Marvin Vettori
-preparation going well, 3 weeks out looking forward to it
-moved to new place, 6-7 months ago, summer went well never stopped training enjoying beach
-missed xmas for 2 years, wants to spend this time with family
-admits new things still to improve on from last fight
-says miranda was a tough fight and hard to finish him, says got the better of standing exchanges
and took him down when he wanted, controlled fight so was happy overall
-had some little injuries so he is glad did not fight so soon after last fight, wants to fight 2-3 times p year
-matches up well against omari, suggest he sticks to his wrestling and stand up and gasses r2/r3, suggest he will have size advantage also.
-been improving on his take down defence game, can take him down and stay heavy on top but wants
the finish.
-working at kings mma, training with patrick cummings, mark munhoz, werdum for their upcoming fights
-woke up 206 pounds so wont be an issue
-will stuff first few take downs and keep pressure, frustrate omari to commit to something badly and will take advantage via ko
Mark Diakiese
-training ATT and living there?
-living in states now and not UK, adjusting to new rules and regulations
-wanted high profile fight and hooker ko pearson
-says his opponents dangerous can strike with him also
-worked with titan fc guys/champs, always different guys daily.
-happy with weight cut its all going well
-wants a ko win here against hooker
-wants to fight in england, london next
-feels klose didn't beat him and got lucky with him
-discusses cheat weekend, a weekend where you can eat burgers + chips, fast food
-wants to visit vegas after this fight to enjoy it
Dan hooker
-says had a good night and result but could have done better (pearson fight)
-says was difficult fighting in front of home crowd (pressure from family and his people)
-first time fighting in vegas
-been before while training with neil magny, drew dober.
-exciting card and fight with mark, taking it day by day to enjoy the experience
-matches up well, says mark is sharp and an dangerous fighter but he too has his HL reels.
-seen the klose fight few times, suggest klose won but mark can do better then that.
-training camp is hard, 8 weeks of increasing the stress and peak to the best he is. Body feeling good now though. Training with an 11-0 glory kickboxing fighter and other world champs.
-stays in shape all year round, so weight remains ready. stays 80% ready so the cut is easy.
-suggest full camp he is a better beast.
-gonna get in early and hit the ufc performance institute and enjoy his free lunch down there
-will be a super tough fight, mark brings in and his cardio and pace is good. Wants to set a high
pressure fight early, expects a war and wants FOTN.
-teaches and trains young fighters as a hobby
-says watching tape is a whole other session, needs to rewatch tape for 2-3 hours on one tape. Turns off commentary to watch and understand it properly.