September 13, 2026 • 15 mins
DC IS BACK with a brand new episode of The Daniel Cormier Show, as boxing sensation Conor Benn joins Daniel ahead of his MASSIVE TITLE FIGHT at Welterweight against another boxing superstar in Ryan Garcia. Benn speaks on Garcia not showing up to their scheduled faceoff and tells DC he has sources that say Garcia is struggling with the weight. Cormier talks to Benn about his difficult upbringing, working with his father and hall-of-fame boxer Nigel Benn, and what it's taken to get him to this point where he's fighting for a championship. And don't miss DC and Ben talk about his heated Chris Eubank rivalry, and why despite his hall-of-fame career, his father Nigel did not ever push Conor to take on the sport for himself.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The Volume Daniel!
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Come on! What's up, guys? Welcome to a brand new
episode of the Daniel Cormier Show brought to you by
Total Wireless, the official wireless provider of UFC. UFC fans
need 5G data that won't tap out. Real UFC fans
(00:27):
need real unlimited. Today, I am joined by the man
on the marquee, the one and only Conor Benn. Conor Benn,
thank you for joining me, my friend.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
My pleasure. Absolute pleasure. My pleasure.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Bro, the other day we met for the first time
at the last show, UFC. You were kind of doing
your thing. You guys had a press conference. How has
it been, this crossover with the UFC and boxing, right?
A lot of times, boxing and the UFC can be head-to-head.
But right now we're all working aligned and now you're
(00:59):
around the events. How have you enjoyed the process of
getting to know the UFC as a product and working
alongside the UFC with Zufa boxing?
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I think it's great. You know, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
I was at the White House for the mega fight.
Absolutely insane. But it's also great to be part of
Zufa team and everything they're doing and also be the
trailblazer for one of the biggest fighters they signed.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You know, You, your signing made a lot of sense
to people like me. It raised a lot of, it
put people on notice, right? Right away, go, oh man,
these guys are not playing if they're signing guys like
Conor Benn. The process has been great. Now you find
yourself in a mega fight with Ryan Garcia. Was that
(01:45):
the fight you expected to come about whenever you got
done with the last ones? Ryan Garcia, a person you
had kind of earmarked as a person, a potential opponent?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Well, it would have been nice. You know, obviously the
dream of me fighting for the world title could have
been against anybody. Ultimately, we signed a one-fight deal to
fight Regis and it was, yeah, they delivered. And then
obviously now I've extended my deal. It's a blessing to
be Here, blessing to be in a mega fight that
(02:17):
I believe only they could have made. I mean, you
just look at the magnitude of the event. My last
two fights, insane. Insane credit to Zufa, Dana, and Nick
for making this happen.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
That's exactly what the UFC brings, right? I know because
I was a part of that UFC machine, the Zufa machine,
and it just brings eyes. One thing that I was
able to do, Conor, was, and you're young, so you
might not even remember this, but Jon Jones and I
had a horrible rivalry. And we would fight everywhere. We
would fight on the street. We just did not like
(02:50):
each other. In fighting, having an opponent you don't like
really does sell. It seems like Ryan Garcia is not
a guy that you enjoy. But then the other day,
I mean, you guys are going to a face-off. He
don't show up. What was up with Ryan Garcia not
showing up at the face-off?
Speaker 1 (03:09):
I don't know. Apparently struggling with a weight, you know,
just lack of discipline, unprofessionalism. You got to think the
public deserve it. It's not, the public deserve the best
from us. It's our job to give the public entertainment.
It's what they deserve. It's what they pay for. You know,
(03:31):
so when you don't want to turn up because you're
struggling to make weight, it's just, it's not, it's not honest.
It's just not cool for the public. But, On the
other hand, I don't have that sort of hate as
I had for Eubank for him. It's very different. So
I know them John Jones feelings. I know them very well.
