Premier MMA Championship is set to take place on Saturday August 11th at the Hits Sports & Entertainment Complex in Covington Kentucky presenting a night full of live MMA featuring some of the best up and coming future stars of the sport, as well as the best unsigned and established veterans in the entire Midwest region and will be headlined by two former UFC fighters as Justin Edwards and Carlo Prater meet in the main event.
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Some of the athletes who you will see compete inside the cage on August 11th took a few moments out of their training to give you, the fans a little background on who they are and give you their thoughts on their upcoming fight at Premier MMA Championship.
Here is what Cody Riggs had to say about his upcoming fight at Premier MMA Championship:
Q- Tell the fans your name?
A-Cody Riggs
Q-Age?
A-25
Q- Record?
A-4-4
Q- Your Home Town?
A-I’m fighting out of Dayton Ohio
Q- What gym do you train with?
A-Vision MMA
Q-Favorite Training Partner?
A-Don’t really have one
Q- How long have you been training?
A-I’ve been doing mma for about 9 years
Q-BJJ/TKD/Wrestling experience/Belt Level?
A-I’ve been wrestling since I was 6 and doing submission grappling since i was 16. I don’t really have any belts just a mix of a lot of things.
Q-When did you make your MMA debut?
A-March of 2011 I was 18.
Q- What made you start competing in MMA?
A-I got in a fight and liked it.
Q- How do you feel like you match up with your opponent on August11th?
A-Pretty good. we both have a lot of experience.
Q- How do you predict the fight will end? and in what round?
A-Last round by jumping crane kick. don’t believe me?
Q- Why should fans come out to see you compete?
A-Win or lose I’ll put on a good show.
Q- If there was one thing you can say to your opponent about your fight on August 11th, what would that be?
A-Good luck
Q- What has been the most memorable moment of your MMA career?
A-Winning my first fight.
Q- What is your favorite MMA moment as a fan?
A-When GSP choked out Micheal Bisping.
Q- When you’re not at the gym training what is your favorite hobby to keep yourself busy?
A-Tie dye is pretty fun. you can make some unique designs with all the different colors and folds
Q- Outside of MMA what type of job do you have?
A-I am a wok cook and a server
Q- When you’re in the gym training, or just working out what artist or music gets you in a zone?
A-Just depends on the weather I guess
Q-What is your favorite quote?
A-no lo sé, no me importa
Q-What is your all time favorite movie?
A-Fight Club
Q-Who is your favorite actor/actress?
A-Bruce Lee
Q-What is your all time favorite song?
A-fukurokouji
Q-Who is your favorite music artist?
A-Kid Cudi
Q-What should fan’s who may not be familiar with you know about you?
A-I’m just a guy who likes Dragon Ball z and wants to fight just like anyone else.
Q- In closing the forum is yours, you have the freedom to say whatever you would like
A-Come watch the fights on August 11th we got a pretty good card
Fight fan’s, don’t miss Cody Riggs on Saturday August 11th in Covington Kentucky as he returns to the Premier MMA Championship cage to face Mike Russell.
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