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How mixed martial artist Yancy Medeiros plays ‘The Long Game’
With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Yancy Medeiros is a seasoned veteran in the world of professional mixed martial arts.
Born in Ewa Beach and raised in Makaha, Medeiros started fighting in his early 20s through the local circuit and quickly rose to the professional ranks, competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator.
“It really didn’t dwell on me in the sense of like, ‘Oh, I’m in the UFC!’ because I was on the path of representing Hawaii,” he said. “I’m out of Hawaii. It didn’t matter what; I didn’t want to put on, ‘I need to be in UFC.’ I was like, no, I need to represent Hawaii first. Where I need to be is where I’m going to be.”
Despite his success, he doesn’t want fighting to define him.
When it comes to ‘The Long Game,’ this father of four explains how he’s embracing a new season of life.
“It’s like a fight. You can look at every fight and every fight, I want to get better,” Medeiros said. “I think kids should be the same. As a parent, you should want to be better.”
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With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Yancy Medeiros is a seasoned veteran in the world of professional mixed martial arts.
Born in Ewa Beach and raised in Makaha, Medeiros started fighting in his early 20s through the local circuit and quickly rose to the professional ranks, competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator.
“It really didn’t dwell on me in the sense of like, ‘Oh, I’m in the UFC!’ because I was on the path of representing Hawaii,” he said. “I’m out of Hawaii. It didn’t matter what; I didn’t want to put on, ‘I need to be in UFC.’ I was like, no, I need to represent Hawaii first. Where I need to be is where I’m going to be.”
Despite his success, he doesn’t want fighting to define him.
When it comes to ‘The Long Game,’ this father of four explains how he’s embracing a new season of life.
“It’s like a fight. You can look at every fight and every fight, I want to get better,” Medeiros said. “I think kids should be the same. As a parent, you should want to be better.”
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.