Michael Chiesa (Guest) - EP #112

Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast

UFC Welterweight, winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Live, UFC analyst, and future podcaster, Michael Chiesa, Skypes in for today’s show. He and Mike talk about his upcoming fight against Neil Magny, how Michael ended up on Worldstar, his analysis of Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards, the real reason Mike Swick has animosity toward the media, using an analyst's mindset to study opponents, Michael's disastrous last fight camp, the stress of training under the shadow of the virus, the one thing everyone overlooks about Khabib's game, Dustin Poirier's keys to victory against Conor McGregor, what the future holds, and so much more! Don't forget we post NINE HOURS EARLIER on YouTube so be sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications so you can watch the episodes as soon as they are released! Watch the taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/uL7akZOhhVg Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at https://akathailand.com ! Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to the show 0:28 Michael had to keep his fight with Neil Magny on the down-low 3:04 Michael is pumped for his 2nd shot at a main event 5:07 How Michael got on Worldstar! 6:36 Michael's analysis of Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards 8:55 The real reason behind Mike Swick's animosity toward the media 11:01 Chiesa vs Magny has been in the works for a long time 14:20 2021 will be the year of the Welterweight division 16:54 The one thing that scares Michael about the virus protocols 20:50 Applying an analyst's mindset when studying opponents 24:24 Michael's last fight camp was the worst ever 26:51 Michael breaks down his strategy against Neil Magny 29:51 The smallest mistake could cost Magny the fight 34:04 Michael has a mini UFC Performance Institute in his garage! 36:38 The virus only adds to the stress of training for a fight 42:18 Michael details his fight week training schedule 45:50 The moment Michael decided to follow his passion for MMA 49:16 For Michael, meeting his heroes is the biggest reward 52:02 The one thing everyone overlooks about Khabib's game 56:45 Dustin Poirier's keys to victory against Conor McGregor 59:56 Losing to Khabib might be the best thing that ever happened to Conor 1:02:08 What the future holds for Michael after his fight career Business E-mail: [e-mail] Follow: Michael Chiesa: https://www.instagram.com/mikemav22 https://twitter.com/mikemav22 https://www.facebook.com/mikemav22 Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Michael Chiesa Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!