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The Balkan Bear's UFC Debut

December 12, 2025 / 00:44

This episode discusses pre-fight rituals, mental strategies in combat sports, and the importance of energy management. The guest shares insights on not shaking hands before fights, mind games, and post-fight interactions.

The guest explains that not shaking hands is a personal strategy to protect his energy and gain a psychological edge over his opponent. He describes how he noticed his opponent's nervousness as soon as he entered the cage.

After the fight, the guest emphasizes the importance of sportsmanship by checking on his opponent and wishing him well, indicating that his actions are not meant to be disrespectful.

TLDR

The guest discusses mental strategies and sportsmanship in combat sports.

Episode

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I don't shake my opponent's hand before the fight. >> Yeah, I saw that.
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>> Yeah. So, and people think that's disrespectful and stuff, but you got to
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understand like my life is on the line. He's trying to hurt me and I'm going to
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do whatever I can to protect my energy and to get the win. I saw straight away as soon as I didn't shake his hand, his
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eyes changed and he got nervous. I'm playing the mind games with him. And then even in the cage, once I walked in
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the cage, I saw how nervous he was and I was like calm and just happy to be there. I knew I was going to win. So
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it's it's it's not it's not out of disrespect like I I don't wish harm on
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him but he signed the contract to fight me after the fight. I went backstage and
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you know I I said thank you for the fight and checked up on him and yeah I wish him all the best in his career.

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Episode Highlights

  • Mind Games in the Cage
    The fighter discusses the psychological tactics used before and during the fight.
    “I saw how nervous he was and I was calm.”
    @ 00m 22s
    December 12, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • My life is on the line.
    The Balkan Bear's UFC Debut
  • I knew I was going to win.
    The Balkan Bear's UFC Debut
  • I don’t wish harm on him.
    The Balkan Bear's UFC Debut

Key Moments

  • Psychological Warfare00:16
  • Post-fight Respect00:30