's just obviously he put it all out there. Things weren't going his way. He got me in the, you know, he thought that was done, right? He had me in that guillotine. That's over.

I get out and he's like, what all got to do to get this guy? man I'm done you know what I mean I could see it in his eyes and the way he was communicated with the officials and that I was like yeah he doesn't want to be there but credit to him you sure was tight you know yeah it was you can see that you can see that in someone when they're yeah I mean I can look at him even a zombie the same thing for him again we're warriors right we're not going to sit there and like a tap or to nothing or say I'm done yeah but I mean you do not tell a ref I can't see and like you know like look confused the rest you want so again you're going to milk it as much

as you fucking kennel. I'm not milk's not the right. But you're going to fake it as much as you can that you are more good, yeah. I'm like, oh, yeah, no, no, I'm sweet. I'm sweet. You know, you do not want to give them a sign that you are hurting or you're fatigue

or you don't know what's going on. They're going to pull it. But I know it was exciting fight so the officials didn't want to pull it. So you talk about like that warrior aspect. Like do you fight with rage or do you fight with just like you're calm? Yeah.

Like what's that? What is that like? Calm, man, definitely calm. It's not anger. Is it ever been? No, no, I think, look, maybe Ortega, there wasn't anger. Anger's the wrong word.

There was a, you know, there was a bit of fire there, though. There was a bit of like, like, I've always got the mungle. What's the word I'm looking for? Even with the match, right? No, not frustration. It wasn't that at all, but it was like, let's fucking, let's get it. You know what I mean? I was willing to even take a little bit more risk and all that just to really put it on

and things like that. I don't know, it was just the, it's just fire, man. I just, some fights are going to be there. But for me, it's all about being composed, being, you know, have we got a game plan? You know, my coaches and team put such a big effort in getting me prepared. I get game plans for me to just go out there and rage out and just fucking do something completely opposite. He's pretty disrespectful to them, you know what I mean?

And, yeah, that's not how I roll anyway. I like to, you know, I love playing the chess, you know, in the octagon. I think I play it well. So I like to use all chips on the board, you know, the pawns and everything. So I think I do that well And I think that's what separates me You said before what separates you yet strength That's always being there

But the way I you know I understand the game Not only, yeah the IQ It's not just IQ of the sport The IQ of what works for me as well Of my understanding Of my body type What works for me, what doesn't

And what works for these other guys And what won't Just little things like that Like I think In relationship to them Yeah How you're going to work best Yeah exactly

How do you do that? Because we recently did Anderson Silva. And he said that practically every fighter is fighting with an injury. So when you talk about breaking your hand, like mentally, what does that do to you? And have there been times where you like really got fucked up? And you're like, yeah, I got to fight through this. Oh, man, yeah, that happens. You just got to try and zone it out.

So it happened in the second round. Try to zone it out. Yeah, like just trying like, you know, just not worry about it. Again, like with my hand, right? Like I was sitting there. And it was something that was obviously. Obviously there, I was thinking about it. So I was talking to my coaches.

After the second round, I went there, and I, like, whispered to Joe, and they like, oh, I broke my hand. And then they didn't say nothing. So I went in the third round and was able to just not worry about it and just used to be like, all right, like, trust me, I was hitting it and it was hurting. They didn't respond to you. Well, they just were like, because they didn't want me to think about it. Yeah.

And then, like, so I went, so I went there. Warrior shit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it sort of gets better. So I went in the third round. did that was another really good round and that's with the broken hand I decided to tell the corner again

like oh they might not have heard me my hand my hand and then one of them said to me he goes I don't want to hear you mention that fucking hand you're scared of the mics huh you're scared of the mic the mic's right here or I'm fucking scared

yeah well yeah if the mark was there like they was we make sure that our head coaches and they don't have their mic we always give it to someone else so they're not giving too much if they dare you reply that's exactly what I did it on IG uh

and I but this is the under i knew straight away what they were talking about right i'm just like i'm like i know i knew exactly what they meant it's like going it's fucking broken you just did around why you're still thinking about it and i'm like yeah true all right i just where i just did another round i was able to get around it stopped thinking about it and then didn't think about it for the obviously felt it but i'll just i even use the hand more i'll use my hand more yeah there's some wrong with you no but i mean i had i had i had more because i broke this part there's a surgery there oh shit so i

I used, I just made sure I used the right part of my hand. More knuckles, yeah. Yeah, so I'd be like that. So I just had a lot more strategy in how I used that left hand. So it was a lot more jabs and hooks. That's amazing. So I used them more because I didn't want to go in there and just start throwing because I knew that was a better chance of hitting it.

