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Gökhan Saki on His First Year in UFC, Exploring the US, and Badr Hari

This article originally appeared on VICE Sports Nederland.

Gökhan Saki entered the UFC with a bang last year, knocking out Henrique Da Silva in the first round. But afterwards, things did not go as planned for the Turkish Tyson. He injured his knee, had to undergo surgery, and started a long medical rehabilitation.

Now, Saki is on his way back. After the surgery and rehabilitation in the United States, he is currently training in Turkey. We spoke with Saki last year about his plans in the UFC. This time we speak with him about his first year in the UFC, with his fast KO, a nasty injury, and the journey he made throughout the United States afterwards.

VICE Sports: Hi Saki, how do you like your first year in the UFC so far? Gökhan Saki: I really like it. The beginning was hard, because I took the first fight a bit too soon. Luckily I was ready just in time. I knew Henrique Da Silva was an opponent who doesn’t give up easily and has a good chin. I was also able to wrestle with him a bit and he went down, so the first fight was perfect.

What went wrong afterwards with your knee? I started to have some troubles with an old injury I got from Glory 1. During training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu my knee started to swell up. In the beginning, I did not want to get surgery and just fight that way. But during my training camp in the US the ligament was torn off. I should have listened to the doctors and got the surgery before this happened, but sometimes you just don’t want to see what’s happening. I just wanted to fight.

So it’s more or less your own fault it got worse than necessary. It definitely is, yes.

What were the initial reactions from the UFC after your first fight? They were very excited. Dana White showed that on Instagram as well. The UFC knew what they brought in when they got me. I also got a lot of sponsorships offered after that first fight. The UFC is satisfied, but they wanted to get me long before I signed there. I just wasn’t ready yet.

Michael Bisping said that he expected the UFC to push your debut more, because of your track record in kickboxing. What do you think about that? I agree with him one hundred percent. I had not fought in almost three years, so they gave me no promotion at all. But I made that event in Japan, because nobody gave a shit about that card. The stadium was full of K-1-fans, just for me. I was not the main event on the card, but I was the main event in the stadium.

I also think the UFC got a little bit scared because of what happened with Conor McGregor. If they push and promote someone like that again, he might become a problem again, you know? But I am going to be a problem for the UFC anyway, because they can not avoid you after two good fights. When you show you can back up what you talk, everybody is going to get behind you. Then the UFC will promote you.

You wanted to fight again shortly after knocking out Da Silva. How difficult was it for you when you heard you had to undergo surgery? I don’t even want to think about it, man. That situation was fucked up. I felt like I was back, I was so motivated to fight. And then this shit happened, you know? But it is what it is. You have got to learn how to live with it, otherwise you just fall off. I got stronger psychologically. Usually I am twenty pounds heavier when I don’t fight for a month, but now I am still at the perfect weight. I just have to work on my stamina, but I have got plenty time for that.

Do you think fighters will focus on that knee in your upcoming fights? Man, you know I am a smart fighter. I already came up with something in case that happens.

What did you come up with? Are you working for the police or something? Haha, I am not going to tell you that. That’s a secret. But if they kick me on the knee, they are going to sleep. Immediately.

Photo by Dennis Wielders

You said before that you have to work on you stamina. How is that going so far? Look, my stamina was not bad in my last fight. But I had not fought in a while and had to find out how to distribute my strength in MMA. Therefore I did not make enough combinations, I had to rely on power and single punches. But I would have recovered good after that first round. I tested in training if my heart rate would have went down and that was fine.

But I want to push it to the maximum. I never really did that in the Netherlands, because I was stubborn. I only did what I thought was best and was not open to learn new things. Now I am open to new things, so I now know I never got everything out of myself. That is my challenge now. I want to know how I fight when I got a million percent out of myself.

