Friday, 24 August 2012

MMABLOGSPOT exclusive: 'JUDO' Jimmy Wallhead interview

I want to thank Jimmy for taking the time out to answer our questions,who is busy right now after taking the Leap from BAMMA to  Bellator where he faces Lynam Good, in the Welterweight Tournamant quaterfinals.
Firstly wanna know How the training is going, and wanna know were are you training right now? U.S or UK?

*Training is going very well thank you, I'm training in the U.K with an array of coaches and happy with my progress, I'm using all the Rough House/Team Wallhead guys for sparring,Owen Comrie,Owen King,Courtney Linton for striking work,Victor Estima for Jiu jitsu and Mark Jarvis for my conditioning,as well as Paul white for all my sports therapy n recovery work.

How does it feel coming off two awesome wins at Bamma , and going overseas to fight
Lyman Good for the fast growing Bellator organization?

*Well it felt great winning my last 2 Bamma fights definatley some high points of my career so far!and I am very happy to have been giving the fight and main event of Bellator with Lyman Good because of them 2 wins

Do you think beating Good, would put you in with a good run in the Bellator ranks?

*i would like to think so in my opinion Lyman is one of the toughest opponents in the tourney so if I can get through him it will certainly put me in a good place to hopefully progress on and win the thing.

Are we gonna see your Judo come into play or just pure ko power that you showed Joey Villaseñor?

*a combinations I'm hoping to knock him out with a judo chop so u should see both

Both you and Lyman have lost against Rick Hawn! Would you like a rematch ?

*it was something was interetsed in because I flopped in that fight biggest under performance of me life! But Rick gone down to lightweight now and is still smashing folk he is very good,I aint making lightweight so I've accepted the whole thing now

Would you ever like to meet fellow Brit Paul Daley under the Bellator banner?

*dont think any Bellator fighter really wants to fight Paul Daley lol,he is my mate and we been togthether as training partners a long time and its certainly a fight that does not interest me why would I wanna fight a mate?

What are your thoughts on former BAMMA champ Tom 'Kong'Watson signing for the UFC?

*fair play to Tom its much deserved he is the next in line at middleweight to be signed to a major promotion I wish him all the best

Can you see more Brit fighters fighting in the U.S?

*yeh absolutely there are so many great fighters coming thrrough in so many gyms there really are gonna be some exciting times for UK mma in the near future I'm sure

Alot of our fans are tattoo crazy , and im sure would like to know how many you have?

*lol to be totally honest they have blended into one whole tattoo,had some work recently started a leg piece on lower leg with carp n water my mrs name on other leg,big rose on neck both hands r done now and all my fingers and a couple of swallows on my chest :)

What is you pre fight ritual?

*just stay relaxed and plenty of positive thinking and a light warm up,then when my name is called me and my boy craig turner turn it on and get into beast mode n turn it on ready for war!!

If you do Win how you planning on celebrating?

*if I win I won't celebrate to hard cos semi finals r only 1 month later so probly just have a big pizza and some sweets???

Is there anyone in particular you would like to thank?

*just all the people I thanked in the 1st question,  all the Rough House/Team Wallhead guys ,Owen Comrie,Owen King,Courtney Linton ,Victor Estima for Jiu jitsu and Mark Jarvis ,Paul white for all my sports therapy n recovery work,  multipower,booster fight gear,fearless fightwear & Obviously my family ,friends & fans!

How can your fans follow you?

*If any1's on twitter follow me @judojimmy and check my website www.judojimmywallhead.co.uk

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