I e hadsixfightsand 15 months, and I thoughttomyself, Youknow, thatwasn't sobad.
I'lldothatagain.
When I thinkabouteveryday I getsohappy, I getsoexcited.
It's thecompetition.
Youcouldsayitdrivesme.
I thinkit's a simplething.
Youstepinthere, there's gonnabe a winner.
There's goingtobe a loser, and I thinkthat's that's a beautifulthing.
Thelove I haveforitisit's somethingdifferent.
When I grewupinyourown, I stayedin a smallvillagecalledDrewTapa.
Max.
I wouldsay 2000 people, but I actuallythinkislike 1200 people, soreallysmallvillagethatwas a farmer.
I wouldhelpmygoalswithallhisfarmingstuff.
I hadcloseto 50 familymemberswithin a mileradius.
I spend a lotoftimewithfamily.
I grewupwithfamily.
Wehave 20 pluscousins.
They'reallreallyamazing, supportive.
It's a blessingtohave a bigfamilybeing a certainChristiansforus, forthekids, betteropportunityinAmericaandatthetimewehad a chancetocomeover.
Itwasincrediblydifficult.
Wedidn't know a wordofEnglish.
That's whenourbondgrewstrongerandstrongerbecauseitwasjusthimand I for a while, allthekidsAmerican, EverybodyspeaksEnglish.
Nootherlanguage.
Noah.
Syriansaround.
IttookmemaybesixmonthstolearnEnglishjustbecause I hadnochoice.
You'vegottosurviveonsurvival.
Isyourbestteacheryourfax?
Everybodylooksatmeas a grapplerthingsAnnaMaeandmasteroff.
I'llhavebeensoimportantformygrowthandstriking.
There's somanythingstosomanyelementstoit.
I enjoyitquite a bit, and I thinkthat's beenthebiggestreasonwhy I'vebeenimprovingourmainalmostsixyearsforthetimewhenyoucometodohisbesthere, youknow, helpsupportallhisstamp.
Forsureheisthefielddroppinghisdivision.
What's yourthreekings?
Just a just a gymnearus, and I'm goingtogocheckthatout.
I turned 18 becausemymomwouldn't actuallyletmesignupforjujitsu.
Sowhen I turned 18 I wasabletogo, butonmyown.
I wentthere.
I signedupat a healthGracieJim, andthatwaskindofit.
After I signedup, I gotaddicted.
Mymom.
I didn't tellheraboutjitsuformaybe a yearuntil I gotthiscauliflowerandsherealized, OK, sotheweekbeforemyfight, myfirstfight, I rememberherfreakingout a littlebit.
Shewasverylaidback, butshedefinitelyhad a hardtimewithEmmaMay.
I washappyifhewaasfamousorpopularinthetiny's orgolforsomethinglikethis.
NotEmma.
Me, youshouldgoon.
Bethedoctor, thelawyerBesomething.
WhyyouchoosingEmmaMayAndhesaysNo, because I lovethisgame.
Soifhelovesthegame I lovebecause I loveBenny.
I toldherthateitherhewillhavetosupporthimoryouwillloseyoursonbecause I knewhewasreallyseriousabouther.
Acceptancetook a longtime, butitwasworththetrip.
Onehandedcatch.
Thegoalisgreatness.
Ineverysportismylife.
I don't traineverMay.
I don't trainjitters.
I livedthis.
Thisismylifeforme.
I have, uh, strongeverywhere.
Have a goodwrestlinggame.
I have a goodjudge.
It's a game.
And I have a goodstrikinggame.
Havemoreweapons.
I'm goingtobetheoneputtingthepressureonhim.
Hewon't knowif I'm lookingfor a takedownbeforeEarlfor I'm lookingfor a knockout.