James Krause - UFC Fighter / Coach (Guest) - EP #94

UFC Welterweight fighter, MMA coach, TUF 25 alum, and entrepreneur, James Krause, Skypes in for today's episode. James and Mike talk about his recent short-notice fight against Cláudio Silva, dealing with X factors in Abu Dhabi, becoming more than just an MMA coach, the reason he wouldn't let Joaquin Buckley spar at his gym, the legacies of Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov, breaking down Conor/Poirier and Khamzat/Edwards, and tons more! Subscribe now and click the bell for notifications so you never miss an episode, and tune in for our YouTube Premiere virtual watch party so you can chat with Mike! Watch the taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/L9Zq7Ue40-o Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at https://akathailand.com ! Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to the show 1:10 Defeating Cláudio Silva despite having a bad leg 4:50 They offered James the Silva fight 3 times! 6:56 The Abu Dhabi experience is taxing on fighters 9:02 James Krause's team are masters at dealing with X factors 11:15 Not just an MMA Coach, but a Life Coach 13:15 Learning BJJ on YouTube 14:47 MMA is the primitive end of the road 16:44 The secret to James's success in UFC 18:47 MMA is a truly honest and grueling sport 25:20 Working hard to get to the point where you don't have to fight 27:22 Is the UFC an opportunity or a career? 32:43 The legacies of Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov 35:29 P4P GOAT: Khabib or Jon Jones? 37:54 James's final word on Joaquin Buckley's beef 44:12 Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier, and Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards 45:44 Who has the best chance of beating Kamaru Usman? 46:44 James's one-sentence definition of success Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: James Krause: https://www.instagram.com/thejameskrause https://twitter.com/thejameskrause https://www.facebook.com/TheJamesKrauseMMA Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: James Krause Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!