You recently presented the ‘Knuckleup:Origin’ show for Sky Sports here in the UK, will we be seeing more of you in this capacity for future events?

Yes, I am a director in the company so will be involved with all of the events from now on…I’m presenting them at the moment aswell and would love to keep that as part of the show

The ‘Knuckleup’ show was a really successful event and it seems like the British promotions are now receiving some interest and also backing from UK TV Broadcasters which is great for the sport here…

It’s fantastic for UK MMA. Its still a very niche sport in the UK and we want it to become a huge sporting presence as the UFC is for the US market. I think having the fights on SKY SPORTS really helps us with that, and our shows are going to get bigger and better

You’ve attended a number of events for the UK promotions, have you ever been to any events from the larger organisations such as the UFC?

I’m yet to go to a UFC fight to be honest which I’m gutted about! Obviously its always great to go to a show with such a huge atmosphere and following…and the UFC is the biggest and best. We want KnuckleUp to be a huge force in the UK too so that we can start getting some of those huge fights for our show.

You’re obviously a big fan of the sport, have you ever trained in any of the disciplines?

I used to be very into Karate when I was young. I got my Black belt when I was 13 and trained with the England team so it was a massive part of my life…perhaps thats why I like MMA so much

Who are your favourite fighters in MMA?

I tend to like the UK stars as I feel it’s good to support our home grown talent. Obviously Bisping is flying the flag for us at the moment and I love to see him fight, but I’m a big fan of some of the fighters that we had at KnuckleUp like John Philips and Denzil Thomas too.

In a few weeks time we’ve got the biggest fight in UK MMA history so far as Nottingham’s Dan Hardy looks to dethrone Georges St Pierre as the UFC Welterweight Champion – how do you see this fight going?

Well Dan has done amazing well getting so far in the UFC in such a short space of time. GSP is pretty much one of the best fighters the UFC has to offer so it’s a big match. I think form what I hear, its going to be a very close fight but I’m routing for our British lad!!

We also recently saw Michael Bisping narrowly defeated by Wanderlei Silva in Australia, how did you see this fight?

It’s always good to see Michael fight, and even better when he wins! He is doing great things for MMA and for the UK in particular…he has his critics but when he keeps churning out results its hard to doubt him. I think he has a long way to go to become a great but if he keep beating the big names, he will get there I’m sure.

Having watched a number of events now in the UK have you noticed any UK based fighters you expect to break through to the larger promotions in the next few years?

I think I’m a bit too new to the sport to really know who will and won’t make it, but there have been some great fighters to grace the KnuckleUp ring already, that have caught my eye. Ashton Kehoe had a great fight and is definitely one to watch.

Obviously you spend a lot of time in the Big Brother house recently with Alex Reid, will you be going to the BAMMA 3 event where he fights Tom Watson in May?

I’m hoping to go and watch Alex fight but it all depends on diaries and scheldules. I’ve spoken to him recently and he training really hard so I’ll wish him the best no matter what. I hope I can get down there to support him!

What other projects should we expect from you in the near future?

I’ve got a few things on with regards to hopefully putting a single out etc, but KnuckleUp is a big priority for me at the moment…The problem we have at the moment is trying to find good venues big enough for our fights!! We will be letting people know about upcoming events through our website www.knuckleup.co.uk so watch this space!