I wanted to redeem myself in this rematch with Brower. I ended up winning this fight, but I was actually ashamed of my performance. Usually, I fight to finish my opponents and not worry about what the judges are thinking. For this fight, that was all that was on my mind. I fought with an attitude of not losing more so than an attitude of winning for this fight. Brower seem to be doing the same himself. The whole fight was pretty much just a...

This was the first loss of my MMA career, but I really believe this was a great fight. Rhomez Brower is a smart MMA veteran. He may not be the most technically sound fighter, but he’s got experience. I got to display a lot of my boxing ability in this fight, but not in the first round. In the first round, I got a little impatient and attempted a sloppy takedown. Brower saw it coming a mile away and stuffed it by putting me on my back....

I was really proud of myself for this fight. Todd Carney had a record of 16-16 at the time and sported a win over Jason “Mayhem” Miller. MMA insiders thought Carney was going to win pretty easily in the first round. I was angry about this, and I wanted to prove everybody wrong. In three weeks, I went from a out-of-shape doughboy to an in-shape fighting machine. I actually tape recorded myself on a digital voice recorder saying,...

I actually visualized how I would come out to this fight. Before the fight, I went up to a couple of Hooter Girls and asked them if they would come out with me and they obliged. I don’t think they knew what they were in for. When James Brown’s “Living in America” started playing, they wanted me to start walking down the stairs with them. I refused because I wanted to stand on the steps and show off my rhythm some...

I think was the fight where I started to break out of my shell. I started getting a little nervous backstage as usual, but this time, I broke out of the nervousness and started screaming to myself, “You’re the man! No, I’m the man!” What was supposed to be a serious moment turned into a comedy hour. For my entrance, I came out with green hair and a sword. I even took my time and sat on the steps for a second or...

This was my second Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) fight at Earthlink Live. I wanted to fight somebody who had some experience. Shaun Gay had over 20 fights when I fought him. Although he didn’t have a stellar record, Shaun had experience. I was still a young buck in the world of MMA. Despite the advice of my wife and my brother, I still decided to enter the ring in an Afro wig. I just though it really looked cool. I never thought of it as...