UFC Journey: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady [PART 1] | ESPN MMA

[Music] I'm a great martial artist but I also like to get in there get dirty I cannot wait to get out there and fight you're in for a long night and we're not going to roll over and die we're not going to quit we're training to [ __ ] kill you I bring so much to this match that he doesn't bring I'm a Grappler I'm striking can put you out with a punch I can put you out the submission TKO Sean's going to make a mistake and I'm going to capitalize on it [Music] good good good very good I don't say no to fights I'm competitive and know if I want to be the best I got to be the best I got to be the best guys out there whenever I'm done fighting I want to look at back want to look at my record and say wow I fought everybody in that division all the whole top 10 on my division back when I was fighting for every single one I'm proud because I shouldn't be here came from a rough Town n Roy in region Brazil grow up with a hard beginning for me was normal everyone around was poor so just part of it not a victim but I think because of my growing up not having a lot of things it gave me the hunger to go after those things and conquer all the experience that I had all the bad and good experience it made me who I am I'm proud because I choose to be a Jiu-Jitsu world champion and I work so freaking hard every single day and I work him all the way up good hustle good hustle Jiu-Jitsu always able to become many times state champion I was Brazilian national Champion I was doing good I have a couple sponsors but I have zero money I just remember I was kind of struggling so I called my mom but then when I called her and I said yeah how you doing how's everything she said yeah and they said oh we tough here do you have any money to send it to me and I was just like no but I'll figure it out don't worry my mommy asked for the money he switching gear on me you know a key was activated then I knew it got to be one of the providers you know I had to do I got to change the course on the family and then that's when the MMA transition started I start put in a psychopath top of crazy working oh that is gorgeous and now bird's going to go to the arm bar he's going to stretch it out a massive knockout Gilbert darinho Burns just how high is the ceiling for the allw world jiujitsu player he heard it bad darino in love with that knockout life I had 202 fights in the UFC just best working very hard towards R go that becoming a champion enter the number one welterweight contender jinho Burns he has been on an absolute tear tonight he gets his first UFC title shot against the incumbent kamaro us I would give you a lot of confidence you feel Invincible I think that was one of the mistakes my confidence was a little bit too much for that fight early land for jinho with the right hand start very good but end up falling short on that fight oh oh shoot that's right this could be the beginning it's over it's over do it and still the best welterweight in the world my goodness was a lot of emotion after that [Music] fight I'm motivated because I want to get a win I'm fighting Shan Brady next I'm putting so much work I'm going to come out lazy on this fight I want to finish I'm hungry for the finish and I know Brady is a tough dude he just have one loss on his career still hungry young guy but my caliber is high than anyone that he fought and no disrespect but coming September sever buddy it's now when never 3 two one where we at Sean pad is Dusty but it get it done he's got three pages with two notes on each one that's what that's because two don't disrespect me look as you get closer like fighting is definitely part of the Philly culture and especially Northeast Philly the Philly MMA scene when I was coming up was almost non-existent and then our team started putting out some guys like we all have different parts of the neighborhood that we're from and it's definitely very very gritty and very tough I'm JP bags and this is Mr Shawn Brady and the podcast Brady bag show is me and Joey Piper my buddy KK and Justin hasell there's no clear-cut way to get to the UFC you know it's not like football you to high school you go to a D1 school you go from there you get scouted blah blah blah like that's a straight line there's no straight line to the UFC but these guys get to see us do what we're doing and they know that it's real and it's possible tell me about the straight line again for you man no there's no straight line for our line our line is like like this I'm from Philly Kurt's from Philly we're all from Philly it's the gym and the Philly culture inside of a podcast things are starting to heat up and fights are all starting to get booked there's a lot talking about fights and pretty much just talking [ __ ] to each other if you come in the gym we're going to be doing the same exact thing on the mats just with no cameras we are four weeks out from your fight Sean Brady versus Gilbert Burns September 7th halfway through Camp four weeks out uh I'm feeling great I'm feeling grateful we don't give a [ __ ] if it's Gilbert great Gilbert Godfrey or Gilbert Burns you getting [ __ ] St [Music] Philadelphia is very blue collar it's a um hardworking City I'm so proud because of exactly what I do and how much work I put into it I grew up getting to fights fighting other neighborhoods other high schools just stupid stuff right out of high school I had my first amateur fight and I was training with pros at the time these guys are telling me they're like hey