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Gladiator Challenge Newsletter Interview With GC Heavyweight Champ Dave Huckaba
August 22, 2009 Konocti Vista Casino Lakeport, California
Interview With GC Heavyweight Champ Dave Huckaba
PL: First off, how does it feel to be back with Gladiator Challenge? DH: It’s great. It’s good to have the hardware, and I don’t think anyone is going to beat me in this organization; I will own the division here. In my last fight, anybody I fought that day I would have beaten; I had plenty of motivation. To be honest, my feelings were hurt by getting my belt taken away. But now I've got it back, and I don't plan on gi ving it up. I would love to fight exclusively for GC, and I hope that day comes. If it does, you’ll never see this belt on another heavyweight’s waist.
PL: In your fight with him, Rick Randolph seemed to be doing well on the ground in the 1st round, but you came on stronger in the 2nd. What are your thoughts on the fight? DH: It went exactly as planned. My cardio is out of control right now; I train like a champion. In fact, I am training in Vegas with Randy Couture, I’ve recently brought God into my life, and I am just working so hard. In that fight, I outweighed Randolph 244 lbs. to 208 lbs.; he simply can’t hold me down. I felt his strength leaving him, his punches getting weaker as time went by. I knew that he would gas on the ground, so I wanted him to take me down. It took him double the strength, and I capitalized. I really wanted to knock him out, and he did try his stand-up, but it didn’t go well for him, so he went back to ground. I visualized that fight, and it went as I had expected.
PL: What are your thoughts on Rick Randolph? DH: I have nothing bad to say about him; he’s a great fighter. But I felt like I took 10 or 12 shots of his best shots on the ground; it only took 2 of mine to end his night. You have to evolve, you can’t stay the way you are, and that's what I want to make sure I'm doing.
PL: The crowd was going absolutely crazy for you; did that influence your performance at all? DH: In GC, I’ve never lost because I will not lose in front of my home crowd. The backing is there, God’s on my side now, and the momentum is there. When I’ve lost, it’s been in other areas where I don’t have fans. In front of a GC crowd, I will not lose. The fans mean that much to me.
PL: You have just agreed to fight MMA legend Dan Severn; how does it feel to face a pioneer like him? DH: Right now, it feels absolutely awesome. It’s perfect timing for me, I’m too hungry, and I have a lot of momentum on my s ide. Dan’s older, and no disrespect, but his prime is past. I punch very hard. I have a lot of respect for him, so I just hope everything ends safely for both of us.
For additional information please contact: Phil Lanides, Publicist - (408) 439-3245, phil@fightofyourlife.com Tedd Williams, Owner/Promoter – info@gladiatorchallenge.com
ABOUT GLADIATOR CHALLENGE: Gladiator Challenge is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion established in 1999 by Tedd Williams. A former UFC fighter, Williams is a former national AAU Sambo Champion (1997), a former California State Judo Champion (4th Degree Black Belt under “Judo” Gene Lebell) and a former college All- American wrestler (Cerritos Jr. College, 1988-89). Gladiator Challenge runs 12-18 MMA events per year, and has featured MMA superstars Uriah “The California Kid” Faber, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, James Irvin, Tyson Griffin, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Scott “Hands of Stone” Smith, “The Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, Mac Danzig, Dan “The Beast” Severn, Jerry Bohlander, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett, Chris Leben, Chael Sonnen, Jake Shields, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt, Nate “The Rock” Quarry, Jason “The Punisher” Lambert, Bobby “The Bad Seed” Hoffman, and Cal Worsham, among many others. Gladiator Challenge can be found online at http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com/
- From Gladiator Challenge Newsletter
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