Audio Interview - Kurt Pellegrino Part 1: Ready For War At UFC 88, Believes He Can Take Nate Diaz, Miguel Torres

Audio Interview - Kurt Pellegrino Part 1: Ready For War At UFC 88, Believes He Can Take Nate Diaz, Miguel Torres - “best 135lber in the universe”

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

New Jersey’s Kurt Pellegrino has a monster UFC fight on Saturday Sept 6th Vs. Thiago Tavares in Atlanta. I had a lengthy conversation with Kurt last week and in Part 1 we talked about his training with Miguel Torres and Kenny Florian, how he has “never lost 2x in a row in anything in my life,” and dealing with the loss to Nate Diaz. Part 2 on Wednesday will go deeper into his new school and his thoughts on the growth of MMA. Click through to listen to this exclusive audio interview.

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