MMA Café: Hi Lorenzo! Thanks for your availability.
Where and with whom are you training at the moment?
Lorenzo: Hello Andrea. Thanks to you. Now I am training
at the Jaco Hybrid Center in Boca Raton, home of the 'Blackzilians'.
MMA Café: Could we officially say that this is the
second phase of your American experience?
Lorenzo: We could say so…
MMA Café: Tell us about your record and your fights,
among the defeats which one of them would you fight again and what would you
change?
Lorenzo: I would like to have a rematch for all the fights
I lost frankly, against Mikey Gomez at EliteXC, against Gerardt at Bellator, against
Rigamonti in Italy. I do not think I lost the match with Rigamonti, but never
left in the hands of the judges, right?
MMA Café: Which one of your victories do you prefer?
Lorenzo: Surely the one against Morales, in the first
Bellator.
MMA Café: What did you miss in Italy that you needed
to look for it in Florida?
Lorenzo: No, frankly, my wife lives in Florida and we
were tired of a long-distance relationship. One of us had to move, and with the
Blackzilians I have several opportunities, so we decided that I would have
moved.
MMA Café: There was a rumor about a possible match in
the BAMMA, what happened?
Lorenzo: Frankly, I have no idea, my opponent has
turned down the match, and they never called me again.
MMA Café: Do you have any contact with other
organizations? From one of your posts on Twitter, it seems that you are not able
to find anyone who would like to find you a slot in an event and an opponent.
Lorenzo: I'm negotiating a match against Eric
Reynolds, on September 28th at XFC.
MMA Café: From your Italian experience, what do you
bring back in the USA?
Lorenzo: The group that we grown up at Hung Mun ,
both technically and personally, it remains one of my greatest professional
satisfaction.
MMA Café: Which weight class will you fight at?
Lorenzo: Good question ... let's say at 77kg/170lbs,
and sometimes at 70kgs/155lbs...
MMA Café: What do you think of all these up and downs
in different weight classes that are taking place recently? Edgar, that
although dominant at 155 dropped at 145, only after two defeats against
Henderson, or Evans that would like to fight one last time at 205 before drop
down at 185, while Bisping would do the opposite?
Lorenzo: Managing weight up and downs is a very
complicated matter. Then at a high level come into play other dynamics (financial)
which unfortunately do not concern me...
MMA Café: Jon Jones turned down the match against
Sonnen with a few days notice, a championship fight, not a 3 rounds match, what
would you have done? Would you have been a "company man" or would you
have turned down it?
Lorenzo: I think that I would have been a 'company
man' but I understand Jon Jones’ point of view, he has nothing to prove and he
doesn’t need to accept a fight for economic reasons. Accepting a match for Jon
Jones is very different respect the other fighters.
MMA Café: Super fights, dream fights ... recently
Anderson Silva is releasing a lot of interviews, some of them bit funny, but
who do you think would win between him and GSP in a catch weight match at 178
pounds?
Lorenzo: I think Anderson would win.
MMA Café: Would you like to be a member of the TUF tv
format?
Lorenzo: Sure!
MMA Café: Why did you choose the Blackzillians and
what's different from your experience at ATT?
Lorenzo: The team follows the athletes individually
on every aspect, it is really the best team in the world.
MMA Café: The next UFC card is full of interesting
fights, who would you pick of the main event clashes? Jones vsBelfort -
Benavidez vs. Johnson - Bisping vs Stann
Lorenzo: Belfort, Benavidez, Bisping.
MMA Café: What
do you think of this proliferation of MMA and BJJ instructors in Italy? How
does a kid who has never practiced which of these are hoaxes and which are not?
Lorenzo: It is an interesting and tricky question. As
far as I can tell, the FIGMMA is doing a great job in organizing competitions
and training new teachers. If I was a neophyte I would contact the FIGMMA.
MMA Café: Thanks again for your availability!
Lorenzo: THANK YOU
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