What did you change in your way of working? I changed my whole team. I don’t live in the Netherlands anymore. I asked my Dutch coach Mike Passenier to come over a couple of times, but he is always busy training Badr Hari, it’s always something. I need a coach who is always here with me, so I am currently working with a guy from Italy and I have a few good A-class kickboxers I can train with here. I also train with a black belt jiu-jitsu guy right now.

You stayed in the US for a while after your surgery. What where you up to in those weeks? I made a road trip with my manager Ali Fardi. I never traveled through the United States before. I always came just to fight and leave. Now I visited some nature parks in California and near Las Vegas, plus some gyms in that area as well. I want to train in America about five weeks ahead of my fights from now on. I visited Jackson Wink and King MMA in California, Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and Henri Hooft and American Top Team in Miami. I like America, man. I think I would like to live there as well.

How did you like road tripping through the US? I love nature, man. That road trip through the desert was awesome. I really like to explore new things. I am like Marco Polo, I am everywhere. I have always lived for adventures. When I was younger, I used to travel to different countries on small budgets already. What else are you going to do? Sit on your money? Then you’ll be old one day, without having seen anything of the world.

Is there a place you haven’t been yet, but really want to travel? Well, it’s impossible now because I am in the UFC, but I want to travel throughout Africa when I am done with fighting. I once had a girlfriend from Tanzania and went there. That was incredible, all those animals and nature. I love it. I lived in Dubai for a while and people thought I lived a perfect life there. But listen, I was actually doing nothing over there. I don’t like that luxury, the restaurants, clubs and all that shit. I liked to go clubbing way back in the Netherlands, when I was twenty years old. Now I like nature better.

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Last time we spoke, you told us about your ambitions in the movie industry. Have you made moves in that world so far? Fardi and I visited WME, an agency for big Hollywood stars like Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. I have been in contact with Johnson for a while now. He is helping me and Fardi to find our way into this world. Johnson set up a meeting for us with his manager at WME. He would like to work with us and WME was satisfied with how we run our social media and promote ourselves. The manager said that he would like to work with me after I fight two or three more good fights in the UFC.

A lot happened at Glory since you left last year. Did you see the return of Badr Hari against Hesdy Gerges? To be fair, it hurt my heart to see Badr like this, because I know how good and explosive he used to be. This time it was different. Maybe it was due to the fact that he was very light, about 102 kilo’s, and the fact that he did not fight for a while. I just hope he trains hard and comes back better. The sport of kickboxing needs him. Without him, you only have Rico Verhoeven in the heavyweight division. But nobody outside the Netherlands knows Rico Verhoeven. What I did like about Badr is that he showed he matured. That is really important in his career at this point.

Maybe Badr wanted to fight out the three rounds against Hesdy, to test his own stamina after his absence.

I think it was just new for him, fighting at this weight. Hesdy is also a weird fighter to be up against, he does not stop. They had some bad blood from their first fight as well and there were a lot of Moroccan fans surrounding the ring. A lot was going on, which is always the case when Badr fights. You have to be able to handle that pressure. I know I can. But I always love to see Badr fight. I lost to him. I would have loved to knock him out cold, but it is what it is.

Are you still in contact with Badr? No, we never speak, but I am always honest about my opinions.

I believe so far it’s been a good decision for you to leave Glory. Yeah man, I am done with Glory. They talk a lot, but can’t back it up. Glory is done for. I never talk about my exes. Glory is just an ex I hit a couple of times and then had to fuck off.

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Gegard Mousasi: 'Reebok should be ashamed' of UFC deal

Gegard Mousasi says that the Reebok deal was only there to drive up the selling price for the UFC. (Getty)

Now that Gegard Mousasi is officially a Bellator fighter, he is free to say anything and everything that is on his mind about his former employer. And one of his many gripes with the UFC was the Reebok deal that he felt was only there to drive the selling price of the company up to $4 billion while “screwing” a lot of people out of money along the way.

“I can now say that it was a very [expletive] deal because I’m no longer with the UFC and Reebok should be ashamed,” Mousasi told Yahoo Sports. “They weren’t there to help the fighters, they were only there to help sell the UFC for $4 billion dollars.”

