The fact that Tito and I are both fighting at a very high level on a very big stage and it just makes for a great story. PC: I know you were hoping that Ken would defeat Kimbo to set up a fight between you guys. Are you going right into a fight with Ken without a build up fight just to get it over with? FS: Yeah, it's gotta be done. My goal is to get that fight done the first quarter of next year. PC: I interviewed him right before the Kimbo fight and he said to tell you that he's not getting any younger, but maybe you're wanting to wait until he's in a wheelchair.
FS: Well, he's probably in a wheelchair now because he couldn't get out to the ring against Kimbo. I think we have to fight or I gotta let it go. Could you explain why you didn't think it was a good idea? Kimbo has this great marketing and great mystique and it's a big gamble to gamble that on someone that nobody knows.
All of your marketing is shot. My point to them was, why take the risk. If I beat Kimbo, everybody gets it and Kimbo remains Kimbo. If Seth beats Kimbo, Kimbo is done, at least the mystique of Kimbo.
It's like when Mike Tyson lost his mystique when Buster Douglas knocked him out. Everybody was like, "Maybe he's not that tough. That's not a good investment with a star and a brand for the future. It ain't my call, but if it was, I would've been in there fighting him. It would have been very compelling to have me come out of my suit, get in the cage and kick his ass in my brother's spot.
FS: Well, you know, Kimbo's style is that he comes straight forward and he throws power punches. He's got a quick , but the rest of them are just winging, wild punches. I would push kick him, inside kick him, get him reaching and then I would just double leg him, take his back and choke him out. I would maybe do something like a center choke where he's really grunting or straining.
It's always cool when you make a big guy tap. PC: You are one of the rare fighters that stays in great shape all year round. What keeps you motivated to stay in great physical shape? FS: My core is a martial artist and while MMA is all popular and everyone is all down with it, this has been my life for 16 years.
I get up every day, eat a good meal, spend some time with my family and I work out. That's my secret man. Every day, I learn a little bit more about the art of fighting. That's why I'm still competitive at 35 and that's why I'm still in the game because every day I go in and study the art of fighting and I learn more. PC: We work good together Frank.
You led me into my next question. FS: I like it. PC: You say you go in every day and learn something new about the art of fighting. Do you think this is why we're seeing Matt Hughes and Chuck Liddell decline because they simply never evolved with the game?
FS: Yep! I always equate it to business. An old business gets old because they do the same thing over and over again. Then we have new guys come along and say, "Well if they're doing that, then let me try this and try that. You have to stay hungry and you have to stay knowledgeable. The time you think that your style, your system or your strength is going to take you to the end, you'll find 10 guys out there studying that for you and finding out how to defeat it.
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