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Joe Camacho Interview

We were fortunate enough to get an interview with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt Joe Camacho this past

Wednesday before his big day at King of the Cage (today) and he graciously invited us into his home to

chat for a while. While this was originally a video interview, because of audio difficulties, we decided to

transcribe the interview instead.

AN:  I'm Al Nava for thefightgame.tv, I’m here today with Joe Camacho who will be fighting for the lightweight

title this upcoming King of The Cage, February 20th. Joe, it’s good to see you. Who are you going to fight?

JC:  I’ll be fighting Joe Stevenson for the king of the cage lightweight title - this is for all the marbles. For

the world championship.

AN: I know you’ve been waiting a long time for this fight – you faced him once before, it was your debut that

one time, you’ve learned a lot since then and we know he defeated you by triangle choke, what’s going to

be your strategy this time? Are you going to try to bang with him? We know he can bang and we know

you’ve been training for that.

JC: I’m going to mix it up, if he wants to box, I’ll box,  if he wants to take it to the ground, I’m game...you

know, that’s my bread and butter, on the ground, Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu. If he wants to trade submissions, we’ll

trade submissions, you know. I mean, it’s going to be a war. It’s going to be a good match.  I’m looking

forward to it.

Camacho vs. John DeLaO at KOTC 22

AN: Well, we know that he beat you once before with a triangle, are you going to try to take him to the

ground yourself instead of him bringing you to the ground and maybe try to submit him - to give him back

what he gave you?

JC: Well, my goal is to push him. I want him to fight my game. Joe Stevenson is a tough, tough fighter. No

one has ever really pushed him besides Romie Aram. And I’m going to play kind of Romie Aram’s game –

just push him... pressure. And I’m just going to bang and out box him and out grapple him, you know. But

I’m going to get Ghetto and get aggressive (chuckling)

AN: (chuckling) Get Ghetto

JC: Yeah (chuckling)

AN: You can see Joe Camacho on February 20th at King of he Cage – Any information you want to say

about your upcoming fight?

JC: Just come and check it out - watch it live on the 20th or catch me on pay-per-view on the 29th. Its going

to be a delayed broadcast, it’s going to air the 29th. Come support me, come support my sponsors.  I have

Von Dutch (Von Dutch Originals), and Jer's Board Shop (JBS), Turtles boxing gym in East Los

Angeles, and check out DJ kcbeat.com, and I can’t forget sickboyfilms, they’re the guys that will be filming

my documentary. They’re going to be following me around with cameras and stuff, so go to

sickboyfilms.com and check out their website – it’s pretty cool, it’s pretty neat. And can’t forget

thefightgame.tv – they were there from the beginning, and they got my back, and like I said, I have theirs

too.

AN: Hopefully, when we se you next time, you’ll be victorious but what’s next for you – we hear you are

going to Japan. Is that going to come through or how’s that going?

JC: Win or Lose, I am going to Japan. I’ll be fighting in ZST – the Japan show called Zest - www.zst.info, go

to their website.  I’ll be fighting in their lightweight tournament. It's going to be in May and I’m just going out

there to represent. Go out and signify for the Untied States and Mexico. I’m Mexican/American so, you

know, you  got to represent for the Chicanos out there.  If I beat…When I beat, Joe Stevenson, not if, when I

beat Joe Stevenson, a lot of doors will be opening for me. I’ll have a shot at the UFC and I already have

talks…I’m already talking to the DSE corporation, DreamStage - talking about the Bushido, that’s a little bit

down the line. But first things first, get this fight out of the way, win, and then move on to the next, that’s it.

I’m just focused on this fight really right now. And also, when my Visa comes in, my U.S. passport, then

that’s when  I’ll be ready to go to Japan.

AN: Well Joe, It's a Pleasure once again and if you want to learn more about Joe, he has a website at:

http://www.jcplentee.com/menu.htm. Check him out. Thanks Joe.

JC: Your Welcome, Thank You.

(2/19/04)