The Dutch fighter became increasingly vocal over the past couple of years and panned everything from his pay to his opportunities — both of which have been rectified with his Bellator deal. But the Reebok deal is something that certainly left a bitter taste in Mousasi’s mouth.

“The Reebok deal killed a lot of companies who used to sponsor fighters,” Mousasi said. He explained that although he will now have the freedom to secure sponsorship under the Bellator banner, many of the companies have since gone under thanks to the deal that barred them from being seen during UFC events. “That deal screwed a lot of people and nobody was happy with it. Not the UFC or the fighters. I don’t even think Reebok is happy with the deal. They stole a lot of money out of the pockets of fighters.”

Mousasi also explained his displeasure with how he was compensated. Aside from the Reebok deal affecting his pay, Mousasi said that he was sick of “gambling” with his career.

“The thing with the UFC is that you become champion first and then you get paid,” Mousasi said while stating that Bellator’s financial terms were better than what the UFC put on the table. “I’m already one of the best fighters who is in their prime. Why should I be gambling my future? If I don’t become champion, I don’t deserve good money? NBA players get paid regardless of whether or not they win a championship. They don’t cut your check in half. You get a bonus for being champion but that doesn’t affect your overall pay. They get paid for what they have already done.”

In addition to the pay, Mousasi also said that the opportunities were far better than what the UFC offered. The 31-year-old was unhappy with the fact that Robert Whittaker was offered the opportunity to compete for the interim UFC middleweight title at UFC 213 despite Mousasi being on five-fight winning streak and holding a victory over former champion Chris Weidman. It’s something that he believes will not be an issue with Bellator.

“I will get those opportunities with Bellator,” he said while citing that he anticipates that his Bellator debut will be in September or October. And those opportunities include everything from a superfight to the possibility of holding titles in multiple weight classes.

“The UFC was interested in making Michael Bisping against Georges St-Pierre but I think me against Rory MacDonald is an even better fight because we are both in our primes. When I win the middleweight title, maybe there can be a superfight with us or I can fight for the light heavyweight title. I’m willing to go all the way up to heavyweight.”

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UFC Hall Of Famer Mike Bisping Teams Up With Blockasset For NFT Launch https://bitcoinist.com/ufc-hall-of-famer-mike-bisping-teams-up-with-blockasset-for-nft-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ufc-hall-of-famer-mike-bisping-teams-up-with-blockasset-for-nft-launch

UFC Hall of Fame inductee Mike Bisping is the latest premier athlete to hop into the NFT space. Bisping will pair up with Blockasset, an NFT marketplace looking to make a strong push in sport.

The news comes early as a Bitcoinist exclusive, as Blockasset will announce Bisping’s collaboration over the upcoming weekend.

UFC Meets NFT

Blockasset is putting their foot on the gas on talent partnerships in sports. The platform announced historic soccer player Wayne Rooney as the first part of their Blockasset Legends series this week, with Bisping’s announcement to follow as the second legend in the series.

After starting his career in 2004, Bisping established himself as a UFC legend, and was inducted to the league’s Hall of Fame in 2019 and now serves as a sports analyst, actor, and commentator. Bisping was the first and only British fighter to win a UFC Championship in 2016. His accolades don’t stop there, as Bisping’s racked up International Fighter of the Year awards and a number of different championship and tournament wins. Additionally, he has since built a substantial following on social media.

Now, with Bisping’s partnership with Blockasset, the top-tier fighter will pair up with digital artist Dosbrak. The drop is set to feature 10,000 NFTs in the full release. There are another anticipated three athletes to come into the fold as part of the Blockasset Legends series as well.

Solana is the powering blockchain behind Blockasset, and has surged in recent months in part due to the explosive growth of NFTs. | Source: SOL-USD on TradingView.com

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The Big Picture

Blockasset is building an NFT platform on Solana, an increasingly popular blockchain for NFTs. The platform was initially introduced in July 2021, unveiling five athletes (including UFC fighters Darren Till and Leon Edwards) in the initial announce. The platform will support secondary sales and emphasizes user experience and ease of use.

