Jake Babian Prepares for Second Fight with Lights Out: A Preview

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00:00Jake, thanks so much for joining us.

00:01Appreciate your time, man.

00:03How are you feeling now as you get ready for this last week of training?

00:07Run up to this fight here for your second fight in Lights Out.

00:10Thank you guys for having me on again.

00:12Nice to see everybody.

00:13We're feeling good.

00:14Weight's on point.

00:16We've had a great camp.

00:17Brought in some special guys to work with me.

00:20Really emulate the fight.

00:22So we're kind of covering all the bases.

00:25Other than that, my team, too,

00:28we've got a couple guys on the card in the gym,

00:30so we've been doing the camp together.

00:32And you know how that can be.

00:33It's nice to have a couple guys by your side running those sprints,

00:36cutting that weight, all that stuff.

00:40I'm sure, you know, especially when you do those cuts,

00:42people going through that misery together.

00:44It helps you guys go back together and be your best.

00:47Hopefully we get to see that again.

00:48I mean, I don't know how you can really improve upon the first fight you had

00:51with Lights Out.

00:5215-second TKO victory that you had in December.

00:55It was, you know, one of those, you know,

00:57don't blink, are you going to miss it, over Jose Montez.

01:00How did you feel coming in there into that fight?

01:02I'm assuming pretty good.

01:04You just came in there and steamrolled the guy.

01:05What was going through your mind as you're going in there?

01:07And, you know, what do you do after that?

01:09Because, you know, you talk about the adrenaline dump of a fighter.

01:12A lot of times you get that adrenaline going in the beginning,

01:14and then eventually it wears off.

01:16But when you beat a guy in 15 seconds,

01:18do you have to go run laps or something around the arena

01:20to get rid of the rest of that adrenaline?

01:21So there's always room for improvement,

01:27and I was fortunate with the 15-second finish.

01:30I, you know, it's no joke, it's no secret,

01:33but I do come out like a mad dog for the first minute.

01:37You just, you got to make sure that everything you do is perfect

01:41because you only have to make one mistake.

01:43I like to use my offense right off the bat,

01:47just kind of gauge my distance.

01:49And I saw a lot of openings in the prior fight footage and stuff,

01:53so I knew where my angles were and I knew what to do.

01:57And, you know, again,

01:58my coaches really helped me kind of put all that into reality.

02:05Well, now you're coming in here against Marcus Walton in your next fight.

02:09You know, how are you feeling coming into this?

02:10Obviously, you said you feel good.

02:12What have you seen from him as you started the tape?

02:14What are you looking forward to?

02:15Just explode again and, you know, that's your style.

02:18Are you going to do your thing?

02:19It doesn't matter what he does?

02:19Or what have you seen as you watch the footage of him getting ready for the second fight?

02:24So, yeah, I've analyzed that footage.

02:26I, again, see my openings.

02:28I see where I can really capitalize.

02:30Good thing for me is my coach has already done a camp for this guy.

02:33Our former, our teammate, Joey Davis, has fought this guy for his fifth pro fight.

02:39So, we kind of know what to expect.

02:41He's a hard hitter, athletic.

02:44But, you know, we can wear down that gas tank and get those hands down and land some big punches to the head.

02:52But I'm comfortable wherever the fight goes.

02:54And I'm really, really looking to put on a show for the fans.

03:00Expect a lot of violence.

03:00Joey getting the victory over in the round one TKO over there in Bellator.

03:05So, obviously, whatever the fight plan of your coach works the first time, we'll see if you can do it again.

03:09Follow that fight plan to perfection like your teammate did.

03:12You're on a four-flight win streak now.

03:14How was the first experience with Lights Out?

03:16How excited are you to get back in there?

03:18And, you know, if you get this victory, you go to five, you know, your phone number out there for these people to call you,

03:25stop bringing you up to these other organizations.

03:27What's going on?

03:27Why is the Barbavian, you know, not getting the call up here?

03:32I think Sean's got it all figured out.

03:34But I'm really happy at Lights Out.

03:36I think that the promotion has got a lot of potential.

03:39And I'm happy to be part of, like, the early stages.

03:42Everybody I've worked with has made the experience just very smooth for me.

03:49Because, you know, at the end of the day, it's a lot going on.

03:52So, just to get in there, do my weigh-ins, fight, and have them take care of everything else just makes it a smooth time for me.

04:00So, Lights Out, I'm definitely going to continue fighting for them until we get that call.

04:06Well, we're looking forward to this fight coming up next week.

04:08And we're looking forward to what is coming down the line for you.

04:10What's the plan?

04:11You know, it obviously depends on what goes on in the fighting, damage, sustain, you know, injuries that you've got to heal from.

04:16But, you know, are you trying to get back in there quick and early?

04:19If you get a nice victory, you don't have any major injuries and stuff to heal from?

04:23What's your ideal, you know, time frame coming down 2025 here?

04:28Because you had, you know, a couple fights in 23, 1, 2, and 24.

04:32Do you want to pick up the pace a little more as you, you know, can keep getting better in your career here?

04:38Expect to see me as much as possible.

04:40So, I'm going to take every fight I can, you know, I'm just, I'm hungry, I'm young, and I'm ready to go.

04:48So, like I said, I'm just, I'm just here for violence, and I love the competitive edge.

04:55So, I'll see you next time.

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