James Greechan is all set to make his mixed martial arts debut on Unity Fighting Championship and claim’s he’s looking forward to a “good war”.
Originally scheduled to face Freddie Murray, Greechan will now lock horns with Rob Rosie, who Greechan respects for taking the fight late on. The event is set to go down at the Dolphin Centre in Darlington on Aug.5. Those attending can expect an excellent night of competitive action.
Ahead of his first walk to the cage, we had the opportunity of catching up with James Greechan. Hear what he had to say below.
Interview With James Greechan
A few weeks out until you make your MMA debut. How are you feeling physically and mentally as we close in on your big day? Are you going through a mixed bag of emotions?
Physically I feel the strongest I’ve ever been. Mentally I feel ready and confident in my skills.
For the readers, can you touch on how long you’ve been training and why MMA was a path you have dabbled into?
Been training MMA solid for a year and a few months. I tried other gyms over the years but just never stuck at any. But I was put into boxing at an early age and did that for a few years. So I found it a good transition into MMA as it just suited me better.
Everyone’s different. Some fighters train a few months prior to fighting. Some are well over 12 months. How did the conversation go between fighter and coach to know you were ready to test the skills you’ve acquired in the cage?
We’ve had a few conversations over the months. We had an idea of where I needed to be in order to have my MMA debut, and just over the months of hard training since my last k1 fight, we’ve both seen a massive improvement. So it was finally time to test my skills fully.
Greechan Talks Biggest Strengths
Although you’ve not made the walk yet, inside the gym, for the guys that don’t know, where would you say your biggest strengths lie, and what can we expect to see from you on the night?
With MMA being such a different dynamic to k1, I’ve had to change up how I fight completely in this camp, my biggest strength has always been boxing, but recently I’ve added so much to my kicking and ground game that you can expect to see me be comfortable anywhere the fight lands.
Rob Rosie is the man welcoming you to the cage. He’s got one fight under his belt. I asked him the same, do you feel he has any mental advantage having that one fight under his belt, as opposed to you just going through it all for the first time?
I don’t feel he has any mental advantages purely because I’ve fought in a cage twice and in grappling competitions, so I know the pressure he will be coming forward with.
On robs debut, did you look into and watch that bout? If so, what have you taken away from it, and what do you think of the skills he possesses from that fight alone?
Yeah, I had a look at his fight. He looks game to come forward and has good submissions. I didn’t get to see much else as it was a fast fight.
Final Thoughts
Finally, do you have any last words for your opponent or anyone you’d like to thank ahead of battle?
I have nothing but respect for my opponent; we both have trained hard and are hungry. I’m just looking forward to a good war. I’d like to thank everyone at my gym, CVA Ju-jitsu, for all the rounds and all the boys at Goliath mma as well; they have all been a massive part of my development. A big thanks to my coach Ben as well.