Blockasset cites Solana’s low-cost fees and fast processing times as key attributes in deciding to build on the chain. The platform also will leverage a native token, $BLOCK, to power the ecosystem. Native tokens are becoming increasingly popular on NFT marketplaces, exemplified by SuperRare’s $RARE token unveiling in recent months and increased chatter about a potential OpenSea token.

Additionally, the UFC and fighters in the league have been stepping up engagement in crypto too. In June, the league paired up with Socios.com to release $UFC fan tokens. A month later, the UFC locked in a $175MM sponsorship deal with Crypto.com.

A variety of UFC talent have been vocal advocates of different tokens in recent years as well, and with the increasing emergence of crypto in day-to-day life, expect more brand ambassadors and partnership deals to come into the fold.

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Michael Bisping Claims Former Management Threatened to Kill Him in Court Battle with Wolfslair Gym

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is presently embroiled in a battle in London's High Court with former manager and Wolfslair owner Anthony McGann.

As per the Daily Mail's Darren Boyle, Bisping is being sued for £270,000 in unpaid management fees and expenses dating back ten years. Bisping denies these allegations and told the High Court he refused to sign a deal renewal with McGann in 2012 following years of threats and bullying.

Wolfslair MMA Academy was co-founded by McGann in Widnes, situated in England's North West, back in 2004. Thanks to rising star Michael Bisping, and the publicised signings of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Cheick Kongo to dual training and managerial contracts, the gym rose to prominence on the international MMA scene. Other former Wolfslair members include Antonio "Big Foot" Silva, Paul Kelly and Curt Warburton.

According to the report, Michael Bisping first signed with the gym in 2005, shortly before his successful stint on season three of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), which earned him a UFC contract after winning the tournament. He later split with the gym in 2012, alleging they were "violent people" to the court, and moved to the USA on a full-time basis to train and make a clean break from former management.

Giving evidence in court, McGann provided a document signed by Bisping that the fighter claims is not the contract he originally signed in 2005. "I accept that is my signature on that document," he told the judge, Richard Salter. "It appears on a contract that I didn't sign, but it is my signature. That's not the contract that I signed. It didn't have the name put on it and it wasn't this date. Anthony McGann, and the others, they are concocting lies to the invoices and fabricated the entire thing. That's been my stance from day one."

McGann's representative, Nigel Lawrence, said his client had been the figure who negotiated Mr Bisping's entry into The Ultimate Fighter, as well as the UFC discretionary bonuses paid to him in private. Bisping denied McGann's involvement in either activity, saying he participated in the open tryouts in London's Earl's Court for his season of TUF as normal, while the UFC's private bonuses were not negotiated. According to the Liverpool Echo, UFC President Dana White appeared in court via video link in Las Vegas, Nevada, to give evidence for Bisping, saying he only dealt with McGann while he was representing Jackson.

The now UFC middleweight champion claimed McGann and Wolfslair tried to negotiate a contract renewal in 2011 on similar terms to that in 2005, which he did not want to sign—citing breach of contract and violent threats as his reasoning. When questioned by McGann's lawyer as to why he hadn't raised his concerns in those negotiations, Bisping said: "There was no point in bringing it up. I thought I was moving on. The six years were up.

"They were violent people and there had been threats over the years and I was trying to make it a smooth transition. When they get sponsorship money and didn't give it to me. When they threatened to kill me, then that's a reason to move on. There were threats over the years and I would say that was a breach of contract."

Bisping later accused McGann and Wolfslair of similar behaviour in the past to fellow former teammates. "They have sued so many fighters which have left the gym and moved on," he told the judge. "This is what they do—they bully people through the court until they get a settlement. They were trying to swindle money out of me."

The trial continues.

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