Arnold Jimenez Prepares for Title Defense Against Ramos March 22

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00:00Well, what's going on now is you versus Ramos for this title.

00:03We're going to see that March 22nd out there in California.

00:07What do you know about Ramos?

00:08What can you tell us and what have you been studying

00:09on the tapes as you prepare to defend your title once again?

00:13Yeah, man, I don't really study.

00:14I have my coaches do that.

00:16My pad holder and my coach, Eddie Lopez,

00:19he's very good on that.

00:21He lets me know what I need to, you know,

00:22what I need to see, what I need to worry about.

00:25I know he comes from a good camp with Nate Diaz and them.

00:28So I know he's a great fighter.

00:32I know his game.

00:34I know he's going to come bring the fight.

00:36So those are the type of guys I want to fight.

00:39We're looking forward to seeing that fight.

00:41It should be a great card that we could all check out.

00:44Lights Out always puts on some awesome action.

00:46And, you know, obviously a big thing for Sean Merriman

00:49isn't just obviously he's growing his promotion.

00:51He's trying to grow you guys as well

00:53and not just to lock you in and keep you.

00:55You know, he's talked many times about how

00:57you know, he wants to help his fighters, you know,

00:59continue to grow, continue to move on eventually.

01:01So what's that been like for you?

01:02Obviously, 10 and 3 now, a long time veteran.

01:05You've been on this for almost a decade now.

01:08You know, have you gotten calls

01:09for some of these other organizations

01:10to try to bring you in there

01:12and get you on some of these cards?

01:13What's it been like behind the scenes for you

01:14as you continue to do your thing with Lights Out?

01:16But of course, have your eye on the future as well.

01:20Yeah, man, I think Sean Merriman

01:21is actually doing a really good job right now.

01:24He actually picked up all the workers from Bellator.

01:29So they got like all the matchmakers,

01:31even all the production team, all the camera guys.

01:34They're all like they all work for Bellator.

01:36So he's doing a good job bringing in.

01:38He has the right idea going on.

01:40And I like Lights Out has been treating me good.

01:44I got no complaints with them

01:46and they're actually pretty helping me

01:49to get pushed over to the next level,

01:51which I think which is the UFC

01:52and hopefully after this fight,

01:55it's the UFC, man.

01:57I'm ready.

01:58I'm, you know, I feel like I want to test myself

02:02with the best guys in the world

02:03and that's in the UFC.

02:04So that's my goal.

02:07We're looking forward to seeing this fight.

02:08We're looking forward to seeing the future.

02:09What do you think the biggest difference from you

02:12is in your career at this point?

02:13Like obviously, as you said,

02:15we saw some great poise and, you know,

02:17some high fire IQ the way you handled

02:19that last fight against Lewis.

02:20Is that something you've always had?

02:21Is that something you feel like you developed

02:22as the years, you know, have gone on?

02:24Were you one of these guys that, you know,

02:26rushing a little bit too much early on

02:27trying to get the knockout?

02:29Or is this, you know, always been the way

02:30your fight style has been

02:31and it's just something that you've, you know,

02:33honed and crafted even more so

02:34as the years have gone on?

02:37No, yeah, I've always wanted to get out there

02:40and, you know, and take my time and be,

02:42you know, I want to get to the UFC

02:44and I'm like, I'm already experienced.

02:46I'm like, there's nothing you could do to me

02:48that I haven't seen, haven't failed or, you know,

02:51so I've put in the time in my fights.

02:55I have a lot of cage time in there, you know,

02:58and I was never rushing finishes or, you know,

03:01so, but now, you know,

03:02that's what the UFC wants finishes.

03:04So now, yeah, I do look for finishes now

03:06and, you know, and, you know, you got to be exciting

03:09and I feel like I have a very exciting style,

03:12but now with more finishes for sure,

03:14you know, the UFC won't be able to deny me.

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