I know them very well. This isn't that. This guy's
(03:54):
got the title on his belt. I think when you've
been to a level of hate with someone, for someone
to then top that, I mean, I don't hate anyone enough.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
The way you and Eubank went at each other, that
was crazy.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
I hated him. I hated him.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
But I got to be honest, those are the fights
that we as fans tap into. It's like you do good,
and you also do good business with that man you
can't stand.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
I'm happy for you, but he was in hospital for
three days, so he would disagree. Do you know what
I mean? So ultimately, this guy's got the title, and
I want his belt, and I'm coming for it.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
When you're trying to become a world champion and a
guy struggles to make the weight and it's known, how
much of a boost is that for you? Because as
you said, you're a pro. I'm looking at you right
now and your face is not all drawn in. You
got great energy. You seem ready for the weekend. Whereas
you know, or at least you are hearing rumblings of
(04:56):
him struggling with the weight. The weight is the first
challenge whenever you're into a world championship fight. How much
of a boost is that to you knowing that either
he miscalculated on his preparation or he didn't work hard enough?
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Oh yeah, no, I don't make, that's what I've heard
from close sources to Garcia's character. But do I take
any notice of it? No. Will I be fooled? No. Yes.
So no, I don't work that way. I still stick
to what I'm doing. And ultimately, I've not made this
(05:30):
weight for four and a half years. I'm sitting there going,
I've not made this weight for four and a half years.
Four and a half years. Been walking around at 183,
185 pounds. Fighting at 160. Fighting at 154. How on
earth do you look worse than me? No. No. Well done.
(05:52):
That deserves a belt in itself. How do you look
worse than me? Insane. Insane. Blows my mind.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
That's wild. I have a son that's 15 years old
and he is choosing to wrestle and he is choosing
to play football and do a lot of the things
that I did. Your father was a great boxer himself. Connor,
was there pressure to live up to that at all?
Do you feel any pressure? Like, my dad was who
he was. You chose to follow this as a pursuit
(06:23):
of a career. But does pressure come with that?
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I mean, my dad sold his belts to charity and
we never watched boxing together.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Really?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
And we never spoke about boxing. I didn't even know
my dad was Nigel Benn. Come on, man.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Everybody knows Nigel Benn.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Bro, when you're raised in a religious church... And my
dad's accomplishments were almost frowned upon because of the life
that came with it. Yeah. And you don't speak about
it in the household and the belts are sold to charity. Well, no,
you don't know who Nigel Benn is. All I see
is dad. I didn't know my dad was a Hall
(07:02):
of Famer or like a legend or I didn't know
any of that. You know, so... So, no, there was
no pressure at all. And then... As you get older,
maybe seven, 16, I found out who my dad was
in terms of, you know, being Nigel Benn and his
accolades and the history. But no, I just sort of thought,
(07:25):
let's see how far we go. Let's run it. See
how far we go. I'm getting paid all right. It's cool.
It's a challenge. And here we are.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
So growing up in that environment, Conor, like how did
you choose boxing if it wasn't something that was at
the front of mind for you?
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Because we went back to London and we had a,
went to London and we had a Q & A.
My dad had a Q & A. And I was
taken back by the love and support and the fame
and the superstardom that my dad had. So it was like, wow.
(08:08):
I want that.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
As a 16-year-old kid at the time, I was like, oh,
my God, I want that. And then I started boxing
a little bit, 17 to 18, had 20 amateur fights,
and then 19 turned professional. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Well, your amateur career was tremendous, as so many of
your accomplishments have been. Speaking of childhood, obviously, you spoke
a little bit about having it tough at times. I...
can tell you that obviously a lot of us, we
all have our own story, but the things that we
go through as a youth really does form us into
(08:43):
the men that we are today, right? How much do
you call back to those moments where things might have
been difficult and apply them to you, the guy that's
on the verge of becoming a world champion in a
couple days?
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Yeah, it may not make sense at the time. And
it ain't always going to make sense. I'm a man
of faith and I'm a man who prays. You know,
so for me, it may not have to make sense
to me, but for whatever it is, it's meant to be.
Whatever I'm meant to feel, I'm supposed to feel. Feel it.
Go through the emotions. You know, but definitely the resilience,
(09:17):
the mindset, the discipline from my dad, the work ethic.
With my dad, it was, you know, do as I say,
but also do as I do. You know, and my
dad led by example. We trained every day. He... It was.
