Opportunity Knocked: UFC 83 interview with Jason Dooms Day

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April 19, 2008, will be a historical evening for mixed martial arts.

It will mark the UFC’s first foray into Canada with UFC 83. The venue at the Bell Centre in Montreal is one of the biggest — if not the biggest venue — the UFC has attempted to fill and it did so in record time.

This date will also mark Jason “Dooms” Day’s Octagon debut. The Canadian product is coming off a huge — albeit controversial — split decision win over David “The Crow” Loiseau at the Hardcore Championship Fighting event back in February. The UFC obviously saw what they needed because Jason was inked to a four fight contract immediately after the win.

Here’s a snip from Jason about the big call:

“I started shaking, I got all nervous -– it was a total adrenaline rush, it was awesome.”

His debut comes against a tough veteran in Alan Belcher who stopped fellow Canadian Kalib Starnes at UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” with one of the nastiest skull-revealing cuts ever. “The Talent” looked to be in fine form that night. And if he comes with the same fire at UFC 83, Jason is going to have his hands full.

When asked about his opponent Jason had this to say:

“I’ve always said he looks good, I mean I have respect for him. I think there’s a few holes in his game that I’ve kind of picked out … he’s fast, his hands are fast. He looked sharp out there, he’s quick and he’s aggressive. I think I’m going to have the fight with Alan Belcher that I thought I was going to have with Loiseau. I think Belcher is going to be my opportunity to get out there and reveal what I’ve been working on.”

Jason is a dedicated fighter as he works full time building homes up in Calgary during the day and trains well into the nights. He is looking forward, however, to leaving that behind.

Here’s another snip:

“Hopefully over the next six months I won’t be banging nails anymore, I could just be in the gym training full time.”

Confidence is not an issue with Jason –- he’s been preparing to walk through the gates of the Octagon in the UFC for a long time. With wins over notable opponents Loiseau, Ron Faircloth and Jonathan Goulet and his only recent loss coming at the heavy hands of Patrick Cote, Jason is poised to make the most of the opportunity put in front of him.

It’s now or never.

Take a minute and listen to the entire interview. Click here.

Sean McManus is the Director of Media Relations for MMACanada.net. For more information on the MMA scene up in Canada check out MMACanada.net.

Written by admin on March 20th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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