Eric Nicksick and Mansur Abdul-Malik discuss KO at UFC Seattle, Militant upbringing, future + more

Verse Us with Eric Nicksick

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Rising middleweight UFC prospect Mansur Abdul-Malik joins Eric Nicksick and Randy Faehnrich to discuss his big KO win at UFC Seattle, his militant upbringing, growing up with 9 brothers and sisters, the future of the middleweight division and what his plan is for his career.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:11 Guest Introduction
01:43 Taking a PJ after Mansur fight in Seattle
02:39 Fight recap UFC Seattle and getting hit in the first round
04:22 Eric’s perspective of Mansur fight
07:12 What did Eric mean by “They are going to college”
07:57 How did Mansur handle the crowd and walking through the curtains
09:37 Mansur treating his opponent like a child
11:02 Who in the gym does Mansur look to for advice or coaching
12:18 Francis has an energy when you’re around him
13:15 How does Mansur hope to see his career at middleweight progress
15:18 Where did Mansur get his mindset
18:35 Mansur’s upbringing in Maryland
22:11 Mansur coming from a big family
22:40 Going to college in Maryland and wrestling in college
25:18 Mansur’s dad pushing him to achieve his goal
26:42 Eric and Mansur meeting when he was 1-0 in the UFC
28:27 How did Mansur know that XC and Eric was where he needed to be
30:42 Bisping asking Eric about Mansur before his fight
31:45 What was Mansur’s most nerve wrecking fight
33:48 Fight day routine
35:41 What did Sean Strickland tell Mansur before his fight
36:53 Does Mansur talk to any mental coaches or sports therapist
39:23 How do you tell your fighter that they need to turn it off
40:59 There’s a lot that goes into the 15mins you see during a fight
41:40 Who is the next wave in the middleweight division
44:18 Fight Night Denver breakdown; Kape vs. Almabayev
46:03 Mansur picking Manel’s brain at the gym and of the other smaller fighters
47:54 Mansur’s thoughts on the middleweight title fight DDP vs Khamzat
49:55 Recent fight announcements
51:03 Mansur’s thoughts on Dan Hooker vs Justin Gathje
52:19 Thoughts on Alex Pereira vs Ankalaev
55:15 Early thoughts on UFC Miami; Dan Ige vs Sean Woodson
56:07 Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates
57:17 Ilia Topuria vacating the featherweight belt to move up in weight
59:13 Who would Mansur like to be his next opponent
1:03:36 Big shout out to Flex Lewis and Dragon’s Lair supporting Mansur
1:04:28 Outro

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