So I actually started jabbing and just, so you see me in them later rounds using my jab so much more because I could control the distance with it and I could be a lot more strategic with it. It's crazy because the other guy doesn't know. Yeah. He doesn't really know. People need to hear this shit because it's actually. It's back for that, bro.

You're insane. You're insane. I don't know why. I think, again, like, I think a lot of fighters, you will see that. But, I mean, yeah, for me to do, let me, like, and you talk about people being injured, yeah, all the time. You know, you get injuries like, I don't think there's been a camp where things have ever went perfectly well, you know what I mean? There's always something going on. I mean, I'll tell you, may as well while we're on it.

I went to Ford, Darren Elkins, two days before the fight, I told me in a coastal muscle. so like uh so like i know if you know what that it's like breaking the rib it's pretty much the exact same same pain like breaking a rib or tearing the rib cartilage um i did that like two days before the fight couldn't move like i remember sitting in bed and talking to my coaches i'm like you know what we do is they're like you know we talk to the doctor's like oh we can give you some anti-inflammatories that might like you know half the pain at the time i couldn't even get out of bed like i was water alone had to get up to go to bed and i was like to game plan how the fuck do i get out of bed like you know i'm sitting there like I remember getting up. It was that painful. I'm like, man, I started crying because I didn't have much money then. I needed a fight. I'm like, can I fight? You know, I'm away from my family. I won't be able to. I started crying.

Even the crying hurt so much. I couldn't even cry. So I was like sitting there going, fuck, I can't even cry. You know what I mean? Like it's tough. It was a blowout, but that's how much pain I was in. I couldn't, I couldn't train. Even the day of the way in, sorry, not the day of the preparation backstage. Like, you know, when you're warming up for the fight, I couldn't throw my right hand. Still couldn't throw my right hand. So I had to just wait. until I was in there. You even see in that fight when I first, I throw it like a right hand, I'll go to throw it and I sort of fake it. And you see me, I remember it.

I remember like, it took the wind out of me. I'm like, it's going to be a long night. But I mean, after that, I was like I was able to forget about it. The adrenaline. Yeah, the adrenaline did kick in and it helped. But it was definitely on the mind,

but I was able to, you know, went out. Which fight was this earlier in your career? That was, yeah, that was a couple of fights before the title fight. It was before Chad Mendes. So after, say you win the lightweight, you know title fight um like what are your plans after that do you feel as if they want to hold on to it for a couple years or yeah man i want to that's a lot of people say they want the champ champ you know they want to be champ champ but do they really want to defend both belts in both divisions

that's hard man yeah it is hard you know and a lot of people think it can't be done but i mean i'm going to prove that it can like you know what i mean like especially like we're talking about mindset you're right that's just just how i am like i like i fought max broke my hand i had surgery and I'm here doing this you know you're telling me I don't want to be active like look what I'm doing look what I'm showing everyone

that I will be an active double champ and like you know I'll defend a lightweight belt and I'll fight two three months after for you know further weight you know I'll do that especially with one of the division

not being a big weight cut I'll be able to be more active again I'm not gonna be young forever so let's let's capitalize on these opportunities where we can while I'm in my peak keep kicking ass and keep making that money

that mindset what do you think like was the number one thing that helped you develop after. Oh man, it's, I come from a small town. Like, I, I, uh, I learned so much as I go through, man. I think it's just something that was, I know, maybe I was the way I was raised, you know what I mean, like, and things like that and just, I don't know. How were you raised?

