Rob Font (Guest) - EP #111

UFC Bantamweight, former CES Featherweight Champ, member of the New England Cartel, and coach, Rob Font, Skypes in for today’s episode. He and Mike talk about his dominant TKO victory over Marlon Moraes, fighting with a brand new knee, weighing risk vs reward, the strong emotions that come with fighting, potential opponents like TJ Dillashaw and Jose Aldo, how delivering pizzas led to a career in the UFC, Calvin Kattar’s training camp for the Max Holloway fight, Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier prediction, and more! Don't forget we post NINE HOURS EARLIER on YouTube so be sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications so you can watch the episodes as soon as they are released!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome to the show
1:10 Breaking down Rob's dominant victory over Marlon Moraes
4:21 Font vs Moraes was a best-case scenario fight
7:04 What Rob expected, and what Moraes surprised him with
8:54 What it feels like to fight with a brand new knee
13:26 How pro fighters weigh risk vs reward
15:13 The strong emotions fighters have to deal with
18:57 How Rob manages fight week nerves and gets amped up backstage
22:13 The surreal feeling of finishing a fight
28:53 The New England Cartel set up their training space to mirror UFC no crowd events
33:03 Is Rob's next opponent TJ Dillashaw?
35:37 Rob is eyeing a return to the octagon in March, but he's willing to fight sooner
38:18 The motivation that Rob's family and friends derive from his success
40:39 How delivering pizzas led to Rob's career in the UFC
48:53 Always moving forward, and ignoring the naysayers
53:41 Calvin Kattar's camp update, and Rob's prediction for Kattar vs Max Holloway
58:28 Rob's prediction for the Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier rematch

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Host: Mike Swick
Guest: Rob Font
Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick
Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt
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Music: Danny Bunnathong
Artwork: Simon Netherton

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