I’ll be honest…i was pretty nervous about this fight for a number of reasons.

1.its a fight….you’re supposed to be nervous

2.its a fight i’ve wanted for ages and i was determined to win…made a pact with myself that morning that i would,for example,let my arm break in an armbar and fight one with one arm if need be. got to thank a Dan Hardy interview for that one

3.he’s a local fighter from a rival gym so there’s always pride at stake.so i felt i was carrying the hopes of the gym on me.plus i get the feeling they’re not fond of me or my team..or maybe i’m just paranoid

4.A lot of people…..and i mean a lot…..text/spoke/pm’d me and asked me to please knock him out(my mum included,and she never says anything like that !!). even people i don’t know very well were asking me to ko him. for some reason……he doesnt seem the most popular fellow