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What are
your goals in life?
It is definitely a journey, I
try to do whatever I do the best I can. I try to take the talents
that God has given me and do the best I can. There are a lot more
misses than hits. Whenever it is said and done, I hope people will
say I helped a lot of people, that I was compassionate and had a lot
of mercy, and that I was a good person and lived what I believed.
What are
your goals in MMA?
To do what my bosses see me
doing, and I want to have a good showing whenever I fight. My
ultimate goal is to be able to say that I went out there and gave it
my best shot and whatever happens, happens.
What is
your life philosophy?
To live everyday like it is
your last
How did you
get started fighting?
I really got started thanks to
the opportunity with K-1. I had my career in Japan with Zero-One pro
wrestling and in 2001, I was voted most popular foreign wrestler in
Japan. My popularity helped me, and when I fought my first fight,
they gave me the chance to fight more. It was a good outlet to be
able to learn new things to add with my amateur wrestling background,
as a national champion in 1993. I worked with Harold Diamond, who I
still train with to this day
Who has
trained you, and in what specialty?
Harold Diamond teaches
everything, but his forte was Muay Thai. I have done amateur
wrestling since the age of ten. I work out at the Shark Tank with
Eddy Millis for my stand up. Tom Howard has taught me my pro
wrestling, and that has led me to WWE and Zero One, but there are a
whole myriad of people that I can credit.
What sports
have you played in the past?
Professional Wrestling. In
high school I lettered in cross country and Track & Field. When I was
younger I did football and baseball. I do enjoy rollerblading, paddle
tennis. I get out there and try a lot of things. I recently started
racquetball. I am pretty versatile.
Why do
you fight?
It is a good opportunity to
see how good you can be. A lot has to do with it because it is more
lucrative than professional wrestling and can afford you a better
lifestyle. I enjoy it because there is a healthy respect for it. Pro
Wrestling for instance in this country isn’t thought of very highly.
It makes me more versatile, so I think a lot has to do with respect
and it gets you in the best shape.
Do you have
a regular job, if so, what is it?
I basically freelance. I am
obligated first and foremost to K-1. I do pro wrestling whenever it
avails itself.
Tell me
some interesting facts about yourself.
It depends on what you
consider interesting. I was a three time All American in college, a
three time academic All American. 1993 NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling
Champion. I have done over 30 commercials, and been in over 20
theatricals. I have a certain degree of success in that. I wrestled
WWE Superstar and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, I was a
junior and he was a senior. I lost to him in the finals of the NCAA
tournament.
Tell me
about the person you are.
I am pretty easy going and
mellow. I am religious, I enjoy worshiping God, as a Christian I am
determined & stubborn. I surprise some people because I am pretty
well educated, I am a big conversationalist, and I know what I am
talking about.
What is the
worst injury you have suffered thus far, and how did it happen?
In MMA, I haven’t been hurt
that bad. In pro wrestling, I tore up my knee doing performing a
moonsault to the Big Show in Ohio Valley Wrestling. I tore my
meniscus, & MCL. I was lucky to not lose my eye in a match with
Shelton Benjamin and Brock Lesnar. My face came down, and went right
into the steel bolt that held the ring, and split my nostril all the
way up to my tear duct. Another ¼ inch over and I would have been
blind. In Zero-One, a wrestler hit me with a steel gate in the wrong
place, and I had a 10 inch gash in my head, you talk about bleeding
like a stuck pig! I finished the match, and got stitched up pretty
well. I have been pretty fortunate so far.
What is
your favorite hold or move?
There are a couple chokes from
the side mount that I really like. But with my wrestling background,
I like to do things like take a guys shoulder to places it doesn’t
want to go. I don’t fall into that conventional world, I like to work
on guys, and take it from there. My last fight, I did something
potentially dangerous, where it would have been stopped in wrestling.
I ended up coming underneath his arm doing a power half, to where it
worked.
Are you
married, do you have any kids?
I am single, never been
married and have no kids.
FAVORITES:
Color:
Red
Movie:
Schindler’s List
Food:
That’s a hard one for a
big guy like me; Lobster
Book:
The Bible
TV Show:
I like the History
Channel, informational and educational shows, as far as sitcoms, I
like Friends.
Movie
Star: Male:
Gene Hackman with Al Pacino a close second; Female: Meryl
Streep
Sport:
Football & March Madness
Sports
Team: Pittsburgh
Steelers
Hobby:
Acting
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