Austin Russell tests skills against Gio Platon at BFL 70. This bantamweight bout transpires on December 3rd from BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
I spoke with Russell ahead of this fight and we touched on several subjects such as: -The relatively quick turnaround between fights and if there are benefits in that
-A certain sense of wanting to capitalize on what's available right now with prior pandemic cancellations
-Previously returning to action from a dormant period of close to two years between fights
-Adopting the martial arts as a lifestyle kind of ethos
-Previous efforts training with guys like Justin Gaethje and Urijah Faber
-How Russell's coaching endeavors have informed his overall technique as a martial artist
-Honing skills at places like Champions Creed MMA and the Western Canada scene
-What Russell's day job is
-Previous Muay Thai action and how competition in singular disciplines informs the overall MMA game
-The overall assessment of his winning performance at BFL 69
-If being on UFC Fight Pass is a consequential thing for Austin Russell at all
-If this BFL 70 co-main event is serving as a title eliminator for the main event bantamweight title fight
-Thoughts on the main stylistic proclivities of upcoming opponent Gio Platon
-First seeing Russell compete at XFFC 17 in March 2018
-The music that Austin Russell trains to
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