Fitz and a Fighter

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Fitz is joined by UFC lightweight Evan Elder, who makes his 3rd appearance in the Octagon in July.

Evan is coming off a Fight of the Night result vs. Nazim Sadykov, one which he technically lost after it was stopped because of a cut over his right eye.  Elder was up 2-0 on all judges' scorecards, so he is looking to return for a big win.

He has a great story of chasing his dream to be a pro fighter, from moving out to Stockton, California to join the Diaz brothers' gym, to now calling Kill Cliff FC in Florida home with some other great UFC contenders.

He has a great level of maturity for someone who's just 26-years-old and is enjoying the journey every step of the way!

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Paul Felder is a good buddy of mine from our time together as UFC commentators.  We started working for the UFC at the same time on season 1 of Dana White's Contender Series back in 2017.

Felder blossomed as a fighter during the latter stages of his career, reaching the top 10 of the lightweight division in 2019 and 2020.

In this episode, he discusses why triathlon gripped him as he was done fighting as he embraces challenges that most won't tackle.  He also looks back on his fighting career and breaks down the finer parts of acting and what he hopes to accomplish next!

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Marc Montoya joins Fitz to talk about his recent battle with kidney cancer and how it put things in perspective for how he lives and coaches his team at Factory X. 

Montoya is a respected MMA coach who owns Factory X Muay Thai in Denver, CO that has seen a major surge in UFC athletes over the last 6 years.  He helped Anthony Smith become a contender at light heavyweight and has a stable of strong UFC fighters like Dustin Jacoby, Jonathan Martinez, Chris Gutierrez and more.

There are great lessons in this episode about how to think and act like a champion no matter what you are chasing in life!

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UFC flyweight Ode Osbourne joins Fitz to talk about his humble upbringing in Jamaica and why paying it forward to underprivileged youth is such an important thing for him. 

Osbourne found his way to combat sports through wrestling. He hosts a podcast called Wah Gwaan which features inside stories with many UFC fighters.  Enjoy the episode! 

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UFC contender Calvin Kattar joins Fitz to talk about his head down mentality and how embracing the process has allowed him to climb the ranks in mixed martial arts.

 Kattar also talks about his recovery from a recent knee injury he suffered vs. Arnold Allen and when we may next see him head in the Octagon.

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UFC welterweight contender Mike Malott talks about his journey to MMA's highest level and the gratitude he has for the journey, his family and community of coaches that have helped him get there.

 Malott is off another 1st round win, something he has done in ALL of his pro victories!  He is scheduled to fight Adam Fugitt at UFC 289 in Vancouver, Canada in June.

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Fitz is joined by his new friend Gav Pratt! 

Gav is the head strength and conditioning coach at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. He has a long resume as a top level trainer, previously serving as the strength and conditioning coach at the UFC PI in Shanghai, China. 

Prior to that, he worked with the Chinese National Surfing team and other Olympic athletes in China. 

For your own strength program designed by Gav himself, check out his website www.gcpfitness.com.au!

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Fitz catches up with the UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber to talk about how he built his own dream job:  By hustling and trying to build an MMA career, a clothing line, a gym, a team, and more.

Faber has an accomplished career in the UFC and MMA, but he also has been just as impressive on the business side of it.  And here's his secret: it was never about money.  It was about hustling to keep his career in his passion and not some "normal job".

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Fitz welcomes UFC featherweight Billy Quarantillo to the show to talk about his success as a fighter and how it took a lot of small steps to achieve huge results!

Not a standout athlete in high school, Quarantillo put his all into making UFC dreams a reality. He tributes a lot of his success to his coach and mentor Matt Arroyo and a book he recommended called "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy.

Billy has a huge fight coming up vs. Edson Barboza at #UFCKansasCity in the co-main event!

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Head coach and gym manager of Xtreme Couture MMA Eric Nicksick joins Fitz to talk about how he reinvented himself and career.
 
Once a highly recruited football player, personal errors led to the end of his college football career.  Nicksick talks about how he blamed others instead of being accountable for his own actions.
 
A legal issue in his past led to him not being able to join the Las Vegas Fire Department, and he was left at a crossroads.  He needed to change his attitude and find a new path.
 
That's when he went from just training at Xtreme Couture to taking on a manager and then coaching role despite never having competed in MMA.

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