He still even now trains every day. And that work
ethic and discipline and mindset has passed down to me.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
How important is it to have somebody that you look
up to that really did? Look, man, I coach kids, Connor,
and I have dads that pressure their children at a
rate where, honestly, I've had a couple of dads where
they tell me, my kid could hate me, but he's
going to be better today because of how hard hard
I push him. But how important is it to have that,
(10:03):
that person alongside of you, like your father that's been
there from the start, but he didn't really like force
you into doing this thing. It allows you to keep
the love of the sport.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
That's, that's a massive, massive point. My dad is, um,
He don't care about boxing. He don't care about me boxing.
He cares more about my personal life. If my dad
could choose about me being happy in real life or
being world champion, he'd choose for me being happy in
real life every day of the week.
Speaker 2 (10:32):
Yeah, that's amazing, man. Because I try to take the
same approach with my kid. So I saw you on
the podcast with my boy Ryan Clark on The Pivot.
Long conversation. Those guys are doing an amazing job over there.
And you spoke... I mean, just wonderfully, man. And emotions
and allowing it to come out. So many men are
(10:53):
afraid to truly be emotional and let people inside of them.
Where'd you develop that? I mean, we, as men, try
to hide things.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Yeah. My dad's always been an open book. He's, you know,
he's been very vulnerable. I've seen my dad cry more
than my mom. You know, so, you know, my dad is...
He's a vulnerable, emotional man, you know, as I am myself.
You know, so it's, I ain't no, like, macho man.
(11:27):
I promise you now I've cried more than my missus. Yeah.
I ain't no, like, hard man. I can have a fight.
I can have a fight, but don't put me in
front of a sad movie. Hey, bro.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Can I tell you something what's going on with me now?
I thought I was just getting old. Bro, I've been
watching movies and shit. I'm watching Independence Day. The president's
giving his fucking speech. The president's giving his motivational speech.
All of a sudden, I'm crying and shit. I'm like,
what is happening?
Speaker 1 (12:00):
I thought I was just getting old. I know. I'll
do it now. I'll do it now. Maybe not Independence Day,
but I'll do it now. That's crazy.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
That's crazy. Saturday night, you fight to be a world champion.
against Ryan Garcia at the T-Mobile Arena. You win that
belt on Saturday. How do you see the fight playing
out ideally? And what would it mean to you to
finally accomplish this as the guy that is the son
of a Hall of Famer, regardless of whether or not
(12:30):
it's been shown to you or embraced by you or
the family? It is the truth. What would it mean
to you to now step further into the footsteps of
your dad and follow the path that he has laid
for you?
Speaker 1 (12:44):
It's a blessing, man. To be where it's sitting where
I'm sitting, I'm taking it all in. I'm taking everything in.
Absolutely everything. I'm taking the weight cut. I'm loving the
weight cut. I'm taking the media in. I'm loving all
the media on 500 calories a day. I'm loving talking
to everyone. It's all a mentality. Because you know when
(13:09):
all is said and done and I look back, I
want to know, I savored it. I enjoyed every minute
of it. Cause when it's gone, it's gone. You know,
are you, you, you're yeah. Yeah, exactly. I'm talking to
the right man who knows all about that.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
It happens so fast, man.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Exactly. Enjoy it. Enjoy it. Take it in.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
It happens so, so fast, bro. I just live it, man.
Love it. Because next thing you know, you're going to
be looking back on it going, man, I had some
great moments, man. It was so fun. I'm happy for
you because I got to be honest, bud. When I
met you, I said, man, he's a nice guy, but
it was in passing. But having this conversation or this
ability to speak to you, I can see now why
(13:51):
people are drawn to you and why people are so
invested in your career because you're well-spoken, you're likable, and
you're very appreciative. And there's nothing more that people like
to see in a fighter than someone that loves what
they're doing. So congratulations, man. Your parents did an amazing
job with you. And your hard work hopefully pays dividends
for you this weekend as you try to become a
(14:13):
world champion.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
I actually really appreciate that. The part where my parents
done well.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
My dad's sitting right there. So I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
So thank you. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Can I say hi to your dad? I'm not trying
to be a fanboy or nothing like that. I just
want to say what's up to your pops. What's up, man?
How you doing, brother? Hey, man, big fan. Big fan, man.
Big fan of yours, too.
Speaker 1 (14:37):
And I'm listening to you talking about Jon Jones.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
I had that with Eubanks as well. Everybody hates Eubanks.