Yeah, when did you start fighting? Hey, well, really, yeah, just that, that mentality with my dad, like, hard, like, hard workers and just sort of, uh, had to be pretty independent at an early age. Um, you know, I've always had to, you know, figure, figure out, like, this is a shot at my parents and parents were right. they just used to work really hard and you know I used to look after myself having an older brother beating up on each other you know he made me durable like all these life experiences really made me like who I am you know it wasn't a it wasn't a point where I was like oh I'm going to do this

and then it started happen I think it was just sand stone yeah exactly it all just built into to this person I am now and now I understand it I I get it now right I get why I am yeah I get I get I get why I'm the I am and what's going on that that just fires me up now that I understand i'm like going all right let's let's let's let's push these boundaries let's keep going let's keep going now that i know it it fucking pumps me up is amazing that's why i'm like doing things that people think i shouldn't be doing uh i love a challenge it was like i'll show you i can do it you know again that's what got me here and uh that's why you know that's why i believe my name will be remembered let's go i think we're gonna wrap up i think PR team's giving us the way but

we appreciate the girl man no worries that the sum's coming down too we're losing some lot you know appreciate you coming through bro no worse man thank you appreciate it it's awesome yeah since later so now we got uh charles olivera coming on last minute we're clutching all these guys this is sick now we got the fucking both guys in the main event on the same pod best pound for pound fighter in the world right now fokinowski so that's the ultimate lineup sugar was uh really busy today with fucking weight cuts and shit like that yeah otherwise we would have obviously had him on too he sent me a selfie he's like dead ass asleep he's focused yeah he's fucking

And we need We need sugar to win too So gas He's completely sleep Yeah But we have a translator here And our translator Seems to be having

Like some technical difficulties So they're gonna So Charles de Vida You're just happy to be Just back on the camera I'm just nervous You haven't been on the pot I'm just nervous

Like I don't know But why All you have to do is like You grew up speaking Portuguese Like I know I'm just nervous Okay I'm nervous about bro Because like I don't know

Our chef Our chef doesn't speak a word of English And he translates all the time so why all of a sudden is different i'm just nervous because like i don't know talking to like to charles olivado's like i don't know he's like it's big this guy's extra i want to make sure it goes exactly like he's saying like i don't want to say something let's repeat it up and get roasted this is what he was hired to do for this yeah oh no yeah was literally your first job originally you were hired in brazil to be their translator in

brazil yeah when i was in brazil i was a translator for them i was pretty well i'm here now So I was like You just forgot Portuguese No I I grew up in Brazil for like 19 years Anything you want to say I speak to my mom My Josada

Everybody every day Gabby is there anything you want to say You just haven't been on here Since the cat Question the whole that whole thing Is there anything you've been wanting to say Get off your chest baby No I'm good

No No it's only thing like Red's way better than Steiny Thank for the comments I appreciate it Yeah of course This guy just like Just doesn't know his place

I'm trying to fire you up man It's not working really well So should Okay, I appreciate that game Just do your part, stay right there, that's all Okay, there we go Thank you There you go

Everybody gonna say Just let Brad lead the podcast That's it That's true I set myself one up there Go to the comments right now Go to the comments right on my camera I don't read to the comments right now

They're looking for your name At least my name's in there buddy a lot Don't see yours in there Sometimes it's not good But is there You know Sometimes it's not a good comments But they are there

This is funny yeah thanks Gabe I'm excited I think you're gonna do great for real yeah don't fuck it up yeah no actually don't fuck it up though because he's really important and you have to say yo everything that we say you have to translate okay before before he comes in do you think his energy is gonna be high or low low you think low yeah I'll say hi I think he I think he cares himself a bit cocky he's gonna come here with a big smile on his face yes no we bruce it is we always happy and shit men let's bet a thousand that you owe me

Okay Oh So you owe me $2,000 If he comes in here Kind of like chill like Yo, what's up Then you owe me $2,000 Who's the judge?

