#2 - Yancy Medeiros
Fitz Nation: Stories and Life Lessons from the UFC
English - May 06, 2019 17:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSports ufc mma ufc fighter mixed martial arts martial arts interview mma podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Yancy Medeiros
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While on vacation in Hawaii, I was so pumped to hit up Yancy Medeiros to see if he wanted to be an early guest on my upcoming podcast. He was game and it was so much fun to connect with him.
I first met Yancy when I called his main event bout vs. Cowboy Cerrone in February of 2018. It's impossible not to like the guy... he has even made habit of handing out Hawaiian chocolates to media members during fight week.
In this episode, Yancy tells great stories of what makes him the entertainer, martial artist and human being he is today, including his native Hawaii and perpetuating the aloha spirit... His mom's old-school style, his father's troubles that led them to get Yancy into martial arts... The transition from karate to high school wrestling... Getting fat and the turning point that led him to MMA... His first pro fight and the early days of being an entertainer... Meeting Nick and Nate Diaz and how they changed his outlook on his career... His biggest moments in the UFC and what it's like to have your senses "knocked loose"... Building his brand and spreading his message... What he sees for his future in fighting and beyond.