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00:00Now you will get this against Curtis Melender you know you guys matched up
00:03headlining this event how exciting is it you afforded to headline this event and
00:07also to fight a guy like you know Melender he's a longtime vet he's been
00:10around the block fought for all different organizations fought for the
00:13UFC fought for you know Bellator PFL now he's fighting you and lights out what
00:17are you expecting from this guy I know it's plenty of tape that you can watch
00:20and you know prep for him what are you expecting as you get into this
00:22headlining fight with him yeah 100% I'm super excited to fight this guy you know
00:27he's a you know he's been in the game for a long long time a lot of experience
00:30you know he begins like big shows and for me is an honor you know he's also
00:35inspired me or he's you know his age and you know just make me think okay I can't
00:40go you know farther doesn't matter the age or whatever that is all here and
00:44excited he's like a really strong and and and mentally you know good good
00:49opponent and I think if I do like a great statement that's that's what I want
00:54just to go and get the next step to be honest I still want to you know dream by
00:59fighting a big organization like UFC or whatever it comes but I like I say like
01:06you put in my post I feel like now more mature I have mentally better you know and
01:15and I think I can do it man I think I can you know be the best on the world I
01:18trained with the best you know I trained with Alex Pereira of Marvin Betora being so
01:22many different camps in my career you know training with Glover Teixeira so
01:25much people bringing me to train with them you know so they they see a lot of
01:29things on me and I think I was the one lost and didn't see that you know
01:34potential sometimes we start this you know career we start motivated and at some
01:38point you lost some the motivation a lot of people see that on you try to put in
01:42your heart again and then I feel like I'm all fired up you know and Kurt is
01:46getting that fight that's just like you know the the the proof of that like I had a bunch of
01:52young and great fighters to fight me and they pull it all the fights and
01:56Melange is a veteran and and you know really really good opponent and then he
02:00accept their fight with me so that's just show the level you know it's not
02:04anyone's gonna try to fight me because I'm also scared so you know I I I think I
02:11can go there put a put in a show for everyone make a make a big statement then you
02:16know just waiting for the next step maybe lights out you know title shot or
02:21whatever they're gonna bring me next I'll be ready and and to be honest I
02:25want to be the best in the world I will be the best in the world