I'll be the judge Saline the judge Well He just He just woke up though Austin will be the judge Not 500 500

I don't want to lose $2,000 I know I'll lose $1,500 I don't want to lose A fucking 2000 Okay fine 1,500

So no not $1,500 It's 500 I get I get it So 500 off So da baby This dumb fuck bet me That the baby the baby wouldn't walk in the room with the chain on that was the dumbest bet

I made no chain that was the dumbest bad that was the dumbest Mr. genius I'm fucking the rap man yeah but like Kyle got my fucking head dude Kyle got my head he's like yeah maybe he was like you know a little more humble and it's like not going to show up I don't know what I was thinking I don't know what I was thinking bro

you got my head I fucked up you did that's kind of like you will half that debt actually uh hey don't get you would try just wait hey wait till miss we have to give away that money for Mr. Beast don't think Don't think we forgot about that. Don't think we forgot about that. Oh, it's so painful. Yeah.

Yes. I don't want to talk about that. $100,000. I don't want to talk about that. I thought we never speak about it again. I thought we would never speak. He hit us up. He said, yo, I'm waiting to see the money, bro.

Dude, that's fucking funny. You quoted 20, didn't you? I don't want to talk about it. It's a good video. You got a video out of it. Yeah, I just don't want to talk about it. The right off. You're going to be the judge, though, Austin. Okay, so what's the bat?

Just he walks in with a smile on his face. No, like, these people, he like smiling, though, with teeth and shit. Just see if he's got a smile on his face. If he walks in, like, then whatever. I think Oliver is, like, locked in, like, this is my shit. He's putting on his persona. I don't know, man. I read people.

You don't. Oh, okay. Okay. I'm actually excited for this outcome now, just because you said that. I'd like to get paid at one point. Pay your debts, bro. I'm serious. One thing I was always taught was always pay your debts.

I think you owe me money, too. Buddy, you slip out of bets, too. Yeah, you do it. What? I'm sorry. You haven't even paid your goal Yeah, I like that He does, he does

I like that I don't slip out Steenny, you sleep in Brad's house for free He doesn't charge a single penny It's called a friend saying Hey can I crash your house One night

No You know You work on you Remember one time in Vegas I remember we played We made a bet You teed off You fucking hit a yard

Like out I piped down the fairway And you're like We never bet We never agreed Oh And we fully already started Like he's that guy

He whines too He makes you feel bad for him I'm gonna How much was that How much did you owe you $500 I'll pay you the other 500 If I won't

this but okay because you all when we when we play golf it's like there's new rules every single time well stony doesn't know how to play golf yeah yeah no there's another we play it really we play scramble right and all the sudden there's just these new rules there's the burning bush have you ever heard the story of the burning bush it's in the bible yeah of course i've heard that spoke to the bush cow's balls lodged but under a branch bro like six inches under a branch unhittable unplayable like if the rules came out pGA'd be like yo that's a drop somehow when you win over and over and over again, no matter who's his partner,

you got to make some excuses. This guy's got to pull out Moses as an excuse. That's what you know, it's like, all right, bro. Like, what the fuck are you? Yeah, you must cry. When you're bringing up the Old Testament and you're losing in golf,

then you got out of your shit. Okay, fuck, that was funny. You start reading off the Ten Commandments or some shit, like that was funny. That was actually funny. Anyway, Guy brings up the Old Testament to justify his golf losses.

The Burning Bush moved his ball, like two feet and he has a perfect shot. It was just, there's just questionable shit. You'd have to be there. I don't, I don't, We should get you on the course. I'm not a golfer. You'd be breaking clubs and shit for sure, though.

I feel like I get frustrated with golfing, to be honest. 100% you'd quit. I don't think you'd finish around. Yeah. I don't think that's for me. I don't even, yeah. I'll try it though. So what's going on with you?

You're going to get, hey, Brad, are you going to get married soon or? What the fuck is this shit? Well, I know you want a kid. What is this shit? What's wrong with that? I see you driving, dude.

