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Eddie Alvarez tests skills with Chad Mendes at BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold on April 29th.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Alvarez spoke with Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News and excerpts from the pre-fight chat are below.

Eddie Alvarez

This is really one of those fights that just jumps off a poster. What was the temperament when this forum fantasy matchup offer came your way? I imagine you were quite excited.

“Yeah, I like that. You know, Chad’s always been a beast all throughout MMA. Even up until he retired, he still was going against the best guys in the world. So yeah, he’s a lot like myself where he didn’t take on any small-time competition. He fought the best guys in his division, went after them. Whether he came up short or whether he won, he fought the best guys and his path was honest. Well, somewhat honest.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “So I like his fights, I like his fight style, and even better, I think we match up even better in a bare-knuckle match than we do in MMA. I think it’s more appealing to the fans. Cuts out all the lulls, all the stalling, and we get right down to action.”

Considering your early street fighting days in Kensington, will this be the most capably violent Eddie Alvarez we’ve ever seen?

“Yeah like a lot of people were like hey, so this is your first bare-knuckle fight. Yeah, I guess. The first one I’ve got paid for (laughs). I mean this is how I started my career. This is why like I joined fighting period because I just kind of did really well in street fights. I never lost a street fight in my entire life. I believed that at a certain age, I couldn’t be beat in a fight.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “From 19 all the way up until I was undefeated 10-0 in MMA. I just; I think I had this delusion, I don’t know what you want to call it, but I just felt like I couldn’t lose in a fight period. Without gloves on my entire life, I hadn’t lost a fight. I’ve lost MMA fights, I’ve lost wrestling matches, but I’ve never lost in a bare-knuckle fight ever in my life.”

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Is the enthusiasm such for bare-knuckle that if you string together some strong wins, maybe a title in BKFC could be a defined goal?

“Why not? (laughs). I say all the time like I don’t really make plans. I said plans are for schemers. I’m not a schemer, so. I never truly planned on fist-fighting for twenty years and we’re going on our second decade pretty soon now. This year, it’ll be twenty years fighting. I started this sport when I was 19 years old. When I was 19, I wouldn’t tell you that I was going to end up fighting for a lifetime. I never damn sure would tell you I’d win all the world titles I have, made a career out of it, and millions of dollars.”

“I stopped making plans a long time ago. I just wake up, put my head down, and work hard. Let the lord make my plans for me. So I couldn’t tell you like I have this plan schemed out and this is what I’m doing, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to fight Chad Mendes April 29th. I have every intention on putting my hand through Chad’s head and then moving on to the next opponent. The bigger and better, bigger money fights. That’s the only intention. That’s the only plan I can give to you right now.”

BKFC

Some of the language that you’re using seems to indicate you’re seeing a finish in this one. Do you have a particular idea of how you see the story of this fight unfurling?

“Anybody who watches Chad and watches myself I mean like if you were to say this fight is going to go to a final bell, I don’t know. Maybe you’ve never watched us fight before. But the sparring that I’m putting in now. I’ve seen what Chad’s worked on, I’ve seen what he’s doing, and what he’s capable of, you’d be a fool to think that this thing is going to go past any more than like six minutes. I think six minutes would be a long time for this fight to go.”

“I think it should get hashed out fairly quickly within the first three rounds. I don’t think if I land a shot on Chad he’s going to be able to stand it. He has hard shots himself. So I’m going to stay in there until my dying breath. I don’t know, I’m a big guy at 165. 165 is my premier weight class.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “It’s where I’m the largest, I’m the fastest, and that’s my weight class. I don’t know if I could be any better. So it’s going to be difficult not just for Chad. No offense against Chad but against anybody in the world at 165, I’m going to be a really bad, terrible problem to deal with.”

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Eddie Alvarez tests skills with Chad Mendes at BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold on April 29th.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Alvarez spoke with Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News and excerpts from the pre-fight chat are below.

Eddie Alvarez

This is really one of those fights that just jumps off a poster. What was the temperament when this forum fantasy matchup offer came your way? I imagine you were quite excited.

“Yeah, I like that. You know, Chad’s always been a beast all throughout MMA. Even up until he retired, he still was going against the best guys in the world. So yeah, he’s a lot like myself where he didn’t take on any small-time competition. He fought the best guys in his division, went after them. Whether he came up short or whether he won, he fought the best guys and his path was honest. Well, somewhat honest.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “So I like his fights, I like his fight style, and even better, I think we match up even better in a bare-knuckle match than we do in MMA. I think it’s more appealing to the fans. Cuts out all the lulls, all the stalling, and we get right down to action.”

Considering your early street fighting days in Kensington, will this be the most capably violent Eddie Alvarez we’ve ever seen?

“Yeah like a lot of people were like hey, so this is your first bare-knuckle fight. Yeah, I guess. The first one I’ve got paid for (laughs). I mean this is how I started my career. This is why like I joined fighting period because I just kind of did really well in street fights. I never lost a street fight in my entire life. I believed that at a certain age, I couldn’t be beat in a fight.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “From 19 all the way up until I was undefeated 10-0 in MMA. I just; I think I had this delusion, I don’t know what you want to call it, but I just felt like I couldn’t lose in a fight period. Without gloves on my entire life, I hadn’t lost a fight. I’ve lost MMA fights, I’ve lost wrestling matches, but I’ve never lost in a bare-knuckle fight ever in my life.”

