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Adel Altamimi Praises Working With Chris Pratt at His MMA School, Discusses Bellator 214 Win

January 27, 2019 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
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MMAjunkie spoke to Bellator MMA fighter Adel Altamimi after his win at last night’s Bellator 214 event. Altamimi won in the first round via submission. Atlamimi also teaches Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt as an instructor at his Unbreakable Performance Center. Below are some highlights.

Adel Altamimi on training Chris Pratt: “He’s really good. He has really good wrestling – he has a background in wrestling in high school. The guy has really good experience wrestling, and I work with him a lot with striking and I train him in striking. We roll a lot. He likes to roll, and he’s strong. I was trying to warm up with him (before the fight) and I was like, ‘I want another guy’ because he’s heavy. He has really strong hips. I know he’s a really famous actor, but he trains every day. This guy is always training. He’s very, very strong. He comes to fight.”

Altamimi on winning the fight: “It was really big to me, but when I was walking in, I was calm. I was just focusing on my opponent. I was not looking to the side. It was like wartime to me – just focusing on my opponent, that’s it. I knew if anything would suck my energy … I just wanted to focus on my opponent and put my hands on him and my kicks. I know it was a huge thing, but I’ll focus on that after the fight. … I just feel like this is my home. … I’ve been in real war and seen my friends killed in front of me. This is nothing.”