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It has been a great few months for you, coming off 2 very impressive wins in Cage Warriors, both by finish, can you talk to us about this?
Yeah, I’ve been putting alot of hours on the mats, the gym nutrition, strength and training and I think it’s really starting to show. I think people are just starting to notice me now because I’m fighting on such a big show like Cage Warriors
It seems to us, that you have come on leaps and bounds in the last 9 months, would you say this is the case, or is it like you say just a case of people finally noticing?
I agree, I think I have improved the past year or so and it’s all been down to the team I’m with our coach Andy is brilliant and with some of the best in Europe in Neil Seery, John Donnelly etc and you can only get better with people like that in the gym.
If you’re not improving then other fighters will just pass you by and you’ll get left behind
This has been a great year for you and for Team Ryano, what goals, if any, have you set for yourself for 2013?
Well I’m not looking past my next opponent in Ryan Roddy. He’s unbeaten in his pro career so I’m just focused on that at the minute.
As far as 2013, I’m hoping to get to the states again to train, as I’ve been in American Top Team in 2011 and just learned so much but in fighting I just want to keep putting on good fights on Cage Warriors and who knows from there.
Talk to us about your record on Sherdog, you’re listed as 4-3 as a professional, but they have listed 2 wins as Amateur fights, even thought they took place after you’re 1st listed Pro fight, is this correct?
All my fights that are on Sherdog are professional, even if listed as amateur.
I am 5-3 as a pro, as one promotion still haven’t posted my results on Sherdog from a fight in Wrexham, Wales last year… very frustrating
It has just been announced that you’re fighting at Cage Warriors 51, What do you know about your upcoming opponent Ryan Roddy?
Not a whole lot. I know he’s a purple belt in jits, he’s unbeaten, and he’s beaten some tough guys in Ali McLean, Dec Larkin etc
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Your Sherdog record lists you as 3-0, but you’re actually 5-0, talk to us about the two wins not listed on Sherdog.
“Yeah I’m my record is a little messed up on there, I had my first fight at 18 which was professional (polish guy, need to find the spelling) then went back and had my second fight was semi pro (against Ali McLean) then back to pro from there on out, so 1 semi pro and 5 pro.
The fights that are not on there are my last 2, one against Bobby McVitie 2 years ago and one against a Latvian guy just 3 weeks ago, named Roberts Shukjins.”
Do you know much about your upcoming opponent Paul ‘Redser’ Redmond?
“Yeah I’ve watched all his fights that I could find, he looked impressive in both his last outings on Cage Warriors, actually worryingly impressive against Lewis long lol but sure that’s the fights you want, to be tested against good guys and see where you stand!”
“I’d also have to say that starting my career in Ireland and following the scene from England I’ve always looked up the Team Ryano guys, Andy Ryan is only Ireland’s second home grown BJJ black belts and so he has done loads for the Irish scene.”
“When I attended events back home I always enjoyed watching Neil seery and John Donnelly fight, and so to fight one of their guys is great for me to test myself!”
You took a couple of years out of MMA before returning last month, why was this?
“I never actually stopped training but I wanted to focus on completing my final year at uni and graduating and MMA doesn’t pay too many bills lol”
“I’m training full time now since I left university in the summer of 2011″
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