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Is the enthusiasm such for bare-knuckle that if you string together some strong wins, maybe a title in BKFC could be a defined goal?

“Why not? (laughs). I say all the time like I don’t really make plans. I said plans are for schemers. I’m not a schemer, so. I never truly planned on fist-fighting for twenty years and we’re going on our second decade pretty soon now. This year, it’ll be twenty years fighting. I started this sport when I was 19 years old. When I was 19, I wouldn’t tell you that I was going to end up fighting for a lifetime. I never damn sure would tell you I’d win all the world titles I have, made a career out of it, and millions of dollars.”

“I stopped making plans a long time ago. I just wake up, put my head down, and work hard. Let the lord make my plans for me. So I couldn’t tell you like I have this plan schemed out and this is what I’m doing, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to fight Chad Mendes April 29th. I have every intention on putting my hand through Chad’s head and then moving on to the next opponent. The bigger and better, bigger money fights. That’s the only intention. That’s the only plan I can give to you right now.”

BKFC

Some of the language that you’re using seems to indicate you’re seeing a finish in this one. Do you have a particular idea of how you see the story of this fight unfurling?

“Anybody who watches Chad and watches myself I mean like if you were to say this fight is going to go to a final bell, I don’t know. Maybe you’ve never watched us fight before. But the sparring that I’m putting in now. I’ve seen what Chad’s worked on, I’ve seen what he’s doing, and what he’s capable of, you’d be a fool to think that this thing is going to go past any more than like six minutes. I think six minutes would be a long time for this fight to go.”

“I think it should get hashed out fairly quickly within the first three rounds. I don’t think if I land a shot on Chad he’s going to be able to stand it. He has hard shots himself. So I’m going to stay in there until my dying breath. I don’t know, I’m a big guy at 165. 165 is my premier weight class.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “It’s where I’m the largest, I’m the fastest, and that’s my weight class. I don’t know if I could be any better. So it’s going to be difficult not just for Chad. No offense against Chad but against anybody in the world at 165, I’m going to be a really bad, terrible problem to deal with.”

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Eddie Alvarez tests skills with Chad Mendes at BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold on April 29th.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Alvarez spoke with Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News and excerpts from the pre-fight chat are below.

Eddie Alvarez

This is really one of those fights that just jumps off a poster. What was the temperament when this forum fantasy matchup offer came your way? I imagine you were quite excited.

“Yeah, I like that. You know, Chad’s always been a beast all throughout MMA. Even up until he retired, he still was going against the best guys in the world. So yeah, he’s a lot like myself where he didn’t take on any small-time competition. He fought the best guys in his division, went after them. Whether he came up short or whether he won, he fought the best guys and his path was honest. Well, somewhat honest.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “So I like his fights, I like his fight style, and even better, I think we match up even better in a bare-knuckle match than we do in MMA. I think it’s more appealing to the fans. Cuts out all the lulls, all the stalling, and we get right down to action.”

Considering your early street fighting days in Kensington, will this be the most capably violent Eddie Alvarez we’ve ever seen?

“Yeah like a lot of people were like hey, so this is your first bare-knuckle fight. Yeah, I guess. The first one I’ve got paid for (laughs). I mean this is how I started my career. This is why like I joined fighting period because I just kind of did really well in street fights. I never lost a street fight in my entire life. I believed that at a certain age, I couldn’t be beat in a fight.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “From 19 all the way up until I was undefeated 10-0 in MMA. I just; I think I had this delusion, I don’t know what you want to call it, but I just felt like I couldn’t lose in a fight period. Without gloves on my entire life, I hadn’t lost a fight. I’ve lost MMA fights, I’ve lost wrestling matches, but I’ve never lost in a bare-knuckle fight ever in my life.”

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Is the enthusiasm such for bare-knuckle that if you string together some strong wins, maybe a title in BKFC could be a defined goal?

“Why not? (laughs). I say all the time like I don’t really make plans. I said plans are for schemers. I’m not a schemer, so. I never truly planned on fist-fighting for twenty years and we’re going on our second decade pretty soon now. This year, it’ll be twenty years fighting. I started this sport when I was 19 years old. When I was 19, I wouldn’t tell you that I was going to end up fighting for a lifetime. I never damn sure would tell you I’d win all the world titles I have, made a career out of it, and millions of dollars.”

“I stopped making plans a long time ago. I just wake up, put my head down, and work hard. Let the lord make my plans for me. So I couldn’t tell you like I have this plan schemed out and this is what I’m doing, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to fight Chad Mendes April 29th. I have every intention on putting my hand through Chad’s head and then moving on to the next opponent. The bigger and better, bigger money fights. That’s the only intention. That’s the only plan I can give to you right now.”

BKFC

Some of the language that you’re using seems to indicate you’re seeing a finish in this one. Do you have a particular idea of how you see the story of this fight unfurling?

