What is it like to anticipate winning the King of the Cage middleweight title belt?
BB: It’s something I’ve wanted for awhile, so I take a lot of value in it. That’s my main goal, right now – to win that belt. I got my other [San Da] belts, but I’d consider this just as high or higher. JT: Tell us a bit more about your San Da championships and titles that you’ve had. BB: The Arnold Classic holds an annual San Da tournament and I won that from 2000 to 2005. In 2004, the USKBA (United States Kickboxing Association) held the World Championships out in New Jersey, where I fought guy from the Russian Draka team who was two- or three-time world champion at that point. Everybody is telling me “oh, the Russian Draka team is really good. They’re one of the most prestigious teams.” It would be like coming from Xtreme Couture in MMA. Now going into the fight, I didn’t know his credentials. I went in there and fought, and I was able to win, which earned me the world / gold medal. Later, I found out his credentials, and I’m kinda glad they didn’t tell me until after. In 2005, I fo
