INTERVIEW
JAMES
McSWEENEY:
“I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT TECHNIQUE IS BETTER THAN SIZE”
We caught up with James (the
Hammer) McSweeney after
what looked like a pretty tough
weight training session with his
power lifting coach Lee Spencer
leepaulspencer@yahoo.co.uk
at the Ripped gym in Harlow (Es-
sex). James has just returned to the
UK after a six week stay in the TUF
house for the filming of the UFC
Ultimate Fighter, Series 10. This se-
ries features heavyweight fighters
and McSweeny was the only UK
based fighter on the show.
Hi James, how are you? Yeah, actually they let us watch come back and missed the chance I’m so scared, I don’t know what
Hi Steve, I’m good thanks. Nice to the final while we were in the to go and watch it live. to do, I was just laughing and said,
see you again. house, it’s the only bit of TV we come on George look how many
got to see while we were in there. That must have been tough to fights you have had, you can’t be
You too. So you just got back It was good to see it. You know, I be so close and have to come serious. But he was serious. It just
from the states filming in the was the only brit in the house and back? goes to show you that from one
TUF house? it gets lonely to be totally on your Yes, I came out of the house on day to the next things change.
Yes, we spent just under six weeks own for that long, so it was a real the Wednesday and was in Las I had to leave on the Saturday
in the house. moral boost to see the show and Vegas. I met up with GSP on the morning but on fight day he was
to see the other UK fighters doing Thursday in the hotel and we had fine. He man handled Thiago and
Ok, so a lot happened on the so well. As for UFC 100, I only got dinner together. Then, as he is gave him an MMA lesson.
outside while you were in the to see that when I got back to the a good friend of mine, we spent
house. You would have missed UK. It was such a rush after I left a couple of days together until How about Brock Lesnar?
the end of series 9 and the final the house, as my visa only had the Saturday when I left. On the He’s the real deal. To be honest, I
that happened at UFC 100? a couple of day’s left, so I had to Friday night, he said to me, James, had him down to win the fight.
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