Freestyle Fighting Gym head coach Joe Lopez joins It’s Time For Sports from quarantine in Australia following Alexander Volkanovski’s successful UFC Featherweight Title defence against Brian Ortega.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
1:03 – His back story and life working in security (link to Daily Telegraph story below)
4:20 – A wild story from his security days
6:50 – Why he bought an old Church to convert into a gym
8:05 – Just how big was Alex Volkanovski when he first came to the gym?
8:58 – On what weight they initially planned for Volkanovski to fight at
10:35 – On having one of his fighters at the forefront of the rise of MMA in Australia and New Zealand
13:10 – On Volkanovski not getting his flowers / commentary in Volkanovski x Holloway II
15:38 – On the relationship with City Kickboxing and getting minimal credit in the media for Volkanovski’s success
18:06 – On the point of difference between Team Aus/NZ and the rest
20:11 – On rising stars Joshua Culibao, Jamie Mullarkey and Colby Thicknesse
22:40 – On watching the Ultimate Fighter back on TV / how different it is living the show to seeing the finished product
24:51 – Fan questions incl. what’s next for Volkanovski, why he and Israel Adesanya won’t be on the same card, quarantine processes, lockdowns and being easily triggered.
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For more on Joe Lopez and his backstory, read this: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ufc/ufc-266-alex-volkanovski-trainer-joe-lopez-and-the-secret-death-touch-which-unites-them/news-story/1dc4f0286d20b1ccadcfc17235d1ca50
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