Deric Poston

And if we were in boxing range, he was tuning me up. So I was always trying to stay on the outside because his hands were way better than mine. But we cracked each other. You and Dana White would fight? No, no, no, no. My friend Dana Rose would fight. Okay, I was like, I heard Dana and I was like. But if me and Dana were friends, we would do that too. I sparred with a lot of my friends.

And if we were in boxing range, he was tuning me up. So I was always trying to stay on the outside because his hands were way better than mine. But we cracked each other. You and Dana White would fight? No, no, no, no. My friend Dana Rose would fight. Okay, I was like, I heard Dana and I was like. But if me and Dana were friends, we would do that too. I sparred with a lot of my friends.

We beat the shit out of each other. It was horrible, but that's what you have to do. You know what the beautiful thing about jiu-jitsu is above kickboxing is you don't have this kind of animosity with your sparring partners. Because if you're in a good gym, in kickboxing, you're always hurting each other. And even if you love a guy and you spar with him, you're always hurting each other.

We beat the shit out of each other. It was horrible, but that's what you have to do. You know what the beautiful thing about jiu-jitsu is above kickboxing is you don't have this kind of animosity with your sparring partners. Because if you're in a good gym, in kickboxing, you're always hurting each other. And even if you love a guy and you spar with him, you're always hurting each other.

We beat the shit out of each other. It was horrible, but that's what you have to do. You know what the beautiful thing about jiu-jitsu is above kickboxing is you don't have this kind of animosity with your sparring partners. Because if you're in a good gym, in kickboxing, you're always hurting each other. And even if you love a guy and you spar with him, you're always hurting each other.

You think about getting him. Like, you think about it, he cracked you with a left hook, you're like, I am gonna get him back. I can't wait to get him back. Whereas with jiu-jitsu, you can't wait to tap somebody, but you're not hurting each other. You know, if you get hurt, it's an accident. The injuries in jiu-jitsu are usually either strain-related or, you know, you didn't tap, right?

You think about getting him. Like, you think about it, he cracked you with a left hook, you're like, I am gonna get him back. I can't wait to get him back. Whereas with jiu-jitsu, you can't wait to tap somebody, but you're not hurting each other. You know, if you get hurt, it's an accident. The injuries in jiu-jitsu are usually either strain-related or, you know, you didn't tap, right?

You think about getting him. Like, you think about it, he cracked you with a left hook, you're like, I am gonna get him back. I can't wait to get him back. Whereas with jiu-jitsu, you can't wait to tap somebody, but you're not hurting each other. You know, if you get hurt, it's an accident. The injuries in jiu-jitsu are usually either strain-related or, you know, you didn't tap, right?

It's either you strained to get out of something or you pulled yourself the wrong way or you didn't tap. But in kickboxing, like, you're getting – your legs are getting fucked up every day. Wham! Wham! No matter what. And those pads, they help a little. Damn, and they're huge, Joe, those pads. When they look like it, when I watch them. Yeah, they help a little.

It's either you strained to get out of something or you pulled yourself the wrong way or you didn't tap. But in kickboxing, like, you're getting – your legs are getting fucked up every day. Wham! Wham! No matter what. And those pads, they help a little. Damn, and they're huge, Joe, those pads. When they look like it, when I watch them. Yeah, they help a little.

It's either you strained to get out of something or you pulled yourself the wrong way or you didn't tap. But in kickboxing, like, you're getting – your legs are getting fucked up every day. Wham! Wham! No matter what. And those pads, they help a little. Damn, and they're huge, Joe, those pads. When they look like it, when I watch them. Yeah, they help a little.

Yeah, if somebody kicks you, like if Israel Adesanya kicks you with one of those pads on, you can't believe the kind of agony that's involved in that way to make a living. So I was only doing it because I didn't know what to do. But I wasn't the same person that I used to be. At one point in time, I was just a mad dog.

Yeah, if somebody kicks you, like if Israel Adesanya kicks you with one of those pads on, you can't believe the kind of agony that's involved in that way to make a living. So I was only doing it because I didn't know what to do. But I wasn't the same person that I used to be. At one point in time, I was just a mad dog.

Yeah, if somebody kicks you, like if Israel Adesanya kicks you with one of those pads on, you can't believe the kind of agony that's involved in that way to make a living. So I was only doing it because I didn't know what to do. But I wasn't the same person that I used to be. At one point in time, I was just a mad dog.

And then I realized, like, I'm going to get really hurt, and there's no future in this, you know? Wow.

And then I realized, like, I'm going to get really hurt, and there's no future in this, you know? Wow.

And then I realized, like, I'm going to get really hurt, and there's no future in this, you know? Wow.

You know what it was really? I had one fight, I fought in the nationals in Anaheim. And I beat the first guy, so I got into the second round. And the second guy was this, I think he was from Illinois, I don't remember. But he was like super aggressive. And I hit him with the hardest wheel kick I've ever thrown in my life. It was perfect. he charged in with a left switch kick.

You know what it was really? I had one fight, I fought in the nationals in Anaheim. And I beat the first guy, so I got into the second round. And the second guy was this, I think he was from Illinois, I don't remember. But he was like super aggressive. And I hit him with the hardest wheel kick I've ever thrown in my life. It was perfect. he charged in with a left switch kick.

You know what it was really? I had one fight, I fought in the nationals in Anaheim. And I beat the first guy, so I got into the second round. And the second guy was this, I think he was from Illinois, I don't remember. But he was like super aggressive. And I hit him with the hardest wheel kick I've ever thrown in my life. It was perfect. he charged in with a left switch kick.