if you keep your head on your shoulders you train hard you could really do something good in this Sport and I took that to heart I fought for cage Fury and I was their Welterweight Champion defended my belt got signed to the UFC and I'm still so young in my career where I feel like I'm just going to take that next step I would do this for free if I had to three practices every day 6 days a week unfortunate that I love to do it I enjoy the suffering just knowing that I went through adversity and I made it through it I enjoy going into the pain cave it's where I like to live one of Philadelphia's finest sea Brady making the walk for his UFC debut he has dedicated the last 10 years of his life to mixed martial arts and now Shawn Brady has arrived oh massive left from Brady this man's the real deal Brady blitzes forward again and now Hammer Fist from Brady who turns up the aggression this guy's all in he's got it that's it he's out not yet but he's out Sean Brady still undefeated wow this guy doesn't lose in anything didn't lose as an amateur he just does not lose oh oh that left oh big shots from Brady here this is terrible for Matthews oh my goodness sea Brady is showing that he is the best prospects at this weight class for sure that's it there's the tap 14 and0 for Shawn Brady he submits Jake Matthews in round three that was impressive what a fighter he has turned [Applause] into for the winner joh br I am getting ready to fight Gilbert Burns this is a huge opportunity for me first Main Event in the UFC Gilbert's a former title Challenger he's a huge household name I respect gilber a world class Jiu-Jitsu athlete and people know me for my grappling I'm going to get to go out there and uh test my grappling against his this is like my first Legends fight I have to go out there and prove that I can beat one of the older guys who are still tough as Nails I'm a younger stronger better version of Gilbert I don't care how I win the fight obviously finishes are great but the win is what matters most and showing how much better of a fighter I am then Gilbert a win versus Gilbert is going to put me right into the top five against these bigname guys but I got to get through Gilbert first and then the guy's the limit I got to be honest you know I said an example for my kids not just me doing me I just trying to be the best example no as a dad but the way I treat my wife the way I treat all the wom the way I treat my mom the way I treat my brothers my friends my teammates they see everything so as a fight they got to see me as a guy that never quits but a guy that tried to be a good example be a leader be a good whole model no no I love my wife she's a warrior she's a black belsu so she had her ups and downs but she knows me you know she knows when she just need to be on my side I don't say nothing just give me a hug she knows when she needs talk to me a little bit she knows me better than I know myself my wife is the one that if I'm a little bit overconfident she'll let me know straight up she not going to play she can see you know if I'm a little bit up she relax like calm down now so it's great to have her on my side I try to be mom wife trainer coach physiotherapist like everything that I can do it's how I support him yeah like a little worry because sometimes he's overtraining but he's always tried to overwork everyone so I have to like hey overtraining I mean that's just how it is I don't do nothing for sure you know but I like to train I like to hustle I like to work hard because when I'm doing my walk to that octagon and know those questions going to come on my mind like did I give everything did I work that hard and when the answer is yes that's where my confidence comes from Gilbert Burns has stepped up on short notice for this five rounder with balal Muhammad the balal Muhammad fight was beginning of may even though I just fought in April so was less than a month I was too fired up to get that fight because I was super confident that I was going to be B Muhammad and for sure getting a t shot next but my confidence was a little bit too much for that fight bong constantly in the face of Gil bur in the first round and he was fast he was moving the way I thought he would oh oh there's a take down look at that nicely done by balal whenever I got in the shot he did a down block great defense I landed on my shoulder with all my weight and B M weight eventually I could have moved the arm there's something wrong with the left arm of Gilbert Burns and he looks very dejected doctor said I had stopped but I didn't want to stop there was no way I was getting out of that fight oh boy he's hurt he wents badly his shoulder's in real bad shape whatever is wrong with it is serious and Bal recognizes [Applause] it he make all the way through five rounds end up losing getting dominated couldn't do much with one arm after that was a 6 months recovery for that injury I was a hard one to SW that was a very hard moment for me the recovery took all the way to the end of that year and then was clear to get back to training they give me a fight against a newcomer great Contender on Jack Dal Melina Gilbert Bur is ready to go he wants to get that momentum back full camp for this fully healthy beautiful level change by darino first round was amazing oh nice right hand big right hand by Burns second round was good turn around was great until was not foren human H I end up eating a knee going to take down one minute to finish the fight oh covered up and now elbows Del matalena can smell the Finish oh that's it that's it