Eric Nicksick and Mansur Abdul-Malik discuss KO at UFC Seattle, Militant upbringing, future + more

Rising middleweight UFC prospect Mansur Abdul-Malik joins Eric Nicksick and Randy Faehnrich to discuss his big KO win at UFC Seattle, his militant upbringing, growing up with 9 brothers and sisters, the future of the middleweight division and what his plan is for his career. 

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Timestamps

00:00  Intro
01:11  Guest Introduction
01:43  Taking a PJ after Mansur fight in Seattle
02:39  Fight recap UFC Seattle and getting hit in the first round
04:22  Eric’s perspective of Mansur fight
07:12  What did Eric mean by “They are going to college”
07:57  How did Mansur handle the crowd and walking through the curtains
09:37  Mansur treating his opponent like a child
11:02  Who in the gym does Mansur look to for advice or coaching 
12:18  Francis has an energy when you’re around him
13:15  How does Mansur hope to see his career at middleweight progress
15:18  Where did Mansur get his mindset
18:35  Mansur’s upbringing in Maryland
22:11  Mansur coming from a big family
22:40  Going to college in Maryland and wrestling in college
25:18  Mansur’s dad pushing him to achieve his goal
26:42  Eric and Mansur meeting when he was 1-0 in the UFC
28:27  How did Mansur know that XC and Eric was where he needed to be
30:42  Bisping asking Eric about Mansur before his fight 
31:45  What was Mansur’s most nerve wrecking fight 
33:48  Fight day routine 
35:41  What did Sean Strickland tell Mansur before his fight
36:53  Does Mansur talk to any mental coaches or sports therapist 
39:23  How do you tell your fighter that they need to turn it off
40:59  There’s a lot that goes into the 15mins you see during a fight
41:40  Who is the next wave in the middleweight division 
44:18  Fight Night Denver breakdown; Kape vs. Almabayev
46:03  Mansur picking Manel’s brain at the gym and of the other smaller fighters
47:54  Mansur’s thoughts on the middleweight title fight DDP vs Khamzat
49:55  Recent fight announcements 
51:03  Mansur’s thoughts on Dan Hooker vs Justin Gathje 
52:19  Thoughts on Alex Pereira vs Ankalaev
55:15  Early thoughts on UFC Miami; Dan Ige vs Sean Woodson
56:07  Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates
57:17  Ilia Topuria vacating the featherweight belt to move up in weight
59:13  Who would Mansur like to be his next opponent 
1:03:36  Big shout out to Flex Lewis and Dragon’s Lair supporting Mansur
1:04:28  Outro