Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast's video: Manel Kape EP 93 Ex-RIZIN Champ now UFC Top Prospect Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast

Former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion and new UFC Flyweight fighter Manel Kape joins Mike in-studio for this episode! He and Mike talk about winning the Rizin Championship, joining the UFC, getting ready to train at AKA Headquarters with Coach Javier and the AKA crew, sources of motivation, hobbies and passions, going pro at 17, Anderson Silva's last UFC fight, Israel Adesanya vs Jan Błachowicz, and lots more! Hit subscribe and click the bell for notifications because we have more great shows lined up! Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at https://akathailand.com ! Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to the show 00:12 Winning a world championship is like magic 3:34 Manel likes to punish his opponents 5:07 Moving to UFC doesn't mean more pressure 6:46 Manel will be fighting at his original weight 8:39 Heading to AKA Headquarters in San Jose 11:28 Manel wouldn't leave RIZIN if he wasn't a champ 12:58 The birth of Starboy and staying motivated to win 16:48 Don't give advice if you aren't successful 20:34 Manel could've been a chef! 22:08 Martial arts were a big part of Manel's life from an early age 26:25 Manel and Mike always loved sparring 28:45 Debut amateur fight at age 15, and going pro at 17! 32:25 Manel knew he wanted to be a fighter from day one 37:11 All of Manel's brothers are athletically talented 39:23 Manel's father was a great source of responsibility and discipline 44:59 Easy Money Clothing is one of Manel's passions outside of fighting 51:37 Winning fixes everything 54:23 Manel's prediction for his UFC debut 55:49 Silva's last UFC fight and Khabib's surprise retirement 58:51 Favorite fighters and thoughts on Stylebender vs Błachowicz Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: Manel Kape: https://www.instagram.com/manelkape https://twitter.com/ManelKape https://www.facebook.com/manel.kape Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Manel Kape Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for watching!