photo 1 of 83 NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Tom Watson weighs in during the UFC on Fuel TV weigh in at Capital FM Arena on September 28, 2012 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Tom WatsonTRAINING: It is easy to become blind and see each day as a similar one. It is not the case. Training can't reflect routine and structure. A fight is not that, so why engineer a schedule like that? Most mornings I wake up and decide what and how I feel like doing then go from there.
Thoughts on opponent, Rafael Natal? Natal is derived from the Latin of nātālis (to be born). Hopefully, Rafael's style has been born again, otherwise things won't end well for him. Natal is also perched on Brazil's Atlantic Coast with some great beaches I hear.
When and why did you start training for fighting? My fight career began at 16 years old, when I realized that by living a few years of my life like most won't, I could live the rest of my life like most can't. What ranks and titles have you held? UCMMA Middleweight MMA Champion, 3 time BAMMA Middleweight World Champion, ISKA Cruiserweight British Champion, 3 time ABA Southern Counties Champion, Full Contact Unlicensed Boxing Champion, Cliff Richard Invitational Chess Champion 1991 Do you have any heroes? Karen and Michael J Watson What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Anywhere that I can represent Queen and Country is a great honor. Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? BA (Honours) Degree of the highest order in Media and Cultural Studies What was your job before you started fighting? Agricultural land owner and licensed slaughterman Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Amateur Boxing Standout 2006, Multiple ABA Southern Counties Champion Specific accomplishments in pro competition? MFC Knockout of the Year 2010, Five Time Fight of the Night Winner, Three time Knockout of the Night Winner, Longest Reigning BAMMA Champion Ranks in any martial arts styles: Orange belt in Kyokushin Karate, Purple belt in BJJ, Lau Gar Kung Fu green belt, Muay Thai A Class rank, Black belt with a green stripe in Wing Chun, Silver 2 gloves in Savate back when I trained in France in the 90's,Open class international amateur boxing Favorite grappling technique: The one that works Favorite striking technique: Repeat as above
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