Zach Calmus's BKFC Journey: Legacy, Dreams, and Impact

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00:00How much does the experience in the different places

00:03you have been with this mean to you?

00:06Besides just the wins and losses,

00:07how much is that, the experience,

00:09the different venues, and the different areas you have been,

00:12how much does that mean?

00:15The legacy you're talking about,

00:16the historical aspect of it completely,

00:19and that's the most important part is leaving my mark.

00:22You know, I think every fighter wants to be remembered,

00:25and I'm definitely gonna be remembered in bare knuckle.

00:28I'm putting in work.

00:29I'm young. I'm still young.

00:31I'm 33 years old, and I got no injuries.

00:34I'm ready to fight, and I'm ready to fight

00:36for another 15 years or so.

00:39This sport was built for me, so I just...

00:41It means everything.

00:42This is my whole entire life.

00:45I sacrifice time away from my family,

00:48away from, you know, things and people I love

00:52to be the best I can be.

00:55So I'm not, you know,

00:57I'm not in competition with anyone when I say

01:00I came up a troubled, disabled youth,

01:03and to be where I'm at now

01:05and to have the confidence that I've gained

01:07from fighting and being a part

01:09of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship,

01:11you know, I'm living my dream.

01:13I watched a show earlier today,

01:15randomly came up, Friday Night SmackDown,

01:18July 12, 2001.

01:20I believe it was July 12,

01:22and it was a Friday Night SmackDown,

01:24and it was July 11th or 12th,

01:26and it was at the venue,

01:28the LaCovia 7 that I'm fighting at in Philly.

01:32So I was like, oh, my God.

01:34Were you watching Triple H as a kid?

01:36It's where you're fighting now,

01:38being through Mohegan and fighting in Sturgis,

01:41just these big venues.

01:42I feel like a superstar.

01:46I feel like an absolute superstar.

01:48You put on a superstar performance

01:50every time you get out there as well,

01:51give the fans exactly what they're looking for

01:53when they look for a Bare Knuckle fight.

01:55We got just under a minute here.

01:57You talk about rising up in the BKFC.

01:58This four-in-a-row wins right now by finish.

02:02This could be your fifth.

02:03Still, no love in the rankings.

02:05I mean, we got guys like Copen and Watson

02:06who are on that Sturgis card with you,

02:08one of them who lost, still in the top five.

02:10You're not.

02:11Does it frustrate you that you're not getting

02:12the respect that you think you deserve

02:13getting into those rankings

02:14and maybe getting into the title picture?

02:16I'm not frustrated with anything.

02:19I'm just happy to put on a performance.

02:21I'm a company man, and they know that.

02:24I'm just happy to come out there and fight.

02:27I'm not lining anybody up.

02:28I'm not talking anybody down.

02:30I'm not proposing or building anything in my mind.

02:34Whatever they have for me, I'm ready for.

02:36And that's, with the growth of the company,

02:38you never know what you're going to see next.

02:40You know what I mean?

02:41There's a variety of things coming this year.

02:44I promise.

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