I did see you dropping your kid off at school. I don't know why. It's not why. You want that because you want, like, the high school chicks to be like you like for a kid what the fuck are you talking about dude jacob was so me you were talking about that the it would be easier to wheel with the kid though why do you think it'd be easier to wheel you would you would you'd use a kid to wheel how if you're a good father and shit girls love that yeah well they don't want to have a baby what's your expectation

like you want like a big seat or you just want a gym bro think about my child like yeah like do you want Do you want, like, a smart, like, academic, like a scholar or do you just want a gym, bro that you can fucking fucking fucking one year's older than the gym I would, right? I want my kid to want to be into it. You know what I'm saying? Like, obviously, I can't make him. How disappointed would you be if he was like, dad, fuck the gym? It's not me. I mean, as long as he has something else he's passionate about.

Really? Yeah. See, you're going to be a good father. Food. Yeah. Like, what am I supposed to be like, you need to do this? Yeah, but what if he's overweight, then? Well, I don't think like, I mean.

You're like, nah. No, it's not like. He's not going to. be it. I don't think he would. The environment. Because, yeah, exactly, right? So it's like, if I'm cooking, if I'm cooking food properly.

And I mean, I've seen your girl, like, no chance that kid's going to be overweight. What's that? Nothing. What did you say? I said, I said, I said, I'm not going to be overweight. That was a compliment. Oh, thank you. Yeah.

Appreciate you. But it's more about the environment, like he said, is like, if the kid is, you know, constantly exposed to that kind of stuff, then yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Is what it is. You developed those habits really young. So fucking my dog.

Ask my mom like, hey, did your kid? Like, does Gabor have a fucking checkbook or something? He's fucking 10 years old, and he's fucking eating whatever he wants. That's what happened. You know what you're like? Yeah. She's like, yeah, like, it lets it happen. She's like, yeah, like, it would have like one-time.

She's like, does look like he had a fucking credit card or something? You must have a little whatever he wants. If you were eating like that at that young, the shit's expensive. I just didn't. My dad, it was kind of like chubby, too. Oh, yeah. Sir! Yes, sir.

Awesome. Charles in the house. I want a bet. So first and foremost, I want to bed. I thought you're going to walk in, like, pissed off. I don't know why. Tired. He said, what you think you would have to enter?

Well, because of the weight cut. Because of the weight cut. You think he'd have to cut the weight of the peso? Yeah, he's never been stressed. You never be like that. He'll never be like that, because he'll never be like that. Awesome. Islam came in here really mellow and tired.

He seemed almost kind of tired. I don't know if he was tired. When he came to do podcast with us, he came to be very can't, very down, very neutral. You've got to get with another vibe. Yeah, that's what I've got a other vibe. I've had, it's like, it's a different thing, is my job. All right, go ahead.

This is different for us. I'm sorry. Yeah. Yeah. This is our first part with the translator. It's the first time we're doing, because I'm I work with them. So we're the first

first time doing this type of podcast. Oh, no, pleasure. You're here with you guys. It's a pleasure

to be with you guys. As you said the first. So let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Damn. What you got, Steiny? Go ahead.

Go back. Okay. So, I guess I guess first and foremost. Gabe's like fuck first and foremost. Yeah. That's fine.

That's fine. That's fine. You got it? Yeah. Okay. You got me fucked up right now. This is so funny. Well, first,

because they're doing a lot of of people too many jokes earlier. Um, preparing for the fight. What was the hardest part of your preparation? What was the part more difficult for the preparation for a lot? I think in the reality, the part of the part is always the weight of the way cut.

When you're a forward thinker, you don't just bring your A game, you bring your A-I game. your AI game. Workday is the AI platform that transforms the way you manage your people, money, and agents, so you can transform tomorrow. Workday, moving business forever forward. Yeah, the hardest part is the way cut. But he's so, he's so chill, right? But he's so good. He's so funny. He's so easy. No, it's how, this is my job. This is my job. So I need to come here to be happy. That's, That's, for real.

That's my job. Damn. It's like, it's like a common theme between all the fighters. It's like they're coming here and they're just doing a job. But what else does it mean to him personally? He said that it's very normal. He said to, what's your job, not so what? But, what is the most important?

A legad of what I want to let's say, you know? I'm going to be things legal, do things legal. He's saying this is the legacy that he wanted to put. He wants to do good things. I would say Islam is really underestimating him. Does he think that Islam is underestimating him? He said that Islam is underestimating him. What do you think of this?

