Johnny Case and Natan Schulte Talk About Their PFL 9 Fight

In an interview with MMA Junkie, both Johnny Case and Natan Schulte spoke about their upcoming fight at PFL 9 tonight. Here are highlights:

Schulte on the start of his run: “Before I started in this promotion, I was the underdog,” Schulte told MMAjunkie. “People didn’t know much about me. I was able to prove my worth. I’m a good, tough fighter who’s been training in this sport for a long time now. “

Case on his spot in the playoffs: “I’m just so fortunate and so thankful to be in the position I’m in. All these other guys had to fight twice, some fought three times just to qualify for the tournament. I stepped up. Two fighters weren’t cleared, medically, and they needed that No. 8 seed. I showed up on weight, ready to fight. My opponent missed weight by five pounds, clearly didn’t even understand the dire situation we were in. Fortunately, for me, I got to progress. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t.”

Case on his issues: “A lot of people don’t know, just the people close to me, my team, my coaches, my girlfriend – I’ve been struggling, man. I was kind of (expletive’d) around with the last promotion. They kept saying, ‘Oh yeah, you’ll have a fight, stay ready, stay ready.’ Then, it was, ‘Oh, you’ll get a last-minute replacement.’ And then it’s like, ‘Oh, you’re cut. Too bad, now we strung you along for the past six months and the money that you were expecting wasn’t there.’ So I had to get a job, I was teaching kickboxing. It was hard, it was struggle.”

Schulte on fighting Case: “I’m not worried about the fact that Johnny Cases has a lot of fight experience, that he’s tough, or that he used to be in the UFC. I have my strategy put together, as far as how I’ll fight when the time comes. I’ll use my jiu-jitsu, wrestling, and do my game.”