MMAKO-Interviews

Friday, 05 June 2009

Interviews- Jaime Jara 2

MMA-KO: First off Jaime we would like to thank you for your returning back to MMA-KO!

MMA-KO: On May 9th, at the Stockton Civic Center you will be taking on The King Of Stockton Steve Heath for the Middleweight Championship. How excited are you about this Championship fight?

Jaime: I’m excited, I’m excited about any belt fight, I know it’s a big event, anytime it’s a belt fight I get extra excited.

MMA-KO: This is a Huge fight!!! How do you see this Championship fight going?

Jaime: I’m just gonna go in there and start driving nails, I feel good on my feet, I feel good on the ground, so no matter where the fight goes I’m confident.

MMA-KO: Now Jaime you are the first fighter in MMA history to own titles in four different weight classes. Now the Pure Combat Middleweight Title is up for grabs. How much more important is this Pure Combat Middleweight Championship title then your previous Championships Gladiator Challenge?

Jaime: I don’t know if it’s more important, anytime it’s a belt that’s on the line for me to collect, it’s adding to my resume, any belt fight is really important to me, I’ve trained really hard for this fight.

MMA-KO: What is your mindset while approaching this Championship fight?

Jaime: I just stay focused, I stay focused on the fight it’s self, I’ve trained really hard, I just got to stay mentally strong, sometimes the training breaks me down and I just got to stay mentally on track.

MMA-KO: How is you're training coming along for this fight?

Jaime: Good, Great, this training cycle’s just about over, I’ve got the rest of this week to train hard then I’m going to rest up & be ready for next week. So far I haven’t got any really bad injuries or anything so I feel good, I’m ready to go I’m in great shape, I’m ready for a 5 - 5.

MMA-KO: What do you think your advantages are going to be in this Championship fight?

Jaime: I like to think my conditioning, I’m in the best condition that I’ve ever been for any fight this time so I’d like to think my conditioning so if it goes 5 - 5 I think I’m going to be in good condition for this fight, I think that may be an advantage to me. But like I said I’ve really trained my stand up & I’ve really worked on my ground so no matter where this fight ends up I feel confident no matter where this fight goes.

MMA-KO: What is your game plan coming in to this fight?

Jaime: I just go out there & I’m going to start driving nails, I’m going to start throwing, & if I don’t like the way it’s going it’s feet then I’ll take it to the ground, I just go out there & I got to feel the opponent. They always say your game plan goes out the window as soon as you get hit, I really don’t think what I’m really going to do in my mind, I just go out there & I have to react to it, to what my opponent’s doing.

MMA-KO: What do you know about Steve Heath, and what have you done in your training to prepare for him?

Jaime: I know he’s a brown belt with Ceaser Gracie so I’m assuming his Jujitsu’s good, but like I said I train for everything, every situation, as long as I train for every situation it doesn’t matter what he does. I trained my stand up, I trained for it to be standing up, I’ve trained for it to be on the ground, I’ve trained for it in between that & the transition, so it doesn’t matter what he does because I’ve trained for everything, for every situation.

MMA-KO: Now Jaime you are very dangerous on the ground and on your feet. What kind of training do you do to get such awesome skills?

Jaime: I train with boxers, I get in there & I actually train with real boxers, who’s got the best hands? So I go in there, I go to the boxing gym & I spar with the boxers & I get my conditioning up, I think conditioning is the part of it, no matter how good you are if your conditionings not there, exhaustion makes a coward out of every body.

MMA-KO Jaime, can you tell us what your childhood was like and how you became the man you are today?

Jaime: I guess it was just like every body else’s, I wrestled & my dad was my wrestling coach in high school & I excelled at wrestling & then I started doing martial arts, I got into the mma side of it, I picked up the Jujitsu, I’m a natural grappler, I’ve really pick that up quick. I started boxing, why not just put it all together.

MMA-KO: How do you get into mixed martial arts?

Jaime: I just happen to run into the right people at the right time, it was more of an accident than anything. Seen some fighters training, I got in there training with them & I liked it, I always wanted to do it just didn’t know how to get into it, so I ran into the right people at the right time.

MMA-KO: Looking at yourself what do you feel is your best quality as a fighter?

Jaime: My heart. Because I’m not going to stop no matter no what.

MMA-KO: What is the one thing you want people to know about Jaime Jara?

Jaime: That I plan on going in there and fight, I always fight my hardest, I always try to put a show on for the fans and in order to do that I have to train hard, I train hard, I train to win.

MMA-KO: Is there anyone you would like to thank?

Jaime: Ya I’d like to thank my team, my coaches; I’d to thank my sponsors Warrior Wear, Agony Athletics, Malicious, HARD KNOCK FIGHT WEAR, Assault Fight Gear, and Skin Industries. But mainly my coaches, Al Garcia & Mike Rumsey for getting me ready to fight, & my teammates.

MMA-KO: On behalf of MMA KO, I want to thank you again for taking the time to do this interview