“Anybody who watches Chad and watches myself I mean like if you were to say this fight is going to go to a final bell, I don’t know. Maybe you’ve never watched us fight before. But the sparring that I’m putting in now. I’ve seen what Chad’s worked on, I’ve seen what he’s doing, and what he’s capable of, you’d be a fool to think that this thing is going to go past any more than like six minutes. I think six minutes would be a long time for this fight to go.”

“I think it should get hashed out fairly quickly within the first three rounds. I don’t think if I land a shot on Chad he’s going to be able to stand it. He has hard shots himself. So I’m going to stay in there until my dying breath. I don’t know, I’m a big guy at 165. 165 is my premier weight class.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “It’s where I’m the largest, I’m the fastest, and that’s my weight class. I don’t know if I could be any better. So it’s going to be difficult not just for Chad. No offense against Chad but against anybody in the world at 165, I’m going to be a really bad, terrible problem to deal with.”

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Eddie Alvarez tests skills with Chad Mendes at BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold on April 29th.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Alvarez spoke with Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News and excerpts from the pre-fight chat are below.

Eddie Alvarez

This is really one of those fights that just jumps off a poster. What was the temperament when this forum fantasy matchup offer came your way? I imagine you were quite excited.

“Yeah, I like that. You know, Chad’s always been a beast all throughout MMA. Even up until he retired, he still was going against the best guys in the world. So yeah, he’s a lot like myself where he didn’t take on any small-time competition. He fought the best guys in his division, went after them. Whether he came up short or whether he won, he fought the best guys and his path was honest. Well, somewhat honest.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “So I like his fights, I like his fight style, and even better, I think we match up even better in a bare-knuckle match than we do in MMA. I think it’s more appealing to the fans. Cuts out all the lulls, all the stalling, and we get right down to action.”

Considering your early street fighting days in Kensington, will this be the most capably violent Eddie Alvarez we’ve ever seen?

“Yeah like a lot of people were like hey, so this is your first bare-knuckle fight. Yeah, I guess. The first one I’ve got paid for (laughs). I mean this is how I started my career. This is why like I joined fighting period because I just kind of did really well in street fights. I never lost a street fight in my entire life. I believed that at a certain age, I couldn’t be beat in a fight.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “From 19 all the way up until I was undefeated 10-0 in MMA. I just; I think I had this delusion, I don’t know what you want to call it, but I just felt like I couldn’t lose in a fight period. Without gloves on my entire life, I hadn’t lost a fight. I’ve lost MMA fights, I’ve lost wrestling matches, but I’ve never lost in a bare-knuckle fight ever in my life.”

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Is the enthusiasm such for bare-knuckle that if you string together some strong wins, maybe a title in BKFC could be a defined goal?

“Why not? (laughs). I say all the time like I don’t really make plans. I said plans are for schemers. I’m not a schemer, so. I never truly planned on fist-fighting for twenty years and we’re going on our second decade pretty soon now. This year, it’ll be twenty years fighting. I started this sport when I was 19 years old. When I was 19, I wouldn’t tell you that I was going to end up fighting for a lifetime. I never damn sure would tell you I’d win all the world titles I have, made a career out of it, and millions of dollars.”

“I stopped making plans a long time ago. I just wake up, put my head down, and work hard. Let the lord make my plans for me. So I couldn’t tell you like I have this plan schemed out and this is what I’m doing, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to fight Chad Mendes April 29th. I have every intention on putting my hand through Chad’s head and then moving on to the next opponent. The bigger and better, bigger money fights. That’s the only intention. That’s the only plan I can give to you right now.”

BKFC

Some of the language that you’re using seems to indicate you’re seeing a finish in this one. Do you have a particular idea of how you see the story of this fight unfurling?

“Anybody who watches Chad and watches myself I mean like if you were to say this fight is going to go to a final bell, I don’t know. Maybe you’ve never watched us fight before. But the sparring that I’m putting in now. I’ve seen what Chad’s worked on, I’ve seen what he’s doing, and what he’s capable of, you’d be a fool to think that this thing is going to go past any more than like six minutes. I think six minutes would be a long time for this fight to go.”

“I think it should get hashed out fairly quickly within the first three rounds. I don’t think if I land a shot on Chad he’s going to be able to stand it. He has hard shots himself. So I’m going to stay in there until my dying breath. I don’t know, I’m a big guy at 165. 165 is my premier weight class.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “It’s where I’m the largest, I’m the fastest, and that’s my weight class. I don’t know if I could be any better. So it’s going to be difficult not just for Chad. No offense against Chad but against anybody in the world at 165, I’m going to be a really bad, terrible problem to deal with.”

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Eddie Alvarez tests skills with Chad Mendes at BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold on April 29th.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Alvarez spoke with Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News and excerpts from the pre-fight chat are below.

Eddie Alvarez

This is really one of those fights that just jumps off a poster. What was the temperament when this forum fantasy matchup offer came your way? I imagine you were quite excited.