I think of what you want to think of it. He's saying that like, everybody thinks what they want to think about it. So we'll see on the 22nd. What happens? And then, what does he, how does he feel about what Khabib has said recently about riding like a horse, like he's got no ground game? Can you say that one more time, sorry. How does he feel about Khabib saying he's going to roll him over and that he has zero ground

game? Kikosha, what are you going to do again? Just say, what does he feel about? He's going to ride him like a horse. That's what he said. Can you, how are going to fuck? You're doing great, Kabe. Keep going, Gabe. Keep going. Keep listening to Kabibibu's like, in Portuguese, it's no sense.

He said, he'll say, Khabib, will, he'll... He'll be... Like, he's... Like, he's going to have a really hard time with the wrestling. He'll say, will be very complicated the lute for you, with him. The team of his talking

various things, various beseyra. This is real. So, for me, the U.S.an is suffering in a wonder that he's not his own, the team of his team is talking great things, a lot, a lot of besteering. And, day 22, we'll see who is who,

this is real. He's saying that, His team is talking a lot of bullshit and stuff. They're saying they're surfing in different ways and stuff. But like the real thing is going to happen on the fight on the 22nd. That's the real deal. So hold on. His team, he came in here and his team said that his team fought two of your guys on your team.

And it was like easy. And that's why he thinks he's going to be easy. He's talking. He said that in the team, there were two lotators who foughter with the people of the team, that is the same team of your team. And they got them. for that he's saying that now

it's more that's been more that's it's true because it's like they've got with two the second

this is the third you actually I think I think in the reality are lots not people are people

you imagine the if my team would be 30 times of a team and the next

a lot would be more more awesome for us there's these guys are people are trying

about to see they're in my I just think they're like that goes person per person every fight is that is every fight they can say whatever they want but like in his mind that's not going to happen. How do you see the fight? What's his prediction for how the fight ends?

How do you think he's going to be a lot? He said he's going to knock out him in the first round. Oh, I love it. We'll think he's a lot. Oh, yeah. Like zero question. no question I don't call this guy

this is real does any part of him want to submit Islam just as a statement submit yeah just tap out okay say one more time

you can use the word submit does any part of him want to make Islam tap just to make a statement you want to make a statement you want to do make a tap in the first round

so to be cal the book of him I think I really just want to win this is real The most important is to win, but I'm not going to knock him out in the first round. Oh, shit. He's pretty confident.

What happens next after a win over Islam? What comes after a win over Islam? With what's the first of you? We're going to win in New Zealand, we're going to see in January. So, this is the timing. I'll win here, and probably do you're going to win in Islam. I think after winning in Islam, I think to think about U.S. Rio that's in January. So I just want to win and just thinking and get ready for January.

Ask him, does he think that Islam's the best opponent he's ever faced? He's been wondering if Elan is an opponent, he's one of the most opponents that you've ever been to do. He's a lot more than some of the other guys I've got. I think he's like, is a really strong guy. He deserves everything he needs to be where he's at, but he just another guy. Ask me if he's done anything differently this prep. Gabe's killing it. He's doing a really good job.

Sorry, I'm just really nervous. No, you're doing great, dude. Ask me if he's done anything different in this prep, like, did he focus on anything specifically for Islam, that he wouldn't in another prep? Preparation, for this law, you did something different for, for, for him or no? We don't know what we don't see what a car can bring to us.

And so, what we can do, he's more important. He's saying that he doesn't worry about what the guy, what the fighters can bring it to him, but what he can provide to the fight what he can bring to the fight. On, like, him. So he doesn't prepare a specific game plan based on the guy?