You know, I'm like, fuck Eubanks myself right now. I
don't even know him. Guys, you're the best. I appreciate you, boys.
Good luck on the journey. Until next time, guys, like, subscribe,
and tell your friends to go watch the fight this
weekend as Conor Benn takes on Ryan Garcia for the
(15:02):
world championship. Until next time, peace.
The Volume Daniel!
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Come on! What's up, guys? Welcome to a brand new
episode of the Daniel Cormier Show brought to you by
Total Wireless, the official wireless provider of UFC. UFC fans
need 5G data that won't tap out. Real UFC fans
(00:27):
need real unlimited. Today, I am joined by the man
on the marquee, the one and only Conor Benn. Conor Benn,
thank you for joining me, my friend.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
My pleasure. Absolute pleasure. My pleasure.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Bro, the other day we met for the first time
at the last show, UFC. You were kind of doing
your thing. You guys had a press conference. How has
it been, this crossover with the UFC and boxing, right?
A lot of times, boxing and the UFC can be head-to-head.
But right now we're all working aligned and now you're
(00:59):
around the events. How have you enjoyed the process of
getting to know the UFC as a product and working
alongside the UFC with Zufa boxing?
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I think it's great. You know, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
I was at the White House for the mega fight.
Absolutely insane. But it's also great to be part of
Zufa team and everything they're doing and also be the
trailblazer for one of the biggest fighters they signed.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You know, You, your signing made a lot of sense
to people like me. It raised a lot of, it
put people on notice, right? Right away, go, oh man,
these guys are not playing if they're signing guys like
Conor Benn. The process has been great. Now you find
yourself in a mega fight with Ryan Garcia. Was that
(01:45):
the fight you expected to come about whenever you got
done with the last ones? Ryan Garcia, a person you
had kind of earmarked as a person, a potential opponent?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Well, it would have been nice. You know, obviously the
dream of me fighting for the world title could have
been against anybody. Ultimately, we signed a one-fight deal to
fight Regis and it was, yeah, they delivered. And then
obviously now I've extended my deal. It's a blessing to
be Here, blessing to be in a mega fight that
(02:17):
I believe only they could have made. I mean, you
just look at the magnitude of the event. My last
two fights, insane. Insane credit to Zufa, Dana, and Nick
for making this happen.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
That's exactly what the UFC brings, right? I know because
I was a part of that UFC machine, the Zufa machine,
and it just brings eyes. One thing that I was
able to do, Conor, was, and you're young, so you
might not even remember this, but Jon Jones and I
had a horrible rivalry. And we would fight everywhere. We
would fight on the street. We just did not like
(02:50):
each other. In fighting, having an opponent you don't like
really does sell. It seems like Ryan Garcia is not
a guy that you enjoy. But then the other day,
I mean, you guys are going to a face-off. He
don't show up. What was up with Ryan Garcia not
showing up at the face-off?
Speaker 1 (03:09):
I don't know. Apparently struggling with a weight, you know,
just lack of discipline, unprofessionalism. You got to think the
public deserve it. It's not, the public deserve the best
from us. It's our job to give the public entertainment.
It's what they deserve. It's what they pay for. You know,
(03:31):
so when you don't want to turn up because you're
struggling to make weight, it's just, it's not, it's not honest.
It's just not cool for the public. But, On the
other hand, I don't have that sort of hate as
I had for Eubank for him. It's very different. So
I know them John Jones feelings. I know them very well.
I know them very well. This isn't that. This guy's
(03:54):
got the title on his belt. I think when you've
been to a level of hate with someone, for someone
to then top that, I mean, I don't hate anyone enough.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
The way you and Eubank went at each other, that
was crazy.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
I hated him. I hated him.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
But I got to be honest, those are the fights
that we as fans tap into. It's like you do good,
and you also do good business with that man you
can't stand.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
I'm happy for you, but he was in hospital for
three days, so he would disagree. Do you know what
I mean? So ultimately, this guy's got the title, and
I want his belt, and I'm coming for it.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
When you're trying to become a world champion and a
guy struggles to make the weight and it's known, how
much of a boost is that for you? Because as
you said, you're a pro. I'm looking at you right
now and your face is not all drawn in. You
got great energy. You seem ready for the weekend. Whereas
you know, or at least you are hearing rumblings of
(04:56):
him struggling with the weight. The weight is the first
challenge whenever you're into a world championship fight. How much
of a boost is that to you knowing that either
he miscalculated on his preparation or he didn't work hard enough?