“Yeah, I like that. You know, Chad’s always been a beast all throughout MMA. Even up until he retired, he still was going against the best guys in the world. So yeah, he’s a lot like myself where he didn’t take on any small-time competition. He fought the best guys in his division, went after them. Whether he came up short or whether he won, he fought the best guys and his path was honest. Well, somewhat honest.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “So I like his fights, I like his fight style, and even better, I think we match up even better in a bare-knuckle match than we do in MMA. I think it’s more appealing to the fans. Cuts out all the lulls, all the stalling, and we get right down to action.”

Considering your early street fighting days in Kensington, will this be the most capably violent Eddie Alvarez we’ve ever seen?

“Yeah like a lot of people were like hey, so this is your first bare-knuckle fight. Yeah, I guess. The first one I’ve got paid for (laughs). I mean this is how I started my career. This is why like I joined fighting period because I just kind of did really well in street fights. I never lost a street fight in my entire life. I believed that at a certain age, I couldn’t be beat in a fight.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “From 19 all the way up until I was undefeated 10-0 in MMA. I just; I think I had this delusion, I don’t know what you want to call it, but I just felt like I couldn’t lose in a fight period. Without gloves on my entire life, I hadn’t lost a fight. I’ve lost MMA fights, I’ve lost wrestling matches, but I’ve never lost in a bare-knuckle fight ever in my life.”

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Is the enthusiasm such for bare-knuckle that if you string together some strong wins, maybe a title in BKFC could be a defined goal?

“Why not? (laughs). I say all the time like I don’t really make plans. I said plans are for schemers. I’m not a schemer, so. I never truly planned on fist-fighting for twenty years and we’re going on our second decade pretty soon now. This year, it’ll be twenty years fighting. I started this sport when I was 19 years old. When I was 19, I wouldn’t tell you that I was going to end up fighting for a lifetime. I never damn sure would tell you I’d win all the world titles I have, made a career out of it, and millions of dollars.”

“I stopped making plans a long time ago. I just wake up, put my head down, and work hard. Let the lord make my plans for me. So I couldn’t tell you like I have this plan schemed out and this is what I’m doing, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to fight Chad Mendes April 29th. I have every intention on putting my hand through Chad’s head and then moving on to the next opponent. The bigger and better, bigger money fights. That’s the only intention. That’s the only plan I can give to you right now.”

BKFC

Some of the language that you’re using seems to indicate you’re seeing a finish in this one. Do you have a particular idea of how you see the story of this fight unfurling?

“Anybody who watches Chad and watches myself I mean like if you were to say this fight is going to go to a final bell, I don’t know. Maybe you’ve never watched us fight before. But the sparring that I’m putting in now. I’ve seen what Chad’s worked on, I’ve seen what he’s doing, and what he’s capable of, you’d be a fool to think that this thing is going to go past any more than like six minutes. I think six minutes would be a long time for this fight to go.”

“I think it should get hashed out fairly quickly within the first three rounds. I don’t think if I land a shot on Chad he’s going to be able to stand it. He has hard shots himself. So I’m going to stay in there until my dying breath. I don’t know, I’m a big guy at 165. 165 is my premier weight class.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “It’s where I’m the largest, I’m the fastest, and that’s my weight class. I don’t know if I could be any better. So it’s going to be difficult not just for Chad. No offense against Chad but against anybody in the world at 165, I’m going to be a really bad, terrible problem to deal with.”

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Eddie Alvarez tests skills with Chad Mendes at BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold on April 29th.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Alvarez spoke with Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News and excerpts from the pre-fight chat are below.

Eddie Alvarez

This is really one of those fights that just jumps off a poster. What was the temperament when this forum fantasy matchup offer came your way? I imagine you were quite excited.

“Yeah, I like that. You know, Chad’s always been a beast all throughout MMA. Even up until he retired, he still was going against the best guys in the world. So yeah, he’s a lot like myself where he didn’t take on any small-time competition. He fought the best guys in his division, went after them. Whether he came up short or whether he won, he fought the best guys and his path was honest. Well, somewhat honest.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “So I like his fights, I like his fight style, and even better, I think we match up even better in a bare-knuckle match than we do in MMA. I think it’s more appealing to the fans. Cuts out all the lulls, all the stalling, and we get right down to action.”

Considering your early street fighting days in Kensington, will this be the most capably violent Eddie Alvarez we’ve ever seen?

“Yeah like a lot of people were like hey, so this is your first bare-knuckle fight. Yeah, I guess. The first one I’ve got paid for (laughs). I mean this is how I started my career. This is why like I joined fighting period because I just kind of did really well in street fights. I never lost a street fight in my entire life. I believed that at a certain age, I couldn’t be beat in a fight.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “From 19 all the way up until I was undefeated 10-0 in MMA. I just; I think I had this delusion, I don’t know what you want to call it, but I just felt like I couldn’t lose in a fight period. Without gloves on my entire life, I hadn’t lost a fight. I’ve lost MMA fights, I’ve lost wrestling matches, but I’ve never lost in a bare-knuckle fight ever in my life.”

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Is the enthusiasm such for bare-knuckle that if you string together some strong wins, maybe a title in BKFC could be a defined goal?

