Drakkar Klose speaks with Bloody Elbow’s Shakiel Mahjouri ahead of UFC 248. Klose says he has moved on from his beef with Beneil Dariush and touches on rumours that Dariush plans to retire.
Drakkar Klose speaks with Bloody Elbow’s Shakiel Mahjouri ahead of UFC 248. Klose says he has moved on from his beef with Beneil Dariush and touches on rumours that Dariush plans to retire. Klose also opens up about the psychology and social aspects of MMA, wanting a fight with Dan Hooker, Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo and more.
Timestamps:
- 0:35 – Beef with Beneil Dariush
- 1:32 – The Beneil Dariush of today vs. 5-years-ago
- 3:00 – Self-expression inside the Octagon
- 4:29 – Sports psychology in MMA
- 5:08 – The hard-headed nature of MMA fighters
- 7:18 – How money, time changes people
- 8:12 – Moving past Gregor Gillespie call-out, fighting Dan Hooker
- 9:15 – Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo
- 10:10 – The Klose Route to Victory docu-series
- 11:50 – How close is Drakkar Klose to a title shot?
You can follow Shak here on Bloody Elbow, on our dual BE/MMA Mania SBN MMA YouTube Channel, on twitter @ThisIsShak, find him as a regular online writer with ET Canada, contributor at Fansided, and listen to his archives of the highly successful Pull No Punches Podcast he hosted recently with former UFC Fighter, Kajan Johnson.
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