All right. We are live with Michael Vennepage, we're my favorite fighters fighting at the O2 Arena this weekend. Listen, you know, O2 Arena is a special place. Give me the vibes. How does it feel to get back into this cage on Saturday at O2 Arena?

Well, it's a nice full circle for me in as much the last time I fought here, I'd won literally

my biggest KO wins in, you know, the history of MVP and the MMA.

So, you know, I'm hoping to recreate something along those lines of something special.

So I know the last time I came here and I thought here, the energy was amazing, the crowd

was amazing and that was before I even got to the UFC, so I'm hoping everything just elevates.

Now, Michael, you have an amazing career.

There's no doubt about it.

But would you say that your experience in the UFC hasn't been the way you plan?

I think it only hasn't been the way I planned more so of recent because the goal was to get big names the goal was to get big

fights you know and the first four fights I can't really complain this one was a bit of a it's a

random one just because again it's not the type of name that you would have expected to be

aligned to line up with me.

But either way, I get to kind of showcase my skills and then move forward.

And the goal is still the belt, man.

That is the goal.

Well, you know, you are a name.

You're a spark plug to the UFC, to MMA.

So when you see MVP is fighting and there's a draw.

So the dangers have taken a fight like this on somebody that is not as big on your level.

Do you feel like there's more pressure or it's the same level going into the cage no matter what?

From a fighter's perspective, it's still the same level going into the cage no matter what from from a fighter's perspective it's still the same level i have to go in there and do my job but yes there's there's going to be

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