“Why not? (laughs). I say all the time like I don’t really make plans. I said plans are for schemers. I’m not a schemer, so. I never truly planned on fist-fighting for twenty years and we’re going on our second decade pretty soon now. This year, it’ll be twenty years fighting. I started this sport when I was 19 years old. When I was 19, I wouldn’t tell you that I was going to end up fighting for a lifetime. I never damn sure would tell you I’d win all the world titles I have, made a career out of it, and millions of dollars.”

“I stopped making plans a long time ago. I just wake up, put my head down, and work hard. Let the lord make my plans for me. So I couldn’t tell you like I have this plan schemed out and this is what I’m doing, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to fight Chad Mendes April 29th. I have every intention on putting my hand through Chad’s head and then moving on to the next opponent. The bigger and better, bigger money fights. That’s the only intention. That’s the only plan I can give to you right now.”

BKFC

Some of the language that you’re using seems to indicate you’re seeing a finish in this one. Do you have a particular idea of how you see the story of this fight unfurling?

“Anybody who watches Chad and watches myself I mean like if you were to say this fight is going to go to a final bell, I don’t know. Maybe you’ve never watched us fight before. But the sparring that I’m putting in now. I’ve seen what Chad’s worked on, I’ve seen what he’s doing, and what he’s capable of, you’d be a fool to think that this thing is going to go past any more than like six minutes. I think six minutes would be a long time for this fight to go.”

“I think it should get hashed out fairly quickly within the first three rounds. I don’t think if I land a shot on Chad he’s going to be able to stand it. He has hard shots himself. So I’m going to stay in there until my dying breath. I don’t know, I’m a big guy at 165. 165 is my premier weight class.”

Eddie Alvarez continued, “It’s where I’m the largest, I’m the fastest, and that’s my weight class. I don’t know if I could be any better. So it’s going to be difficult not just for Chad. No offense against Chad but against anybody in the world at 165, I’m going to be a really bad, terrible problem to deal with.”

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Chris Camozzi clashes with Dan Spohn at BKFC 41 on April 29th headlined by Luke Rockhold vs Mike Perry.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Chris Camozzi spoke to Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News to touch on his cruiserweight title goals in the company, how this upcoming fight bares a lot of resemblances to the prior BKFC bout, plus a whole lot more. Excerpts from the chat can be found below.

Chris Camozzi

It seems to embolden a little something extra getting to fight in Denver. Can you speak to why that’s the case?

“ Just growing up here. I’ve got a lot of friends, family, and fans here. You know, this is my city. So everybody has gotten to see me. Getting to fight in my city later in my career is always exciting to me. Especially at the big arenas.”

To your point of seeking out a multi-fight arrangement, is that oriented to a BKFC title pursuit or to ensure a consistent schedule competing?

“Both actually. You hit it on the head. Obviously, any promotion I fight for, I want to be champion. That’s why we do this. My last conversation with (David) Feldman when we got this fight worked out was that he would be making me an offer for a multi-fight deal with title pay and all that in there. As long as I do my job and get myself there. So yeah I mean, Lorenzo Hunt’s definitely in my sights… Bare-knuckle title is definitely in my sights.”

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What’s your assessment of the dual division titleholder and #2 pound-for-pound ranked, Hunt?

“Lorenzo Hunt I think right now is the best guy in bare-knuckle because he’s got two belts. He’s got a ton of wins, I think he has one loss. I think that he’s already kind of beat everybody in the division. I’m new here but I’ve been fighting forever. I’ve got a name and everything else that comes with it. So I think putting together another knockout win here should get me that title shot… If I go out there and knock out Dan Spohn right away, of course they’re going to want to see me fight Lorenzo Hunt.”

What’s your familiarity level with the top five ranked cruiserweights in BKFC?

“I’ve seen most of them fight, I believe. I’ve seen (Quentin) Henry fight a couple of times. Who else did you mention? There was one name I didn’t recognize in there. What other two did you mention?… I’m not familiar with Gustavo. Trujillo, is that what you said? Then Houston Alexander yeah I mean, I asked for that fight before. With Houston being in Omaha, I’m in Denver, we’re real close. So I was like let us headline a show there because we can draw in both cities. We’re driving distance.”

BKFC

Who are some of the competitors within you’re weight class you’ve been wanting to test skills with?

“They threw Dan Spohn at me which I was surprised. I didn’t know that he was interested in bare-knuckle. I keep calling out some of these guys that are bare-knuckle veterans and I keep getting the MMA guys, so. I asked for (Quentin) Henry also, I asked for that Anthony Holmes who won the, I don’t know, European belt. I’ve asked for most of the top guys and didn’t get a response.”

Why were you surprised to see Dan Spohn as your opponent here?

“I’ve known him (Dan Spohn) for a while. With guys not being in bare-knuckle yet, you kind of have no idea until they get signed. Just like when they signed (Luke) Rockhold, you know. I think everyone was surprised like oh, man. Just because he wasn’t even talking about it, mentioning it, lobbying for it.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Same with Dan. I never heard him say the words bare-knuckle ever before. So obviously I’m super familiar with him. When they said his name, I don’t have to look him up or anything. Him and I were just in the PFL tournament together a couple of years ago.”

