Josh Emmett takes time out to speak with Bloody Elbow’s Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri following his win at UFC Sacramento. Emmett opens up about how his rough childhood turned him into a zero-fear fighter, and much more…
Josh Emmett takes time out to speak with Bloody Elbow’s Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri following his win at UFC Sacramento. Emmett opens up about how his rough childhood turned him into a zero-fear fighter. He also talks about the training style at Team Alpha Male, how much he spent at his after-party, and possibly fighting Jose Aldo. Emmett also ranked five of the hardest-hitting legends of all-time: Mark Hunt, Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, Robbie Lawler and Takanori Gomi.
Discussion Points:
- 1:33 – How Team Alpha Male has fostered new talent and rejuvenated old talent
- 4:05 – Josh Emmett’s UFC Sacramento after-party
- 5:25 – How much did Emmett spend at the bar?
- 6:25 – How it feels to finally get a Post-Fight Bonus
- 6:58 – How Josh Emmett overcomes fear
- 8:48 – Rough upbringing, drug addiction, alcohol abuse and run-ins with the law
- 11:23 – Aspirations of being a police officer
- 13:45 – How likely is a Jose Aldo matchup?
- 16:55 – Who are the pound-for-pound hardest punchers in MMA?
Emmett can be followed on twitter – @JoshEmmettUFC, on instagram – joshemmettufc, or on facebook – JoshEmmettUFC; for more on his fight history check out his pages at Tapology.com, UFC.com or his Wikipedia.
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