The Good Life – January-February 2016

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“I always get the
question, ‘How do
you get yourself
mad before you
go out there and
fight?’” he said.
“No, you don’t
get mad. It’s just
a sport.”
“Obviously I’m a heavyweight; I’m fat and happy all the
time,” he said. “I don’t have to make big weight drops, but
when a fight is scheduled, I do clean up my eating quite a
bit.”
He tries to stay away from as much processed food as he can,
but luckily he doesn’t have to go really hardcore with cutting
back.
“I just kind of clean up my diet a little bit,” he said. “Quit
drinking so many dang pops, stuff like that.”
Career highlights and training
During his career with the UFC, he’s had seven first-round
finishes and nine wins, six of which were knockouts. His
favorite grappling technique is wrestling, and his favorite
striking technique is dirty boxing.
He trains at the Academy of Combat Arts in Fargo, mainly
doing Brazilian jiu jitsu, boxing and sparring. On top of that,
he fits in other workouts, including some that are similar to
CrossFit.
The biggest stereotype he hears and always corrects
concerning MMA and the UFC involves anger.
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