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Aiermann Zahabi Talks About Expectations Going Into UFC Fight Night 105
In an interview with MMA Junkie, Aiermann Zahabi (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) spoke about his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 105, where he’ll fight Reginaldo Vieira. Zahabi is the younger brother of Georges St-Pierre’s coach Firas Zahabi. Here are highlights:
On the start of his career: “When I first started my career people would ask me who I was going to fight, and it was like they expected me to say Mike Tyson or something, some name they’d recognize. But it takes a lot to get up to that point, a lot of paying your dues and working up the ladder.”
On his brother Firas: “Since I was kid, he always watched over me, took me where I needed to go, trained me and taught me. School was an education, but at home with my brother was an education too. He taught me a lot about philosophy, how to think, how to act, and that carries over into fighting too.”
On his brother going harder on him during training than others: “It’s just because he doesn’t want me to get hurt in there. He’s always pushing me to the limit and trying to perfect all the little things, just for the sake of my health, because he knows what can happen to you in there if you’re not prepared or you’re not in shape.”