As much as I dislike Frank Shamrock he actually does a good job in those backstage prefight interviews. Wouldn't mind seeing those in the UFC aswell.
The UFC does those back stage interviews all the time with Ariel Helwani, Karyn Bryant and that other female interviewer.
I get that Ivanov's story is quite incredible. However I'm sick of hearing about it. The first time it was interesting , 2nd time, alright w/e... I'm over it now.
Not that close to the fights tho, right? Might obviously be pre-taped but it reminds me of boxing where they do them right before the fighters get ready. I mostly see post fight interviews from Ariel but might just be missing out since I'm not american and have channels like Fox.
If he wins here prepare to hear it 50 more times.
"THE DUDE WAS LITTERALLY DEAD AND IN A CASKET GETTING BURRIED, BUT HE BUSTED OUT AND FOUGHT HIS WAY BACK TO THE BELLATOR CAGE."
-Bjorn Rebney, before Ivanov - Minakov![]()
Yes, they often do fighter interviews live from back stage before the fights while they are getting ready or even after the fights before they hit the shower on Fox Sports 1 & 2 or the Fox network usually when they come in or out of commercials.
that he's a big underdog?