Muhammad Hanif Bin Zainal / Legend Fighting Championship
Muhammad Hanif Bin Zainal (6-2-1) kindly took time out of his final preparations to speak to us World MMA News Digest
Legend Fighting Championship 11 at Chin Woo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. 27th April 2013
A) I don't really prepare for just one fight. Im always prepared to fight. Just that when it is near a fight, I will train in different ways and increase the pace of training. So, I would say my preparation for this fight is that I'm doing more wrestling now. It has always been my weak spot, but I do think I'm improving on it.
Q) What do you know about your opponent (Rocky Lee 1-0)
A) My opponent is a blue/purple belt in BJJ. SOme say he is the best in Taiwan. I've only watched a few of his BJJ tournaments and one MMA fight. But, as all the video was from 2011 I'm sure he has improved a lot.
Q) How excited are you to be fighting on home ground in Kuala Lumpur?
A) I'm really excited, I feel really honoured and proud. Malaysia is my country and Kuala Lumpur my hometown and I'm very confident fighting in my hometown.
Q) What will be different from your last fight at Legend? (Hanif lost in the first Round via Rear Naked Choke to Diego Cuenca)
A) This time I'll be going in there less nervous than before, so hopefullyI'll do better.
Q) What is your long term aim in this sport?
A) I want my name to be at the top in Asia. I'll open up a really good MMA gym, train young boys to chase their dreams, it will have more facilities world class trainers and be affordable.
Q) Who do you most admire in Malaysian MMA and Why?
A) Peter Davis, Arnaud LePont and Melvin Yeoh. Peter inspires me in a way that even good looking Mr Nice Guy can fight. I'm not always a fan of Arnaud if I'm honest, but something in him that I overlooked: His spirit and will to fight changed my perspective on him. For Melvin, he's the godfather of MMA in Malaysia and I really respect him.
Q) Who is your all time favorite MMA fighter?
A) Benson Henderson and Carlos Condit, I don't really watch much UFC but I like watching these two guys.
Q) Want to mention your sponsors?
A) Currently Jaded and Collision they sponsor my team Titans Fight Team.
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