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

How do you gameplan for someone making their debut in a new combat sport?

“Even in MMA, I don’t gameplan very much. I’ll watch a little bit of tape but I don’t focus too much on my opponent. I always just focus more on me. Sharpening everything I’ve got and coming in as my best self. I think when I’m on my best that nobody will beat me.”

What combat sports skills does Dan Spohn have that can be transferrable to bare-knuckle boxing?

“I would say his MMA career, he was primarily a striker. Mostly boxing. So the transition for him should be pretty similar. I think that he fights a lot like Bubba McDaniel did or does. So with Dan Spohn being a southpaw, Bubba was, I basically have already been training to fight this guy for months on end. My training camp was real similar from Bubba to Dan. I think they have a lot of similar attributes. The size, wanting to throw the check hook off a lot of things.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Just things that I’m aware of and we’re both southpaw. So I’ve been fortunate, I guess you could say fortunate, that if you look at my career, I’ve actually fought a ton of southpaws. Like a lot of people will go with most of their career and fight like two. I think I fought like twelve. Something like that, there’s a ton of the. So I’m familiar with fighting both stances and fighting that way doesn’t really throw me off. Yeah I guess to sum that question up is just, he’s real similar to Bubba and my plan is the same.”

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Chris Camozzi clashes with Dan Spohn at BKFC 41 on April 29th headlined by Luke Rockhold vs Mike Perry.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Chris Camozzi spoke to Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News to touch on his cruiserweight title goals in the company, how this upcoming fight bares a lot of resemblances to the prior BKFC bout, plus a whole lot more. Excerpts from the chat can be found below.

Chris Camozzi

It seems to embolden a little something extra getting to fight in Denver. Can you speak to why that’s the case?

“ Just growing up here. I’ve got a lot of friends, family, and fans here. You know, this is my city. So everybody has gotten to see me. Getting to fight in my city later in my career is always exciting to me. Especially at the big arenas.”

To your point of seeking out a multi-fight arrangement, is that oriented to a BKFC title pursuit or to ensure a consistent schedule competing?

“Both actually. You hit it on the head. Obviously, any promotion I fight for, I want to be champion. That’s why we do this. My last conversation with (David) Feldman when we got this fight worked out was that he would be making me an offer for a multi-fight deal with title pay and all that in there. As long as I do my job and get myself there. So yeah I mean, Lorenzo Hunt’s definitely in my sights… Bare-knuckle title is definitely in my sights.”

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What’s your assessment of the dual division titleholder and #2 pound-for-pound ranked, Hunt?

“Lorenzo Hunt I think right now is the best guy in bare-knuckle because he’s got two belts. He’s got a ton of wins, I think he has one loss. I think that he’s already kind of beat everybody in the division. I’m new here but I’ve been fighting forever. I’ve got a name and everything else that comes with it. So I think putting together another knockout win here should get me that title shot… If I go out there and knock out Dan Spohn right away, of course they’re going to want to see me fight Lorenzo Hunt.”

What’s your familiarity level with the top five ranked cruiserweights in BKFC?

“I’ve seen most of them fight, I believe. I’ve seen (Quentin) Henry fight a couple of times. Who else did you mention? There was one name I didn’t recognize in there. What other two did you mention?… I’m not familiar with Gustavo. Trujillo, is that what you said? Then Houston Alexander yeah I mean, I asked for that fight before. With Houston being in Omaha, I’m in Denver, we’re real close. So I was like let us headline a show there because we can draw in both cities. We’re driving distance.”

BKFC

Who are some of the competitors within you’re weight class you’ve been wanting to test skills with?

“They threw Dan Spohn at me which I was surprised. I didn’t know that he was interested in bare-knuckle. I keep calling out some of these guys that are bare-knuckle veterans and I keep getting the MMA guys, so. I asked for (Quentin) Henry also, I asked for that Anthony Holmes who won the, I don’t know, European belt. I’ve asked for most of the top guys and didn’t get a response.”

Why were you surprised to see Dan Spohn as your opponent here?

“I’ve known him (Dan Spohn) for a while. With guys not being in bare-knuckle yet, you kind of have no idea until they get signed. Just like when they signed (Luke) Rockhold, you know. I think everyone was surprised like oh, man. Just because he wasn’t even talking about it, mentioning it, lobbying for it.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Same with Dan. I never heard him say the words bare-knuckle ever before. So obviously I’m super familiar with him. When they said his name, I don’t have to look him up or anything. Him and I were just in the PFL tournament together a couple of years ago.”

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

How do you gameplan for someone making their debut in a new combat sport?

“Even in MMA, I don’t gameplan very much. I’ll watch a little bit of tape but I don’t focus too much on my opponent. I always just focus more on me. Sharpening everything I’ve got and coming in as my best self. I think when I’m on my best that nobody will beat me.”

What combat sports skills does Dan Spohn have that can be transferrable to bare-knuckle boxing?