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Oh yeah, no, I don't make, that's what I've heard
from close sources to Garcia's character. But do I take
any notice of it? No. Will I be fooled? No. Yes.
So no, I don't work that way. I still stick
to what I'm doing. And ultimately, I've not made this
(05:30):
weight for four and a half years. I'm sitting there going,
I've not made this weight for four and a half years.
Four and a half years. Been walking around at 183,
185 pounds. Fighting at 160. Fighting at 154. How on
earth do you look worse than me? No. No. Well done.
(05:52):
That deserves a belt in itself. How do you look
worse than me? Insane. Insane. Blows my mind.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
That's wild. I have a son that's 15 years old
and he is choosing to wrestle and he is choosing
to play football and do a lot of the things
that I did. Your father was a great boxer himself. Connor,
was there pressure to live up to that at all?
Do you feel any pressure? Like, my dad was who
he was. You chose to follow this as a pursuit
(06:23):
of a career. But does pressure come with that?
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I mean, my dad sold his belts to charity and
we never watched boxing together.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Really?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
And we never spoke about boxing. I didn't even know
my dad was Nigel Benn. Come on, man.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Everybody knows Nigel Benn.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Bro, when you're raised in a religious church... And my
dad's accomplishments were almost frowned upon because of the life
that came with it. Yeah. And you don't speak about
it in the household and the belts are sold to charity. Well, no,
you don't know who Nigel Benn is. All I see
is dad. I didn't know my dad was a Hall
(07:02):
of Famer or like a legend or I didn't know
any of that. You know, so... So, no, there was
no pressure at all. And then... As you get older,
maybe seven, 16, I found out who my dad was
in terms of, you know, being Nigel Benn and his
accolades and the history. But no, I just sort of thought,
(07:25):
let's see how far we go. Let's run it. See
how far we go. I'm getting paid all right. It's cool.
It's a challenge. And here we are.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
So growing up in that environment, Conor, like how did
you choose boxing if it wasn't something that was at
the front of mind for you?
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Because we went back to London and we had a,
went to London and we had a Q & A.
My dad had a Q & A. And I was
taken back by the love and support and the fame
and the superstardom that my dad had. So it was like, wow.
(08:08):
I want that.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
As a 16-year-old kid at the time, I was like, oh,
my God, I want that. And then I started boxing
a little bit, 17 to 18, had 20 amateur fights,
and then 19 turned professional. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Well, your amateur career was tremendous, as so many of
your accomplishments have been. Speaking of childhood, obviously, you spoke
a little bit about having it tough at times. I...
can tell you that obviously a lot of us, we
all have our own story, but the things that we
go through as a youth really does form us into
(08:43):
the men that we are today, right? How much do
you call back to those moments where things might have
been difficult and apply them to you, the guy that's
on the verge of becoming a world champion in a
couple days?
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Yeah, it may not make sense at the time. And
it ain't always going to make sense. I'm a man
of faith and I'm a man who prays. You know,
so for me, it may not have to make sense
to me, but for whatever it is, it's meant to be.
Whatever I'm meant to feel, I'm supposed to feel. Feel it.
Go through the emotions. You know, but definitely the resilience,
(09:17):
the mindset, the discipline from my dad, the work ethic.
With my dad, it was, you know, do as I say,
but also do as I do. You know, and my
dad led by example. We trained every day. He... It was.
He still even now trains every day. And that work
ethic and discipline and mindset has passed down to me.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
How important is it to have somebody that you look
up to that really did? Look, man, I coach kids, Connor,
and I have dads that pressure their children at a
rate where, honestly, I've had a couple of dads where
they tell me, my kid could hate me, but he's
going to be better today because of how hard hard
I push him. But how important is it to have that,
(10:03):
that person alongside of you, like your father that's been
there from the start, but he didn't really like force
you into doing this thing. It allows you to keep
the love of the sport.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
That's, that's a massive, massive point. My dad is, um,
He don't care about boxing. He don't care about me boxing.
