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This part 3 of our three part interview with Marc Laimon. Check out what Laimon has to sa y regarding his argument with Matt Serra on The Ultimate Fighter, his thoughts on Tito Ortiz, and much more.
For part 1 where Laimon discusses Royce Gracie and Bas Rutten.
For part 2 where Laimon discusses Rickson Gracie.
MMAyou.com: We all saw the argument you had with Matt Serra on The Ultimate Fighter show, is there still any tension there or is that done?
Laimon: I don’t put too much thought into Matt Serra and I don’t think he puts too much thought into me. He’s entitled to his opinion and I’m entitled to my opinion. Obviously it was heavily edited because I was just bringing up points where I thought… When they’re doing reality shows they’re trying to build story lines and create good guys and bad guys to build ratings so people are interested in following it.
That season had some pretty low caliber fighters. Most those guys have been cut from the UFC already or will be cut in the near future. I just didn’t think the guys were that good. He was upset because I congratulated Matt Hughes on his decimation of Royce Gracie and that I should have more respect. I just think the Gracies should have respect for the sport where they don’t have to have special rules to fight by. They really edited that out. Of course I’m talking about Pride when Royce fought Sakuraba it had to be a no time limit match. You know Royce Gracie is just a human being, he’s no more special than anybody else, he’s just a human and why should he get to fight with different rules? Just cause his last name’s Gracie? I don’t understand why that has to be a difference. It doesn’t matter what you’re last name is. Whether it’s Gracie, Serra, Penn, Laimon, or St. Pierre you should fight under the same set of rules as everybody else is.
Nobody’s special. Everybody is equal. It’s gotta be a level playing field. I don’t think just cause your Dad supposedly invented the sport then you should get special rules to fight by. And that was heavily edited. They tried to make me look bad but who were they gonna push? The assistant coach or the guy that ended up winning the show? It was just a matter of marketing.
He got real upset because he couldn’t keep pace with the verbal grappling and then he started making personal attacks which is the sign of when you can’t win an argument you have to start making personal attacks.
MMAyou.com: Is there anything you would like to say to our readers?
Laimon: Thanks for listening to my rants. You’re entitled to your opinions. Most people hate me but that’s okay. I just tell people how I feel. I don’t sugar coat things. I’m not a politician I just try and call it how I see it and if I’m ever wrong I’ll admit it. I’m a big enough man to admit when I’m wrong. I’ve been wrong in the past, I’ll be wrong in the future but I just would like people to really take things with a grain of salt. Don’t believe everything you read in the internet or see on TV.
We live in such an incredible age right now where information is available everywhere. On your freakin phone in your pocket right now you can access the Internet, you can get on Youtube, you can see things, study, do the research yourself. Don’t be a mindless automaton led by what other people say. Think for yourself and life will be a lot more rewarding as well as your interest in MMA should be.
I would like to thank Team Takedown. They’re website is www.teamtakedownfighters.com. They’re actually a new group of fighters that are about to turn the MMA world on its head. They’re actual professional athletes that are training like pros. Their names are Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller. These guys are unfreakin believable! I’m training them right now. No one knows who they are right now, they’re all flying under the radar but in a little bit you’re gonna be able to see them and they’re gonna knock the socks off people. They’re unbelievable.
I’d like to thank their management team at Team Takedown. You’re gonna see big BIG things from these guys. So if you guys want to know who to look for right now instead of watching Tito Ortiz who’s become the new Ken Shamrock. A one dimensional fighter that if he can’t take you down then he doesn’t win.
A funny thing happened at UFC 40, I was in Tito’s corner, I was one of his trainers for that fight. My friend was telling me, we were drinking, celebrating afterwards, and he’s like “You know what? In a few years Tito’s gonna be (inaudible) the Ken Shamrock, getting his ass kicked”. If you look at it, people saw Tito Ortiz but Tito Ortiz isn’t really anything special. He couldn’t even finish a season of college wrestling. Now that he can’t implement his game plan on people, he’s kind of a like, he’s a dying breed and now he’s become the new Ken Shamrock.
Instead of watching guys like that who had a name from years ago, people should be studying the new guys to see what’s up and coming, cause I’ll tell you, the sport where it’s going to be going in the next three to five years is unfreakin believable. You’re gonna have so many high caliber athletes, that are actual professionals, that are gonna be moppin… As a fan I can’t wait. You’re gonna see the best athletes in the world competing instead of guys that couldn’t be professional athletes in any other organization. The only reason a lot of guys are fighting is because they’re fighting to get chicks, they’re fighting to be famous. The guys that I want to work with and deal with are these guys that are fighting to be the best in the world because that’s what they know.
The only thing they know is to be the best and as a fan, man! That’s the sh**. I can’t wait to see that. As a trainer it’s a dream come true too. Stay tuned for these guys cause they’re gonna shake the MMA foundation. They’re gonna shake the pillars of the MMA foundation. They are really something special.
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