that was another tough moment to because that was the first time in my career that I have true loss back to back for sure it hurt but like I'm not a guy that have a lot of bad thoughts you know they come but they know welcome they don't stay as much but I will not be over emotional with loss it's kind of like the way I learned how to deal so we cannot over celebrate with a win or we cannot over be thepress and put myself down with a loss right it's not a good feeling that stay in my mouth from those last two fries that I had so I need a good taste I'm very positive I know how much of work I know where I came from and I know I still have a lot of the tank looking forward to a big fight 38 years old as a Young Man sport I'm hanging tight here because I believe I will get the title eventually I know my potential so I still have a lot to give this sport after Sean's last fight he made this for me this is Sean's wraps his gloves his shorts the fight poster it's me and my wife's ticket from the night and then obviously all these cards there's 330 some my dad's card collection little out of control oh man they're all cool yeah he's just so proud of me everything I've done and what I've accomplished so far in my career for him to see me on cards it's got to be an amazing feeling for a father and there's not too many left of his rookie card year sea was um at that time 15 and an0 he was like the hot Prospect and everybody wanted his cars my dad's the best whether we are little kids or now we're all grown up he's he's a phone call away yeah it's definitely it's definitely an obsession but you know what I mean he's my son my dad was a construction worker and we were just a blue collar family worker and I mean four Sons firefighters nurses me and my brothers really started to work with him I [ __ ] hated doing it with them but I still did it he couldn't do that and do what he did you know what I mean and I that wasn't Sean's thing it wasn't Sean's thing right wasn't there it is that's what I want throw the jab when you want to throw it he's the ideal athlete for any coach he's the type of dude when he sets a mission he does not let it go good head movement everything let's go being undefeated was almost becoming my entire identity when you're always winning you start building this mindset of perfection move around throw when you want it was almost like he had to live a perfect life good I felt like if I lost that everything would change and no one's going to care about you anymore relax in the pocket as we all know nobody's perfect there we go sometimes we get a wakeup call from Life sh huge huge fight Bal Muhammad trying to hand Philadelphia Shawn Brady the first loss of his professional career and I almost feel like I was fighting not to win my fights but just stay undefeated this could end up being a back and forth striking battle between these two mentally Brady was not there that night now Muhammad lands a right this big pressure here from pal my mind just wasn't right felt like I couldn't be myself oh oh massive right from Mohamed momentarily wobbles Brady now another land for bow bow is really putting it on him here Brady on the ropes oh that'll do it undefeated no more the Sha Brady hype train stops [Applause] here it's a [ __ ] loss it suck if I would to beat balal that night I'm probably fighting for the belt my next fight but none of the bad things I thought were going to happen happened that loss we needed that as a team it made him grow a little bit as a as a person and realized that there's no such thing as a perfect fighter it felt like the biggest weight was lifted off of my shoulders after that he kind of made the proper changes like spending time with family getting his mind busy and other stuff he's a total different man think it was the best thing that ever happened to me eager to return to action is Philadelphia's sha Brady I knew there was nothing in that fight that could bother me whatever cards were going to be dealt were going to be dealt and I was perfectly fine with that oh look at that cuz I did everything I could do and I was just going to go out there and give my 100% effort and this is the Shawn Brady that we've come to expect domination that's exactly what I did and it was one of my best performances trying to isolate that right arm now this is going to be it there it is Sean Brady's back in the wind column in a big way that was amazing oh I'm 16 and one now so I'm proud of that record I feel like I'm getting better and better every year every month gilber Burns kill her on the feet kill her on the ground but we're also killers it doesn't matter where the fight goes we're going to be ready got I'm working on being present not perfect and when I'm present I can beat anybody on the planet and September 7th that's what I plan on doing being the world champion is what I dreamed the balance since I was was a little kid I want to make my parents and family proud but I really do this for me because when I look back when I'm 60 70 80 years old I wanted to know that I fulfilled all my [Music] goals I've been put in so much work for so many years I believe I'm going to have an amazing performance I see me getting a knockout my hand's going to be quick I'm going to be on point and I'll be able to finish Sean Brady what I'm going to bring to this matchup that Gilbert doesn't is just an intensity and a pace that I don't think any other man is going to be able to keep up with whether it's Gilbert King Kong it doesn't matter who it is I'm beating them that's what I'm excited to do