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Interview with Ultimate Glory Fighter Antony Rea
Submitted by:Kid Peligro / Sr Editor
Posted on : 10/26/2007
Antony Rea's Interview presented by MAX Entertainment
Antony Rea is a tough fighter with a great cartel of international fights. Rea has fought for Cage Rage, BOdog Fight and Jungle Fight amongst those promotions. In the span of approximately 6 years Rea has faced tough opponents while compiling a record of 11 -9. One fo those wins was against Evangelista "Cyborg". Rea retunrrs to the rings on November 19th in Ultimate Glory. We caught up with Rea to check out what's up:
KP- How long have you been training? What is your specialty?
AR- I've been training for since years now. I practiced Judo for 3 years when I was a kid but I really started to train had when I was 16 years old with the Kenpokan, a martial art who runs amateur MMA rules. A few years later I joined the Pankido, who also runs amateur MMA fights. Under these 2 banners, I won 35 fights and lost 2. In 2001, I started to fight in Professional MMA events and won also the 4th European BJJ and Grappling Cup this year. Since then I train in Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling and BJJ/grappling with guys from our team Volscens, based in Toulouse city, in the south of France.
KP- What is the best part of your game?
AR- I'm not a specialist in one part of the fight, I think I'm a adaptable fighter. I love to fight on my feet but also I like a lot the ground fighting, depending my opponent, the strategy, etc. and what's happening in the fight !
KP- You’ve fought for many organizations Bodog, Cage Rage, etc now going back to Holland? Do you feel it is an advantage to experience several promotions and several different Countries?
AR- For several reasons, I fought in a lot of places, in North America and Europe, for several promotions. I think it's an advantage to see different promotions, styles of opponents, venues, crowns, etc. It's different every time and it's a good for experience. I also visited several countries with my travels and some really nice places like Florida and Costa Rica.
KP- Fighting in Ultimate Glory is a big deal, what can we expect to see from you in this fight?
AR- I'm really happy to fight for Ultimate Glory, I come to win and show my skills to everybody. Like allways, I will try to finish the fight, I don't want points, and that will be a exciting fight !
KP- You defeated Evangelista Cyborg in Cage Rage, what was that like?
AR- I fought Cyborg in Cage Rage 10, like 2 years ago. That was a tough fight, Cyborg is an aggressive fighter but I do the right things, exchange on the feet and put him on his back and pound him. The referee stop the fight in the first part of the second round.
KP- Was that your hardest fight?
AR- That was a tough fight for sure but not the hardest. He was dangerous in the first minutes of the fight due to his aggressiveness and striking abilities but I known that when I put him on the ground, the fight will be mine.
KP- Why?
AR- Cyborg is really good and dangerous, the hardest thing was to stay on the feet and go to brawl without big damages. My strategy was to fight in my feet like him and when I had a good opportunity to put him on the ground. I watched some previous fights from him and saw that the safest thing for me was to put him on his back because his ground skill wasn't as the same level of his striking.
KP- What is the hardest thing for you to do in preparation for a match?
AR- The preparation for a fight is always a hard thing, I train a lot and hard but that's the deal ! One of the hardest thing is the diet, not to eat what you want and the weight control. Before I did some weight cutting, like 8-10 kg (15-20 pounds) the day before the fight but I lost stamina and nervous energy... Now I try to be very close to my weight class to cut nothing or just 1-2 kg but no more for the weigh-in day, I think it's better for me.
KP- What is your favorite weapon to finish a fight?
AR- Like I said before, I'm adaptable but I like to finish the fight by KO or TKO with my punches or ground'n pound, it's clear and the people like that ! But I am also always looking for a submission, it is great also.
KP- What can we expect from you in this fight?
AR- I like to try to finish the fight, all time, I will use all my skills for that, I expect a tough fight and I will do all I can do to win !!! One more time, I'll come in Netherlands to win !
Iemand nog ideeen voor een tegenstander??