He cares more about my personal life. If my dad
could choose about me being happy in real life or
being world champion, he'd choose for me being happy in
real life every day of the week.
Speaker 2 (10:32):
Yeah, that's amazing, man. Because I try to take the
same approach with my kid. So I saw you on
the podcast with my boy Ryan Clark on The Pivot.
Long conversation. Those guys are doing an amazing job over there.
And you spoke... I mean, just wonderfully, man. And emotions
and allowing it to come out. So many men are
(10:53):
afraid to truly be emotional and let people inside of them.
Where'd you develop that? I mean, we, as men, try
to hide things.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Yeah. My dad's always been an open book. He's, you know,
he's been very vulnerable. I've seen my dad cry more
than my mom. You know, so, you know, my dad is...
He's a vulnerable, emotional man, you know, as I am myself.
You know, so it's, I ain't no, like, macho man.
(11:27):
I promise you now I've cried more than my missus. Yeah.
I ain't no, like, hard man. I can have a fight.
I can have a fight, but don't put me in
front of a sad movie. Hey, bro.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Can I tell you something what's going on with me now?
I thought I was just getting old. Bro, I've been
watching movies and shit. I'm watching Independence Day. The president's
giving his fucking speech. The president's giving his motivational speech.
All of a sudden, I'm crying and shit. I'm like,
what is happening?
Speaker 1 (12:00):
I thought I was just getting old. I know. I'll
do it now. I'll do it now. Maybe not Independence Day,
but I'll do it now. That's crazy.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
That's crazy. Saturday night, you fight to be a world champion.
against Ryan Garcia at the T-Mobile Arena. You win that
belt on Saturday. How do you see the fight playing
out ideally? And what would it mean to you to
finally accomplish this as the guy that is the son
of a Hall of Famer, regardless of whether or not
(12:30):
it's been shown to you or embraced by you or
the family? It is the truth. What would it mean
to you to now step further into the footsteps of
your dad and follow the path that he has laid
for you?
Speaker 1 (12:44):
It's a blessing, man. To be where it's sitting where
I'm sitting, I'm taking it all in. I'm taking everything in.
Absolutely everything. I'm taking the weight cut. I'm loving the
weight cut. I'm taking the media in. I'm loving all
the media on 500 calories a day. I'm loving talking
to everyone. It's all a mentality. Because you know when
(13:09):
all is said and done and I look back, I
want to know, I savored it. I enjoyed every minute
of it. Cause when it's gone, it's gone. You know,
are you, you, you're yeah. Yeah, exactly. I'm talking to
the right man who knows all about that.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
It happens so fast, man.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Exactly. Enjoy it. Enjoy it. Take it in.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
It happens so, so fast, bro. I just live it, man.
Love it. Because next thing you know, you're going to
be looking back on it going, man, I had some
great moments, man. It was so fun. I'm happy for
you because I got to be honest, bud. When I
met you, I said, man, he's a nice guy, but
it was in passing. But having this conversation or this
ability to speak to you, I can see now why
(13:51):
people are drawn to you and why people are so
invested in your career because you're well-spoken, you're likable, and
you're very appreciative. And there's nothing more that people like
to see in a fighter than someone that loves what
they're doing. So congratulations, man. Your parents did an amazing
job with you. And your hard work hopefully pays dividends
for you this weekend as you try to become a
(14:13):
world champion.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
I actually really appreciate that. The part where my parents
done well.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
My dad's sitting right there. So I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
So thank you. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Can I say hi to your dad? I'm not trying
to be a fanboy or nothing like that. I just
want to say what's up to your pops. What's up, man?
How you doing, brother? Hey, man, big fan. Big fan, man.
Big fan of yours, too.
Speaker 1 (14:37):
And I'm listening to you talking about Jon Jones.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
I had that with Eubanks as well. Everybody hates Eubanks.
You know, I'm like, fuck Eubanks myself right now. I
don't even know him. Guys, you're the best. I appreciate you, boys.
Good luck on the journey. Until next time, guys, like, subscribe,
and tell your friends to go watch the fight this
weekend as Conor Benn takes on Ryan Garcia for the
(15:02):
world championship. Until next time, peace.
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