Post by octanebp83 on Dec 10, 2014 3:45:41 GMT 1
USA TODAY SPORTS- 12/9/2014 KVFL WW CHAMPION SAFFIEDINE IN SINGAPORE BY: MARCUS DENTON
Tarec Saffiedine, just your regular Kyokushin Karate athlete, turned MMA fighter. A hard working, hard hat and lunch pail type of guy. So you can understand after winning the Welterweight Title at the 2014 KVFL World Grand Prix In NEW JERSEY that the new found fame and fortune hasnt changed who he is. "It hasnt been easy, since becoming a professional fighter you have to deal with a level of media, at times can be a interference if you let it, says Saffiedine. "But now, its unreal. 6 AM television shoots, that I am trying to overlap with training and family life. Everywhere i turn theres a camera, I took the garbage out the other day, opened the lid to the garbage bin, fucking cameraman!" Ah yes, the life of a newly crowned champion. Even after winning against Johnny Hendricks, he stays grounded steadily in the gym training with Team Evolve in Singapore. He has been seen working on jiu-jitsu techniques with fellow Evolve member and Dream and ONE FC Champion Shinya "Tokiban Judan" Aoki.
Saffiedine praises the effort and competitiveness of Hendricks, " I want to give respect to Johnny Hendricks, hes one tough guy, I can see a rematch down the road." "I am really focusing on working hard, improving my ground game, and tweaking my kicking game, volume and output. When asked about TEAM HIGH OCTANE and if he is still with the dominant MMA Camp and Brand, he replied, "Absolutely, I have no desire to Change Camps." "They're like Family, Big Nog, Mousasi, McGregor, and many more." " We all train with each other everyday, iron forges iron, and blood is thicker than water." And from the looks of things its starting to pay off, we see HIGH OCTANE fighters climbing the ranks! What about the mangagement asked Denton? "Management couldnt take care of their fighters any better, Bryant Perry is on top of the fighter relations aspect, one of the bright stars of the KVFL." How about ground technique? How are you fairing in that department Tarec? "While primarily spending most of my time at HIGH OCTANE and splitting some time here in Singapore at EVOLVE my Ground/Submission game has grown leaps and bounds over the last year."
Who would you like to defend your prestigious KVFL Welterweight Championship against next? "I will fight whoever the KVFL pits me up against, and I will be victorious, God willing."
