Doug Williams Interview: “Tell Ricco Rodriguez to be ready for a hard bloody fight!”

Doug Williams Interview: “Tell Ricco Rodriguez to be ready for a hard bloody fight!”

Interview by Benny Henderson Jr., Doghouse Boxing (June 25, 2009)

This Saturday night at the Oil Palace in Tyler , TX , heavyweight cage combatant Doug Williams (5-8) will go for glory as he takes on the former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez in the main event labeled as, “Armageddon ‘09”.

Williams, a native of Carthage , Texas who goes by the nick name of “The Carthage Killer”, has been in the no holds barred sport for a total of four years, and in his time has earned himself the XFC Light Heavyweight

title.

All though suffering a few set backs in his most recent fights, the twenty-nine year old fighter joined up with Tyler ’s Team 515, and his trainer Wade Pomeroy along with Doug believes this is not going to be an easy fight for the former UFC champ.

In this exclusive interview conducted by Doghouse Boxing, Doug talks about his upcoming bout against Rodriguez, and demands that Ricco will be in a hard bloody fight! Enjoy.

Benny Henderson Jr.
You have the fight coming up this weekend against Ricco Rodriguez, give the readers your=2 0thoughts on the bout.

Doug Williams
I am the underdog, but I am very confident that I will make it a real good show, full of surprises. I am going to throw punches, throw them hard, and if it goes to the ground I am going to try to beat him on the ground. If he stands up, I am

going to try to knock him out.

BH
Some would look at this bout with you coming in to fight Ricco Rodriguez and say, Doug is a sacrificial lamb for Ricco to get back in the win column. But you trainer Wade and I were talking to he believes it is a win, win situation for you. You are fighting a former UFC champ, regardless of what happens, in some sense you win. You agree or disagree?

DW
Well, I have to go in there and fight hard, but if I was going in there just to be there and get knocked out in three seconds then no.

BH
Basically this is your home turf, any butterflies fighting in front of your fans?

DW
No, I am anxious, I am ready to fight in front of friends and family. I am very ready, I am not nervous though. When I get in there I will fight, I am going to do what I know.

BH
What about Ricco, you have a guy here who beat Arllovski, Couture, he is a former UFC champ20and fought in Pride. What do you see as his strengths that will pose a threat and what weaknesses do you see that you can capitalize on?

DW
His strengths I believe are his kicks and ground game, his weaknesses, I think the boxing may of gave him a false sense of being a puncher. So that will give me an opportunity there if he tries to punch with me.

BH
What would a won over Rodriguez mean to you?

DW
It would be great, just to have it on my resume, hopefully I can win this fight and get another high profile fight. After that you can never tell. Just keep putting on good shows and f ighting high profile people.

BH
What got you in the business of fighting?

DW
I came up fighting, my family fought a lot, it came natural. I don’t have to get mad to do it, I grew up across the tracks in Carthage , TX and fighting a lot down there.

BH
What do you feel are your greatest strengths as a fighter?

DW
Toughness, it is very hard to knock me out, I just keep on coming.

BH
Why should the fans come see you Saturday night at the Oil Palace in Tyler , TX ?

DW
I promise a good and bloody fight. I am not going to give Ricco the satisfaction of getting a quick knock out or submission, I am going to make him earn it. If he wins he will have to earn it.

BH
If you could send out a messa ge to Ricco Rodriguez before the fight, what would it be?

DW
Be ready for a hard fight, hopefully he underestimated me.

BH
Anything in closing?

DW
Everybody meet me in Tyler and see what I have been saying is true.

For ticket info check out www.oilpalace.com.

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