11.2: Darren Uyenoyama on Chronicle Live
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Era and a 10 yeah I'm not I want to get that name Robert collarbone pressure from this point forward. He is here to a preview is UFC debut coming up a week from a Saturday down in Southern California when crucial for the chronicle live. How did you get the nickname first of love I love lead the MMA nicknames bone crusher. Unfortunately is -- accident. It's -- partner and actually. Broke his arm train and accidentally. I think temple pressure is easier for -- Sharpshooter members incentive to line Dallas -- and -- a little easier come out. Are so this fight coming up a week from Saturday is going to be a big word for you you're gonna make -- UFC debut after a nice three you know. Record with strike for so tell me about the opponent you -- climb into the ring with him in that you know I'm fighting kid Yamamoto and -- -- formally on the list for best -- upon. Fighters of -- few years back. He's having -- different USC. He's a heavy puncher he's find world class strike us. -- he's dangerous and he lost the class -- -- really hungry. -- it's a big opportunity for me but it defied such a big mean you know on on such a big state. And for so many people and also it's a sort of being the first one. You know fox -- -- -- -- your actual fight is not gonna be on fox TV right now on my fight will be aired on FaceBook and on fox dot com. So shall we go to fox dot com or FaceBook we -- we can trick you up yet which tree all right now you are you don't mind me asking you how you're 3230. To 32 you look younger but. You're 32 he started doing this when you're nineteen years of age or your background growing up in South San Francisco -- to get involved with the well to be honest you know I was -- -- raised by single mother and it's awesome sisco. I've had ample lead a little bit blind and going to school soon as I got out of high school. First credit card that's a sign of it's a school change and obviously. You know and it's took off there. I was getting married in 2002 lines -- an odd jobs. An offer came in -- Japan. I took it. Just and a can Iran with a fanatic I never thought that I would honestly be fine you'll see today. Just. Just have gone forward and it's kind of went away and started when you were nineteen and you fought till about point two there was a five year period where you quote unquote retired. Why did you step away from the sport at that time law and I I got married and a senator fans. -- Not the time the enemy was in his mean she now you know who. We had fight on Indian reservations in the pay scale is really low and you're getting offers the Phifer like two dollars three dollars a few that stitches. You know he'd be losing money actually paying the -- So you know it wasn't really that the best the best time in in 2007 I think coach does sixth at California state athletic commissions and having. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bone crushing and a good go and and hopefully you look good coming out thanks for your time on the chronicle I think you. --
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The local UFC fighter talks about how he got into the sport and his plans for his next fight.

















