Vinc Pichel
-unable to get a fight, just never came about
-discusses last fight, his dedication to watching fighter tape, research and carrying out game plan.
-matches up well against silva, says hes got good stand up, bjj black belt and well rounded
-suggest he has more dangerous striking so has an advantage over silva
-training camp is rough but going well, working ass off. Working with training partners (up and comers)
-worked with guys at tj grapplers.
-going for that ko finish due to it being his style, does not want a sub finish
Jordon Rinaldi
-been side lined with injuries in past
-trying to evolve and get better each day
-says GG has buzz on him, suggest wrestlers will strike with him. Says his gaurd is very good though.
-Rinaldi has better striking then GG more technical and varied.
-understands gg is 10-0, but will be first one to give him a loss, its no bother about opponents record
-worked in small gym with close set guys, also douglas lima
-fought 145 before, but weight cut is going well and easy
-sees a lot of stand up war, says gg will come to bang with him, but he will see what works best for him.
Andre Fili
-found time to do training during holiday season still so all went well
-jumped on the fight with bermudez
-says his opponent has ko power, athletic
-says he is still the better fighter at this point, will be a great win for him
-worked with elkins, watched tape lots of times, elkins has provided all the insight on beating him
-worked with josh emmett, chad mendes, tyler diamond and few others at TAM for this fight
-worked with short stocky wrestlers at TAM so he is gonna be use to it
-plans to pick him apart, catch him with a right hand, wont be afriad to take him down which he can.
suggest if bermudez shoots it wont work well.
Randa Markos
-feels great and relaxed after this holiday season
-ate well during xmas, stayed around 130 pounds though since knew fight was coming up
-trains at Michigan at 2 different gyms, (ji jitsu/wrestling at one gym, boxing in another)
-feels did well, not sure what judges saw with grasso winning
-not happy with ufc having fights in high altitude since its no good for anyone
-says lima is a grinder, wants upper hand at striking against her
-but not looked too much against lima opponent, not seen any tape on her opponent
-focuses on her own improving game set and mentality
-feels has evolved more in his ji jitsu lately
-has a cardio, breathing coach
-not working in pharmacy, now works full time mma
-feels lima will use wrestling but she will be ready
Dober
-doing strength and conditioning today
-asking for a fight last year but just took a while
-this is a Welterweight bout against frank, said franks missed weight so agreed @170 weight
-wont have to worry about re-hydrating, scale etc
-knows frank has bonuses and ufc knows he bites his mouth piece and swings so understands
match up, says he is perfect match up.
-says working in team elevation camp, improved a lot. Working in a family gym kinda, working with
some new up and comers, working with Corey sandhagen (says best striker in team) Austin baldwin, neil magy and few others.
-eating clean still and staying in shape
-expects fireworks, looking to stand and bang since that is what frank does and he does best.
Frank Camacho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2n29jL_wf8
-training is good, has a small cut (shiner below right eye)
-found out 4 weeks ago, so went from 155 to 170. both dober and himself want 165 class
-trained during holiday run up at gym
-knows dober is a kickboxer, does not want to get kicked by his tree trunk legs.
-plans on throwing his boxing combinations against dober
-says its his 4-5th ufc fight (has only had 2 fights though)
-relaxed now that fights at 170, can actually enjoy life properly again
-plans on winning, says dober is tough can wrestle and strike with him. Wants to implement new stuff in this fight (no clarification)
Justin Kish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-8-f58BBQ
-enjoying the snow at home
-wants to compete right away after her loss (herring)
-not sure why the delay of her next fight, wants to fight more. Use to fight weekly in thailand
-knows her mistakes and wants to shake it off right away
-says 115 is doable, says 125 will be much better and fighting close to home
-usually does not study opponents but this time, but has studied Kim tape
says she has a solid right hand, likes to strike and come forward.
-suggest she works better when opponents come forward so match up is good
-training partners from italy (small team), but working at gymo gym also.
-Worked on better footwork to avoid Kims right hand, but wont give too much info.
Feels kim will run into her due to her aggression, giving her chance to show case lots of things.