“I would say his MMA career, he was primarily a striker. Mostly boxing. So the transition for him should be pretty similar. I think that he fights a lot like Bubba McDaniel did or does. So with Dan Spohn being a southpaw, Bubba was, I basically have already been training to fight this guy for months on end. My training camp was real similar from Bubba to Dan. I think they have a lot of similar attributes. The size, wanting to throw the check hook off a lot of things.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Just things that I’m aware of and we’re both southpaw. So I’ve been fortunate, I guess you could say fortunate, that if you look at my career, I’ve actually fought a ton of southpaws. Like a lot of people will go with most of their career and fight like two. I think I fought like twelve. Something like that, there’s a ton of the. So I’m familiar with fighting both stances and fighting that way doesn’t really throw me off. Yeah I guess to sum that question up is just, he’s real similar to Bubba and my plan is the same.”

The post Chris Camozzi on BKFC 41 “Another Knockout Win Here Should Get Me That Title Shot” appeared first on Bare Knuckle News.

Chris Camozzi clashes with Dan Spohn at BKFC 41 on April 29th headlined by Luke Rockhold vs Mike Perry.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Chris Camozzi spoke to Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News to touch on his cruiserweight title goals in the company, how this upcoming fight bares a lot of resemblances to the prior BKFC bout, plus a whole lot more. Excerpts from the chat can be found below.

Chris Camozzi

It seems to embolden a little something extra getting to fight in Denver. Can you speak to why that’s the case?

“ Just growing up here. I’ve got a lot of friends, family, and fans here. You know, this is my city. So everybody has gotten to see me. Getting to fight in my city later in my career is always exciting to me. Especially at the big arenas.”

To your point of seeking out a multi-fight arrangement, is that oriented to a BKFC title pursuit or to ensure a consistent schedule competing?

“Both actually. You hit it on the head. Obviously, any promotion I fight for, I want to be champion. That’s why we do this. My last conversation with (David) Feldman when we got this fight worked out was that he would be making me an offer for a multi-fight deal with title pay and all that in there. As long as I do my job and get myself there. So yeah I mean, Lorenzo Hunt’s definitely in my sights… Bare-knuckle title is definitely in my sights.”

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What’s your assessment of the dual division titleholder and #2 pound-for-pound ranked, Hunt?

“Lorenzo Hunt I think right now is the best guy in bare-knuckle because he’s got two belts. He’s got a ton of wins, I think he has one loss. I think that he’s already kind of beat everybody in the division. I’m new here but I’ve been fighting forever. I’ve got a name and everything else that comes with it. So I think putting together another knockout win here should get me that title shot… If I go out there and knock out Dan Spohn right away, of course they’re going to want to see me fight Lorenzo Hunt.”

What’s your familiarity level with the top five ranked cruiserweights in BKFC?

“I’ve seen most of them fight, I believe. I’ve seen (Quentin) Henry fight a couple of times. Who else did you mention? There was one name I didn’t recognize in there. What other two did you mention?… I’m not familiar with Gustavo. Trujillo, is that what you said? Then Houston Alexander yeah I mean, I asked for that fight before. With Houston being in Omaha, I’m in Denver, we’re real close. So I was like let us headline a show there because we can draw in both cities. We’re driving distance.”

BKFC

Who are some of the competitors within you’re weight class you’ve been wanting to test skills with?

“They threw Dan Spohn at me which I was surprised. I didn’t know that he was interested in bare-knuckle. I keep calling out some of these guys that are bare-knuckle veterans and I keep getting the MMA guys, so. I asked for (Quentin) Henry also, I asked for that Anthony Holmes who won the, I don’t know, European belt. I’ve asked for most of the top guys and didn’t get a response.”

Why were you surprised to see Dan Spohn as your opponent here?

“I’ve known him (Dan Spohn) for a while. With guys not being in bare-knuckle yet, you kind of have no idea until they get signed. Just like when they signed (Luke) Rockhold, you know. I think everyone was surprised like oh, man. Just because he wasn’t even talking about it, mentioning it, lobbying for it.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Same with Dan. I never heard him say the words bare-knuckle ever before. So obviously I’m super familiar with him. When they said his name, I don’t have to look him up or anything. Him and I were just in the PFL tournament together a couple of years ago.”

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

How do you gameplan for someone making their debut in a new combat sport?

“Even in MMA, I don’t gameplan very much. I’ll watch a little bit of tape but I don’t focus too much on my opponent. I always just focus more on me. Sharpening everything I’ve got and coming in as my best self. I think when I’m on my best that nobody will beat me.”

What combat sports skills does Dan Spohn have that can be transferrable to bare-knuckle boxing?

“I would say his MMA career, he was primarily a striker. Mostly boxing. So the transition for him should be pretty similar. I think that he fights a lot like Bubba McDaniel did or does. So with Dan Spohn being a southpaw, Bubba was, I basically have already been training to fight this guy for months on end. My training camp was real similar from Bubba to Dan. I think they have a lot of similar attributes. The size, wanting to throw the check hook off a lot of things.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Just things that I’m aware of and we’re both southpaw. So I’ve been fortunate, I guess you could say fortunate, that if you look at my career, I’ve actually fought a ton of southpaws. Like a lot of people will go with most of their career and fight like two. I think I fought like twelve. Something like that, there’s a ton of the. So I’m familiar with fighting both stances and fighting that way doesn’t really throw me off. Yeah I guess to sum that question up is just, he’s real similar to Bubba and my plan is the same.”

