Jesse Arnett talks about defending his Bantamweight title at TKO 43, being a black belt in sports psychology, and his specially remixed Tragically Hip theme song

I spoke with TKO Bantamweight champion Jesse "Big Cat" Arnett on Bowks Talking Bouts #74 ahead of his title defense against Sebastian Ruiz at TKO 43.  

 

The hectic process of finding an opponent for this May 4th bout after all multiple fights fell through, the work at Dunamis with guys like Jake Lee Peacock as well as Tilt MMA training with Anderson Goncalves;Bowmont Boxing Club with Devon Reti and Gwyn Lewis (4:00), being old enough to be his opponent's pappy and the mental edge he has from his wealth of championship experience (5:31), the influence of Doug Harder and Michael Short to his career (8:00), being a black belt in sports psychology and why the mindset is so crucial to his game (9:23), having a specially remixed Tragically Hip theme song for this fight here at TKO 43 (11:09), being thankful for his job in snow removal but also being thankful that the snow is finally gone (12:21), recently training with King Mo ahead of their respective fights in May (13:26), Big Cat's recent seminar teaching and how it's informed his own efforts/ perspectives as a fighter (14:03), UFC accidentally tagging him in a post and what his plans are for the future as far as the next promotion he wants to sign with (15:27), and more!