Osu,
Martijn
Interview with Ultimate Glory Fighter Antony Rea
Submitted by:Kid Peligro / Sr Editor
Posted on : 10/26/2007
Antony Rea's Interview presented by MAX Entertainment
Antony Rea is a tough fighter with a great cartel of international fights. Rea has fought for Cage Rage, BOdog Fight and Jungle Fight amongst those promotions. In the span of approximately 6 years Rea has faced tough opponents while compiling a record of 11 -9. One fo those wins was against Evangelista "Cyborg". Rea retunrrs to the rings on November 19th in Ultimate Glory. We caught up with Rea to check out what's up:
KP- How long have you been training? What is your specialty?
AR- I've been training for since years now. I practiced Judo for 3 years when I was a kid but I really started to train had when I was 16 years old with the Kenpokan, a martial art who runs amateur MMA rules. A few years later I joined the Pankido, who also runs amateur MMA fights. Under these 2 banners, I won 35 fights and lost 2. In 2001, I started to fight in Professional MMA events and won also the 4th European BJJ and Grappling Cup this year. Since then I train in Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling and BJJ/grappling with guys from our team Volscens, based in Toulouse city, in the south of France.
KP- What is the best part of your game?
AR- I'm not a specialist in one part of the fight, I think I'm a adaptable fighter. I love to fight on my feet but also I like a lot the ground fighting, depending my opponent, the strategy, etc. and what's happening in the fight !
KP- You’ve fought for many organizations Bodog, Cage Rage, etc now going back to Holland? Do you feel it is an advantage to experience several promotions and several different Countries?
AR- For several reasons, I fought in a lot of places, in North America and Europe, for several promotions. I think it's an advantage to see different promotions, styles of opponents, venues, crowns, etc. It's different every time and it's a good for experience. I also visited several countries with my travels and some really nice places like Florida and Costa Rica.
KP- Fighting in Ultimate Glory is a big deal, what can we expect to see from you in this fight?
AR- I'm really happy to fight for Ultimate Glory, I come to win and show my skills to everybody. Like allways, I will try to finish the fight, I don't want points, and that will be a exciting fight !
KP- You defeated Evangelista Cyborg in Cage Rage, what was that like?
AR- I fought Cyborg in Cage Rage 10, like 2 years ago. That was a tough fight, Cyborg is an aggressive fighter but I do the right things, exchange on the feet and put him on his back and pound him. The referee stop the fight in the first part of the second round.
KP- Was that your hardest fight?
AR- That was a tough fight for sure but not the hardest. He was dangerous in the first minutes of the fight due to his aggressiveness and striking abilities but I known that when I put him on the ground, the fight will be mine.
KP- Why?
AR- Cyborg is really good and dangerous, the hardest thing was to stay on the feet and go to brawl without big damages. My strategy was to fight in my feet like him and when I had a good opportunity to put him on the ground. I watched some previous fights from him and saw that the safest thing for me was to put him on his back because his ground skill wasn't as the same level of his striking.
KP- What is the hardest thing for you to do in preparation for a match?
AR- The preparation for a fight is always a hard thing, I train a lot and hard but that's the deal ! One of the hardest thing is the diet, not to eat what you want and the weight control. Before I did some weight cutting, like 8-10 kg (15-20 pounds) the day before the fight but I lost stamina and nervous energy... Now I try to be very close to my weight class to cut nothing or just 1-2 kg but no more for the weigh-in day, I think it's better for me.
KP- What is your favorite weapon to finish a fight?
AR- Like I said before, I'm adaptable but I like to finish the fight by KO or TKO with my punches or ground'n pound, it's clear and the people like that ! But I am also always looking for a submission, it is great also.
KP- What can we expect from you in this fight?
AR- I like to try to finish the fight, all time, I will use all my skills for that, I expect a tough fight and I will do all I can do to win !!! One more time, I'll come in Netherlands to win !
Iemand nog ideeen voor een tegenstander??
Osu,
Martijn