The post Chris Camozzi on BKFC 41 “Another Knockout Win Here Should Get Me That Title Shot” appeared first on Bare Knuckle News.

Chris Camozzi clashes with Dan Spohn at BKFC 41 on April 29th headlined by Luke Rockhold vs Mike Perry.

The fistic fireworks broadcast on the BKFC TV App and Fite TV with the main card kicking off at 9 PM Eastern time.

Chris Camozzi spoke to Dylan Bowker of Bare Knuckle News to touch on his cruiserweight title goals in the company, how this upcoming fight bares a lot of resemblances to the prior BKFC bout, plus a whole lot more. Excerpts from the chat can be found below.

Chris Camozzi

It seems to embolden a little something extra getting to fight in Denver. Can you speak to why that’s the case?

“ Just growing up here. I’ve got a lot of friends, family, and fans here. You know, this is my city. So everybody has gotten to see me. Getting to fight in my city later in my career is always exciting to me. Especially at the big arenas.”

To your point of seeking out a multi-fight arrangement, is that oriented to a BKFC title pursuit or to ensure a consistent schedule competing?

“Both actually. You hit it on the head. Obviously, any promotion I fight for, I want to be champion. That’s why we do this. My last conversation with (David) Feldman when we got this fight worked out was that he would be making me an offer for a multi-fight deal with title pay and all that in there. As long as I do my job and get myself there. So yeah I mean, Lorenzo Hunt’s definitely in my sights… Bare-knuckle title is definitely in my sights.”

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What’s your assessment of the dual division titleholder and #2 pound-for-pound ranked, Hunt?

“Lorenzo Hunt I think right now is the best guy in bare-knuckle because he’s got two belts. He’s got a ton of wins, I think he has one loss. I think that he’s already kind of beat everybody in the division. I’m new here but I’ve been fighting forever. I’ve got a name and everything else that comes with it. So I think putting together another knockout win here should get me that title shot… If I go out there and knock out Dan Spohn right away, of course they’re going to want to see me fight Lorenzo Hunt.”

What’s your familiarity level with the top five ranked cruiserweights in BKFC?

“I’ve seen most of them fight, I believe. I’ve seen (Quentin) Henry fight a couple of times. Who else did you mention? There was one name I didn’t recognize in there. What other two did you mention?… I’m not familiar with Gustavo. Trujillo, is that what you said? Then Houston Alexander yeah I mean, I asked for that fight before. With Houston being in Omaha, I’m in Denver, we’re real close. So I was like let us headline a show there because we can draw in both cities. We’re driving distance.”

BKFC

Who are some of the competitors within you’re weight class you’ve been wanting to test skills with?

“They threw Dan Spohn at me which I was surprised. I didn’t know that he was interested in bare-knuckle. I keep calling out some of these guys that are bare-knuckle veterans and I keep getting the MMA guys, so. I asked for (Quentin) Henry also, I asked for that Anthony Holmes who won the, I don’t know, European belt. I’ve asked for most of the top guys and didn’t get a response.”

Why were you surprised to see Dan Spohn as your opponent here?

“I’ve known him (Dan Spohn) for a while. With guys not being in bare-knuckle yet, you kind of have no idea until they get signed. Just like when they signed (Luke) Rockhold, you know. I think everyone was surprised like oh, man. Just because he wasn’t even talking about it, mentioning it, lobbying for it.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Same with Dan. I never heard him say the words bare-knuckle ever before. So obviously I’m super familiar with him. When they said his name, I don’t have to look him up or anything. Him and I were just in the PFL tournament together a couple of years ago.”

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

How do you gameplan for someone making their debut in a new combat sport?

“Even in MMA, I don’t gameplan very much. I’ll watch a little bit of tape but I don’t focus too much on my opponent. I always just focus more on me. Sharpening everything I’ve got and coming in as my best self. I think when I’m on my best that nobody will beat me.”

What combat sports skills does Dan Spohn have that can be transferrable to bare-knuckle boxing?

“I would say his MMA career, he was primarily a striker. Mostly boxing. So the transition for him should be pretty similar. I think that he fights a lot like Bubba McDaniel did or does. So with Dan Spohn being a southpaw, Bubba was, I basically have already been training to fight this guy for months on end. My training camp was real similar from Bubba to Dan. I think they have a lot of similar attributes. The size, wanting to throw the check hook off a lot of things.”

Chris Camozzi continued, “Just things that I’m aware of and we’re both southpaw. So I’ve been fortunate, I guess you could say fortunate, that if you look at my career, I’ve actually fought a ton of southpaws. Like a lot of people will go with most of their career and fight like two. I think I fought like twelve. Something like that, there’s a ton of the. So I’m familiar with fighting both stances and fighting that way doesn’t really throw me off. Yeah I guess to sum that question up is just, he’s real similar to Bubba and my plan is the same.”

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