So you don't see prepare for a lot of depending on your opponent? No, you're going to be prepared for a lot. But I like to me prepare, I don't think on what my adversary will bring, and, yes, that we can't live. Yeah, he's saying, like, he's going to, yeah, he's going to focus on himself, he thinks, like, he definitely prepares,

but, like, he's going to see what he's going to brings on it what are you going to do it no most likely on the guy does he think that his grapple game is underrated he's what grapple game his wrestling his wrestling his wrestling charles wrestling okay what's a question charles wrestling underrated you you uh a lute of the child do islan it's what the hell's left Do people think it's less than? It's... She's not a minor than

She's a real, she's a Furnacea, she's not in the ground, not in the ground, so not in the ground, I don't know what he's not to do, he does,

do you make, complete, in all the areas, I'm 100% Pronto. He's saying that he's an M.M.A. Doesn't matter if it's on the ground, on, like, on feet, he's always ready. Whatever his line has it, he doesn't care,

like, he's ready for whatever, whatever comes to his way. Gabe, you want to ask him, is he going to start off by trying to pressure Islam, like, starting of the fight? Like, how does he, how is he going to approach the fight as soon as it starts? He's asking, how you're going to approach the fight in the beginning? You're going to pressur, what is your, what is your job in the first? I'm a carcaders, just go on the front. I'm going to go ahead of the time a whole.

He's saying he's always going to look for the fight. fight. He's like, he's a fighter and then he's, um, he's there to like to get the job done. So you're going to look forward and just go for it. To ask him how aggressive he has to be early because he's worried about having Islam put him on the ground. How aggressive? What? Like is he worried? Yeah, just say one time. How aggressive does he have to be right away so Islam doesn't get him on the ground? How you have to be aggressive in the

so that Chris Land not you can't put it on the start on the beginning I'll say he'll I just need to beat Charles That's the real, like I didn't need to be me Ask him why people underestimate him with

how fucking beating Porier Cool see if you recently Porier Gaichi and Chandler And Chandler those three Porrying style though Yeah but still Why they underestimate him? Yeah, after your last three big wins.

You think that the people... After all his wins over big people. Yeah. Understimate after all the wins? Yeah, after all those big wins, why are people underestimated them? Okay. Because after all of your three, three, there are three, the three, the other than continue,

because the people still saying, and what do you think? Why do they do this? If God was doing, everybody, because I will agree. He said that, like, God didn't satisfy everybody. why you're going to do it god did oh shit tell him that shirt's fucking hard he said he goes to much this camisa that's very yeah yeah nice it's a pretty hard ask him what he plans to do after he gets a dub after he gets a win yeah how does he celebrate

a win come to celebrate a so my family with my team with my team we are together here that was important tell him that um you're from brazone it's your dream to celebrate with him after the win yeah tell him tell him how you know from you you that it's you hey i'm also from brazil it's my dream to celebrate with you after you have to say you're okay i'll translate the that the devil you have to say like okay because i'm brazil too so like okay so also I thought for you

I'd I'd love to share this victory with you don't know a pleasure for a pleasure

so it's not ready to be Brazilian or or not you can't please with us he said it

doesn't matter if you're not welcome and let's go oh that's so baby ask um

if he wins decisively against Islam like he says he's going to knock him out does he think that

Khabib should come back and play Sejah if you get really the way you're

saying you Well, do you think that the Kabib should return to not say, I don't know, I don't can't talk about for him, right? This is real. He's a posentathe, but I don't know

but I can't talk about him. He said, like, he's going to talk about him, like, sorry, he said he cannot speak for him because he's already retired, but if he comes back, there's no problem. Once he beats Islam,

is he going to call out Kabib in the Octagon? Or who is he going to call? Yeah, who, like, is Kabib a name that he's going to call him? The next. Yeah, yeah, after he beats Islam.

Yeah. Okay, you're wondering if you're going to get this Luka, what will be the next person that you're going to fight? If you're going to say, what you're going to do with him. I think. I think, I think, in reality, it's all going to be able to be in Brazil, in January, and then we have to think. It's all about, if you know, if it's going to do, what you're going to do.

I think about it. I got to think right now about winning this fight. I know he's going to be on the fight in January. But what I've got to do right now is about think. It's just about think what's the next after the fight. Soldier. Yep. Tell him, we're good.

He's really fucking focused. Gabe, tell him, thank you so much. Fucking soldier. Yeah. No more questions? That's it. Yeah. That's it.

All right. Good luck and we appreciate it. Very good. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Fucking awesome, man. Thank you so much.