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00:00You started with the PFL with the format
00:02that it was last year, of course.
00:03Unfortunately, had to pull out of that tournament
00:05because of injury.
00:06What were you going through?
00:08What were some things you were dealing with at the time?
00:09How have you healed up?
00:10And how excited are you to get back in there
00:12and show people what you can do once again?
00:16That injury is past.
00:18You know, I had a fractured ankle,
00:20but it's 100% now.
00:23You know, I was kept training
00:25since maybe October last year.
00:29So I'm really excited.
00:32And I really want to fight now as soon as possible.
00:37Well, you know, that was your first foray into the PFL.
00:39Now things have changed.
00:40It's almost like, you know, you're new boss,
00:42but same old format that you're used to
00:44because obviously you have experience with Bellator
00:46before they bought the PFL.
00:48How are you, you know, feeling now
00:50that they have changed the format
00:51from the regular season and playoffs like they had
00:53to the format that you're used to with Bellator
00:56and the Grand Prix format where, you know,
00:57just a bracket, you face your fighter
00:59and you move on and it's just, you know,
01:01win and go on for a couple of fights here.
01:02How do you like the changes that have been put in
01:04by the PFL this year?
01:07I mean, I like the change, you know.
01:09It's only one shot.
01:12I think every fight you have to go like,
01:14this is your one shot, you know.
01:17And I think it's a huge opportunity and motivation.
01:21And I always want to fight with the best, you know,
01:25and I think PFL is the place for that.
01:29And, you know, there's a lot of talent in this pool,
01:31but you obviously have, you know, experience
01:33fighting the best of the best in Bellator.
01:35You know, when you look back at your record,
01:36you fought Pitbull for the title,
01:38you fought Packer and Pico, you know,
01:40the best that the Bellator has had to offer
01:42in this division.
01:43How do you feel like you are situated
01:44with your experience versus some of these other guys
01:46who may be a little newer to the tournament format
01:48or maybe, you know, just rising up the ranks here
01:51and facing the level that you've already faced
01:53time and time again already?
01:55You know, I signed with Bellator when I was a kid
01:59and, you know, my nickname is a kid,
02:01but I can tell you I became a man
02:03and I have a lot of experience.
02:06And I think it's a big fact for me, you know,
02:10I have a lot of experience.
02:11I had five rounds with one of the best in the world
02:15and I'm ready to prove it.
02:17I am one of the best in the world
02:18and it's simple for me, you know,
02:20my goal is to become the champion.
02:23Now, obviously, you're not in control of the matchups.
02:26You know, you got to see who they put you against
02:28and where the bracket breaks as far as fights go.
02:30But when you look at the lineup that they put together,
02:32Pinedo, Kelly, you know, Kennedy, Landu, Braga,
02:36are there anybody that you're looking at
02:38that maybe you want, you know,
02:40you'd like to fight at some point in this tournament
02:42or does it not matter to you
02:43and just whoever's in front of you,
02:44that fight is the one you're going to get
02:45and, you know, you just focus on that aspect in front of you?
02:48Exactly what you said.
02:50I really don't care.
02:52Just, you know, put me somebody
02:54and I cannot wait to fight and prove it.
02:57I am the best.
03:00You know, you have moved around over the years.
03:03You obviously started over in Hungary.
03:06Now, you're living, you've been living in the US
03:07for a while now.
03:09What was the big change for you
03:10to make that move to the US
03:11and start training here full-time
03:13to bring your family from, you know,
03:14all that you grew, you know, accustomed to
03:17and grew up with over there to, you know,
03:18change into the US?
03:20As you said, you know, you came into this when you were a kid.
03:22That's a big change and a big, you know,
03:24shift in your lifestyle
03:25when you make that at a young age you did.
03:28How do you feel now?
03:29And how has that helped you feel, you know,
03:31that you've grown in your career because of that?
03:35I mean, I had to make that decision, you know.
03:38It wasn't easy, but, you know,
03:40I had a dream to became the best
03:42and I think I learned a lot.
03:45I got a lot from Florida, you know.
03:47I used to live here now
03:49and I had to come here because I had to train.
03:53If you want to be the best,
03:54you have to train with the best guys on the world.
03:56And, I mean, I really like it, you know.
04:00I have so many friends now in the States
04:04and I can tell you I improved a lot
04:08in the last seven or eight years.
04:10I don't know how long I am here now,
04:13but, you know, it's definitely worth it.