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ICON Interviews: Danny White (Steel Penn - ICON)


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CM: Hello everybody, this is Chael Mir; I will be hosting the second edition of ICON Interviews today. I am sorry about the wait, but you do NOT want to miss this as it is certain to be entertaining. Today we have a distinguished guest in our presence; a man right in the prime of his career; I would like to say he’s a specialist but he’s pretty damn good at everything and he’s a hell of a character on top of that too. He has a fight coming up tomorrow on the 5th March for the Steel Penn – ICON against Wedge Xiii (156221). This man is a former Deathsquad MMA Middleweight Champion; he is Murder Inc Alliance’s very own Danny White (229844).

 

 

 

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Danny White

 

 

 

CM: Danny; how are things at the moment? How’s training going for the fight? What do you think of Wedge Xiii as an opponent?

 

Danny: Man, this training camp has been the best. My nutritionist has me on a diet of horse meat and tiger piss....and my 'doctor' has granted me a therapeutic exemption for TRT. Together, these two changes have made the biggest difference to my training. I haven't had energy and brute strength together like this ever before. I feel invincible! As far as Wedge--you may not know this, but Wedge and I actually trained together, back when I was still piddling along in the amateur leagues. He's a good dude--a little slow, but he has a good heart. He has the 'old man strength,' you might say, but I have the fire and explosiveness of a fighter in his prime.

 

 

 

 

CM: Wedge is obviously quite an established fighter; but he has several submission losses; the majority of your wins have been by submission, is this the way you see yourself beating him?

 

DANNY: I feel that I am in my prime now as a fighter, equally talented both standing and on the ground. It's true that my background initially was as a grappler, but I've worked hard to develop my skills on the feet as well, just like GSP did. I think this fight will competitive, but my craft will shine no matter where the fight ends up. I honestly doubt that he'll want to keep the fight standing for too long, because my standup has never been better.

 

 

 

 

CM: Well you sound very confident about this fight; going back a little bit, were you frustrated not to get another shot at Finn Balor? Even though he got an immediate rematch against you; how do you feel about that situation?

 

DANNY: Finn will be 'finished,' once and for all, after our third fight takes place. It was obvious that Finn cheated by grabbing my nuts while he was working for that guillotine. The replay shows it clearly happening, even though the ref didn't catch it. This time, I'm going to hurt him--really, really bad.

 

 

 

 

CM: Obviously you’ve evolved as a fighter over the years; and added many tools to your arsenal; however, looking at your career, an interesting element is that your best run as a fighter arguably came in Death Squad, at 155lb where you were submitting guys for fun. You held that title and defended it for quite a while; why did you make the move down to 145lb? And would you ever consider moving back up?

 

DANNY: The honest answer for my change in weight is that I got married right after I left Death Squad. My wife is gorgeous and has massive breasts, but God bless her, she can't cook anything beyond Ramen noodles and toast. I just wasn't getting those calories in, so a drop in weight class was absolutely necessary for me. Now that I have a top-tier nutritionist in my camp, I'm comfortable at either featherweight or lightweight.

 

 

 

 

CM: That really is fascinating; and not the answer I was expecting in the slightest! Since we’ve got you here only a couple of days before the fight; can you give us a prediction for your fight? How will you win? And in what round?

 

DANNY: I expect this fight to be competitive both standing and on the ground. I'm confident that my stand-up will be too much for him, and Wedge will try to shoot for takedowns in desperation. That'll be the beginning of the end for him. I see myself finishing this fight with a KO in the last round, after Old Man Wedge gets tired and makes a sloppy mistake.

 

 

 

 

CM: Fifth round KO; we’ll be expecting a war then. So if you were to beat Wedge; would you be calling out Finn Balor for a third fight in the cage? Or is there something else you have in mind for that?

 

DANNY: I'm not entirely convinced that Finn is getting by Steven 'Sledgehammer' Stark. Stark's a better all-around fighter, in my opinion, and he could very well pull off a minor upset. I'd be happy fighting the winner of their matchup. Hopefully, Stark's prepared himself for anything goes, because I know all too well how much Finn relies on nutshots and other dirty techniques.

 

 

 

 

CM: Ok; we’ve taken enough of your time, and you need to get back to preparation I’m sure. So one last question; how do you believe you match up with the current champion of your division; Eliah Marshall? Because in all honesty, he’s looked like a straight up killer recently. How do you stack up against him hypothetically?

 

DANNY: Marshall's a great champ and he's paid his dues in this sport. I like watching him fight because his fights are exciting. But his weakest area is grappling, and that happens to be where I'm most effective. It would be a long, drawn-out war, but I sincerely believe that my clinchwork and top-position grappling would win me the fight against him.

 

 

 

 

CM: OK well we’ll be watching very soon for that fight in 2016 at some point then! Danny; thank you so much for coming on ICON Interviews and giving us the answers that you did. Good luck in your fight tomorrow and I have a feeling we’ll be seeing you again soon my friend.

 

 

 

CM: Guys that concludes another edition of ICON Interviews. Thank you everybody for tuning in. If you are a part of the ICON Alliance or your fighter fights for the Steel Penn – ICON organisation, PM me; Chael Mir at 108468; to book an interview for your fighter now. See you next time on ICON Interviews where we will be breaking new ground very soon.

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Great work ChaelMir .

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