Teshay Gouthro clashes with Eric Shelton at Unified MMA 51 on June 23 for the UMMA Interim Bantamweight Championship.
Gouthro appears again in Bowks Talking Bouts To discuss how things might blow up with him fighting the 135-pound UMMA Champion, looking to become the UFC’s next Niagara Top Team talent, and more. Excerpts from our conversation below.
Teshay Gothro
Feelings fighting for a title in Niagara Falls and representing the Niagara Top Team
They were supposed to have a card in April that I was supposed to fight for. Then it got canceled because the UFC was having a fight that same day so they called it off. But right then and there it’s like oh we’re coming to Niagara in June. So I was like let’s get it… It’s going to be a stacked card.”
Chart a path towards consolidated gold and the excitement that is preparing for this opportunity now
“Okay, like I was expecting a strap. I wasn’t too excited, I kind of asked because I was supposed to fight for the strap in my first unified fight. But Noah Ali gets a little angry and keeps saying no. So this one I was like, make it temporary.” Or ******* what’s the point? Not even for the belt, I just want to fight five rounds… I just need a fight, man. It’s been a long time.”
MMA uniform
If Gouthro sees a bout of unification with Noah Ali or the hero of the line continues to say no according to Gouthro’s version of things
“No, he’s soft as a ****. I expect me to win this, KO this guy, and then we’re in the UFC. That’s where my manifestation ends. I don’t want to fight territoriality any more. Time to make money and hang out with the big boys, huh?” You know what I mean? (laughs). These guys are just steps. Well, this guy’s name is a big ******* right.”
How Fighting an Ex-UFC Veteran Here Serves Gouthro’s Goal of Fighting in the UFC One Day Soon
“That’s why we said yes. Also, because no one else was willing to fight. So ****, we had to fight someone.”
Uniform MMA 51
He trained earlier this year in Las Vegas with Merab Dvalishvili and Patchy Mix
“Oh, that was a ********, that was better man. That blew my confidence right away. Patchi Mix was my son from five to six years ago. We grew up on the amateur scene and it’s like he turned pro very quickly. We fought in King of the Cage a lot right. So we’ll always see each other and ****. So, it was nice to train with him. Now he’s a million dollar man, bantamweight champ, ******** gotta get rounds Good with him (and) Merab.****, the feeling that Merab was great because he is the number two in the world? As if this is the best in the world, it is ******* very achievable.”
Teshay Gouthro continued, “We had a fight but ****, game day shows, if I were to come on game day, **** I got the money on myself. Anyone, anyone, though, right. But it was from Good to have that confidence.Just to feel them and see what the highest level is.It’s nice…I’ll be the best in the world one day.It kind of cemented it in my mind.As I already knew that but I feel at that level and feel what I have to do to be the best I’m already doing that.”
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