How did you get started in MMA and what's your background?

My friend convinced me to help him train for one of his first fights. I finally showed up and havent left since. I have always trained mma but i guess i would have more of a bjj preference at first but as of late ive really been striking alot.

Where are you currently training?

I train at GrindHouse MMA in Lees Summit, MO. We have Rob Kimmons of the UFC, Eric Marriott who is about to make his Bellator debut, Brian Davidson who is about to make his Strikeforce debut and a bunch of other up and comers that will be making big shows very soon.

When is your next fight and who are you fighting?

Nov 18 on WEC 44 on the same card as RR. Its against a tough opponent in Ricardo Lamas.

How do you feel you match up with him? and where do you see the fight going?

I feel great about it. Ricardo is a very good opponent and i dont want any easy match ups. I see two ground guys trying to find out who is the better striker. I think both of us will come out strong and we will see what happens from there.

How's is your training camp going?

Its going great so far. Im still a month out and im already in better shape than my last fight. I feel very good about the camp because alot of our guys have fights around the same time so everyone in the gym is training just as hard as i am.

Is there anyone you would like the thank?

Yeah a ton of people. Larry Reyes, Chad Bergmiere, Rob Kimmons, Eric Marriott, Joe Wooster, Brian Davidson, Shynel Rayburn, Anthony Gutierrez, all the people helping me train for this fight, and Razor Clothing for giving me the oppurtunity to represent their clothing line.