#93 - Head Trainer/Gym Manager of Xtreme Couture MMA - Eric Nicksick

*Recorded on September 29th, 2023*

Danny Rodriguez talks with Head Trainer/Gym Manager of Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas about their latest amazing win as a gym where Sean Strickland won the UFC Middleweight Championship Title over Israel Adesanya, the standards set at XCMMA and why they are successful as a gym, Eric’s prize fighter Francis Ngannou and his next fight against legendary boxer Tyson Fury, the help Mike Tyson has provided for the Ngannou camp to prepare for his fight, the gym’s upcoming fights, falling in love with the process over the product, when unexperienced fighters come into the gym unprepared for the journey ahead, Aupuni Pagaoa & his hitman duties at XCMMA, The Gentleman’s KO, how humility in the gym relates to everyday life, how Eric’s family is doing, Eric’s recent induction into his high school’s hall of fame, Eric’s life-changing discussion with his wife years ago that opened his eyes to fulfill his own potential, a Jordan Peterson quote, & Eric’s take on his favorite college football team Florida St.

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