Rob Font (Guest) - EP #111

Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast

UFC Bantamweight, former CES Featherweight Champ, member of the New England Cartel, and coach, Rob Font, Skypes in for today’s episode. He and Mike talk about his dominant TKO victory over Marlon Moraes, fighting with a brand new knee, weighing risk vs reward, the strong emotions that come with fighting, potential opponents like TJ Dillashaw and Jose Aldo, how delivering pizzas led to a career in the UFC, Calvin Kattar’s training camp for the Max Holloway fight, Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier prediction, and 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/ArBmmOVsr88 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 1:10 Breaking down Rob's dominant victory over Marlon Moraes 4:21 Font vs Moraes was a best-case scenario fight 7:04 What Rob expected, and what Moraes surprised him with 8:54 What it feels like to fight with a brand new knee 13:26 How pro fighters weigh risk vs reward 15:13 The strong emotions fighters have to deal with 18:57 How Rob manages fight week nerves and gets amped up backstage 22:13 The surreal feeling of finishing a fight 28:53 The New England Cartel set up their training space to mirror UFC no crowd events 33:03 Is Rob's next opponent TJ Dillashaw? 35:37 Rob is eyeing a return to the octagon in March, but he's willing to fight sooner 38:18 The motivation that Rob's family and friends derive from his success 40:39 How delivering pizzas led to Rob's career in the UFC 48:53 Always moving forward, and ignoring the naysayers 53:41 Calvin Kattar's camp update, and Rob's prediction for Kattar vs Max Holloway 58:28 Rob's prediction for the Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier rematch Business E-mail: [e-mail] Follow: Rob Font: https://www.instagram.com/rob_font https://twitter.com/robsfont https://www.facebook.com/Rob-Font-662193997155622 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: Rob Font 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!