Fabian Hoi interview

Editorial by Bjorn O'Donnel

      Fabian Hoi 

How do you feel about your upcoming fight with Shintaro Nomo? 

I look forward to testing myself and hope that he can give me a good fight. He will be looking for the takedown all the time as standing he will have very few chances against me. 

Do you think that your amazing submission win over Yates in the first round will have changed a few people's idea about you? 

I think that some fighters will need a diaper before entering the octagon with me, that's all. 

Will you be matched up all the time with grapplers or will there be fighters out there brave enough to fight you standing? 

Honestly, not many will dare to stand with me. There are two guys in the tournament that I think have the potential to give me a great challenge standing as well. The first one was Yates and we all know what happened there. He was being dominated standing and had no choice but to take it to the ground. The result was that he ended up submitted by me, so his solution wasn't a solution. 

Who is the second fighter then if I may ask? 

My team mate, Wilder Wein. His standup is sick. Amazing KO power, granite chin and great skills. He will be a huge force in this tournament I think. 

Would you feel bad for having to fight him in the individual part of the tournament? 

No, not really , as that would mean that we both did a great job in the regular season and that our entire team most likely did well then. If the final for sub 170lbs would Wein vs me, that would be a big party for the people in attendance I believe. 

It must be said that your sub 170lbs part of the team did an amazing job in the first round for sure. How far do you think you guys can get? 

Yeah, 3-0 for us in the first round and a 4-3 win over a top team, so we can be very proud of that achievement. How far that we can get? I don't know, but I give us a good chance of getting very far. I scouted the sub 170lbs fighters a bit and there are some beastly fighters in there who don't have good ranking yet, but who have all the tools to do great. I don't count anyone out just yet. For the big boys, there are a few fighters that seem the favorites on paper, but guys that heavy with little gloves.... 

How do you think that The Stray Dogs will do in the second round? 

Well, it's not an easy round once again. It will most likely be close, but I think that we can get the job done just like in the first round and prove our worth. 

Great. We will be following it up close ! Good luck to you and the rest of the team!  

Thanks man. I appreciate it. It's always great to see that we have fans !

Do you perhaps have one last message for your next opponent? 

Sure.  

I'm going to gut you like a fish Nemo! 

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