Corvan Allen Discusses Pre-Fight Mood and Making Weight Strategy

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00:00But we're a couple of days away from the fight right now.

00:02You look pretty good.

00:03You look like you're in a pretty good mood as well.

00:05So how are you feeling right now?

00:08No, I feel great.

00:09I feel fantastic.

00:11You know, leading up to fights is just another day in the office for me.

00:15So, you know, just get the weight down and, you know,

00:18just lock in even more than I'm already locked in.

00:22Are you one of these dudes?

00:23So is it tough for you to make weight?

00:25I mean, some fighters are miserable to be around and all that.

00:28And I told a story last week.

00:31I was around a dude.

00:32I saw him eat two whole chickens after a weigh-in once.

00:34He was a heavyweight fighter, but he literally ordered two full birds

00:38and just crushed it after.

00:41Is it an extreme thing for you where, like, oh, right after the weigh-in,

00:45like, you know, you hit the buffet or whatnot?

00:48Or is it, you know, nice and chill for you making weight?

00:54It's decently chill, I'll say.

00:56It's not the worst.

00:56I've seen guys get, like, couldn't walk, you know,

00:59get assistance from their girlfriend, coaches and stuff,

01:03and chills and all this sort of thing.

01:06But it doesn't bother me.

01:08I'm a wrestler by trade, so I'm pretty used to it.

01:11My body is kind of adjusted.

01:13Yeah, yeah.

01:14I don't walk around too heavy either, so I try to stay ready year-round

01:18so I don't have to, like, have a dramatic cut.

01:20But, yeah, I'm pretty good.

01:23And, you know, you just try to resist going crazy after the weigh-in.

01:27You know, you just try.

01:28But it doesn't always work.

01:30So talk to me about the role you've been on.

01:32You won six of your last seven fights.

01:34Are you feeling like, you know, are you starting –

01:36is this starting to come together for you right now?

01:39Like, do you feel – is this thing –

01:41obviously, you know, your best is still yet to come,

01:43but you've been on a little bit of a roll right now.

01:46What has it been?

01:48Has it been focused?

01:49Like, where are you at right now mentally?

01:51You have to feel pretty good about where you're at.

01:56Yeah, no.

01:57I feel really good.

01:59I feel really good.

01:59I think – you know, I said this in the beginning

02:02when I kind of came back into fighting again.

02:06You know, don't let me get comfortable.

02:08That's what I always used to say.

02:09And, you know, the losses I kind of went through early on in the game

02:15was just me getting accustomed to it, still learning,

02:18still learning the sport, and even still, like, learning how to fight.

02:21Again, I come from –

02:22And you were fighting the cage warriors as well, right?

02:24So, like, you know, a lot of guys are sort of getting their first stuff.

02:27You kind of got thrown into a fire early, man.

02:31Yeah, no.

02:31They – I mean, for sure, you know, they brought me in there

02:35to lose a little bit, you know, but I think I spoiled the show.

02:38And, you know, I'm just getting better and better,

02:40getting more comfortable in the cage, throwing my hands,

02:43seeing offense coming at me, you know,

02:45and training with high-level guys as well.

02:47You know, I'm just getting my bearings.

02:49And like you said, the best is yet to come.

02:52So, speaking of lights out, extreme fighting,

02:55I've been speaking with Sean.

02:56I've known Sean from his football days.

02:58You know, we cover all sports.

02:59And I remember when he started this.

03:02And, hell, it ain't easy to, you know, survive for years.

03:05But he's done a great job marketing it.

03:07And one thing I've noticed, Corbin,

03:09is the quality of fighters are getting better and better, right?

03:13Like, you know, his first couple of fights,

03:14he had, you know, 2-1 guys and 0-1-0 guys.

03:17You know what I mean?

03:18He was sort of – he was going from gym to gym

03:21and finding guys that didn't like each other

03:22and feuds in L.A. and stuff like that.

03:24But I noticed the quality of the fights

03:27and the overall just sort of company really does grow.

03:30Talk to me as someone who's fought in a couple organizations

03:33about what it's like fighting in lights out

03:36and over at the Thunderdome in Long Beach.

03:40Yeah, no, I agree.

03:42I agree.

03:43I think I was there early on as well.

03:46High five for lights out a couple times.

03:48And like you said, you see the quality get better and better fighter.

03:51Guys are getting more dangerous.

03:53Guys are getting smarter in there as well.

03:55And then now you see guys getting, you know,

03:58transferring over to the UFC and, you know, bigger, better things.

04:02So, yeah, it looks – and they're on Fight Pass now.

04:05So that's another big thing.

04:06Before when I was fighting, they weren't.

04:08Yeah, how cool is that?

04:09Like to know there's sort of a light at the end of the tunnel

04:12that, you know what, if I keep on kicking ass and looking good,

04:15people are going to see it.

04:16It's on UFC Fight Pass, right?

04:18People are watching it, the hardcores, and the powers that be

04:21in the industry are watching.

04:23It's tough if you're grinding every day

04:25and there's not a light at the end of the tunnel, right, Corbin?

04:27But there's a light at the end of the tunnel here.

04:30You're seeing guys get UFC fights from lights out.

04:35No, seriously, yeah.

04:36It's, you know, it can feel far away sometimes, you know,

04:41to see the big show.

04:42And, you know, even – I've been to a couple UFCs now,

04:45and, you know, to see the octagon out there is like, dang,

04:48it's like so far.

04:50It's so close but far, right?

04:51Yeah.

04:53I'm within distance.

04:55But for sure, like, to be part of an organization where, you know,

04:58you're going to have some eyes on you, you know,

05:00especially this weekend.

05:02We have a couple lightweight fights, you know, with Marab coming up

05:05and then got the other flyweight championship matchup.

05:09So, you know, flyweight small guys are on display this weekend.

05:12And so it feels good to kind of be on display, be the main event as well,

05:16and be able to show what I've been working on for these past months.

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