“A lot of people, they don’t know that I’m gonna be the next world champ at 63 kilos in a few months, and come back [to the States] and rip a hole through whoever wants to fight me here… We plan on putting my kneecap through [“Kid” Yamamoto‘s] temple, that’s what we plan on doing. Front headlocking him and kneeing him until my knee goes through his face. And then, if he doesn’t stop, they’re gonna have to stop it.”
— Joe Warren talks skull crushing at the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix in the Royal ‘we’ on yesterday’s Jordan Breen Show. (The segment begins around the 42 minute mark and is definitely worth a listen, along with the Tyron Woodley interview.) The 1-0 Greco-Roman wrestling convert sounds supremely confident going into his Tuesday match with “Kid,” and wants to make the tournament favorite pay for hand-picking him as an “easy” opponent. First time out, Warren promised to rip out former WEC bantamweight champ Chase Beebe’s heart, and promptly did.