Yancy Medeiros on joining Bellator, fighting in Hawaii, Nate Diaz, and more

Yancy Medeiros speaks about his training school for his future battle at Bellator 279 on April 23.

Yancy Medeiros is starting a brand-new roadway in this mixed martial arts occupation. After investing 8 years in the UFC, Medeiros as well as the company split means in 2014. The split might have been a true blessing in camouflage for Medeiros that is currently obtaining the possibility to eliminate on his house island of Hawaii after not dealing with in your home for several years. The brand-new promo that is bringing him exactly how to his friends and family is Bellator mixed martial arts.

Medeiros took a seat for a conversation with FanSided to review his upcoming battle at Bellator 279 as well as dealing with before a house group.

“I simply desired the battle, I haven’t done it for as long. Various other promos, the UFC, we constantly promote that we constantly press, like can you bring it back house?” Medeiros discussed. “Not concerning the cash, it was everything about returning as well as revealing recognition. I’ve been informing every person, I got a lot of tickets, so I can return to individuals that have actually been there for me as well as have actually been assisting me, also, because I began this occupation. I actually intend to provide you individuals a program as well as simply sustain them like exactly how they sustained me. So attempting to maintain it cycle. As well as I’m really satisfied that it’s occurring.”

When it was introduced that Medeiros would certainly be contributed to this Hammaiian Bellator card there was one male that intended to join him. His good friend, Nate Diaz. Diaz publically asked the UFC to release him so he could join Medeiros on the Hawaii card. Medeiros giggled when inquired about this relocation by his buddy.

“Young boy, he’s simply providing me influence. I assume the UFC was simply not bargained with him. He’s simply poppin off as well as providing me some influence at the very same time,” he claimed. “To make individuals chat. I most definitely think that it captured the UFC’s interest. As well as you recognize, points are much better for it, points are obtaining constructed out for Nate currently. Yet he did make some sound. He’s making sounds since he understands his worth as well as he’s assisting me at the very same time. He is most definitely a bro to me as well as he’s constantly been there for me as best as he can as well as I attempted to return the support.”

Medeiros’s last couple of battles did not go his means. He finished his UFC keep up a four-fight losing touch. Medeiros has actually approved the losses as well as is going on from them. Although he has actually just authorized a one-fight agreement with Bellator at this moment, he is not eliminating a lot more activity with them as well as possibly a go to a title. However, for currently, he is simply aiming to place on a great efficiency as well as amuse the house group.

“I don’t make reasons. I assume a great deal of boxers when we battle that we are so vulnerable to having injuries that we find out to function around those points,” he discussed. “I assume I have a lot of injuries that simply were preventing my efficiency from my maneuvering to my head motions. I assume, for me, I’m simply the kind of professional athlete, as well as rival doesn’t whine, yet we’ll succeed of the hill, don’t stress, I could not be the initial one, yet I’ll succeed. So I assume, for me, it’s actually resolving as well as working with a great deal of my negative practices that originated from injuries throughout the years. So I actually need to concentrate on recuperating my injuries. As difficult as I educate, I assume the most significant point that I transformed with this camp is I recouped harder.”

Bellator 279 decreases on April 23 from the Neal S. Blaisdell Field in Honolulu, Hawaii. Medeiros will certainly be tackling  Emmanuel Sanchez on the initial part of the battle card.