Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. You can hear the entire audio of this interview at 2:14. You can catch that bout as the opening prelim for UFC 265 this Saturday on ESPN+. “I guess that’s why everyone is going to have to tune in August 7th to watch it.” I kind of see both scenarios playing out,” he said. “I predict a finish on him, whether it be by knockout or submission. According to Munoz, it’s going to be one fans do not want to miss. Munoz looks to make use of that growth and continued pressure on himself to be great when he faces Jamey Simmons this weekend. I know some people feel like when they lose, there is pressure off of them,” Munoz explained. “I really don’t feel any different than when I was undefeated. One part of that is the pressure that he puts on himself. “I believe if I could do what I do when I’m in the gym, then I could beat anybody in the world… I believe in myself, I need to believe in my abilities – and I feel that’s what I really sat down and worked on.”Īnd while he looks to grow in some aspects of the fight game, there are parts that he feels needs to stay the same. “I think the main thing for me is really believing in my ability and all my skill sets in the cage,” he said. Although there are some technical areas he looked to improve on in this camp, some of the bigger improvements includes the mental aspect of what he is doing in the cage. If you sit there and think about it, you’re not going to grow and you need to be able to grow from it.”Ī growth mentality is what Munoz believes got him all the way to the big show. Move on, hop back on the horse and live to ride another day. They don’t know how to rebound from it – they often don’t come back the same,” Munoz said, citing his time competing in sport jiu jitsu as helping his mental state. “You see a lot of guys, sometimes they’ll take their first career loss and they’ll crawl into a hole. Despite taking the first ‘L’ in his first fight on the biggest stage, Munoz said it didn’t really hit him all that hard. A short notice fight with Nate Maness saw plenty of back and forth action, but ultimately the judges saw the fight for Maness. All of that reached its highest point with a bantamweight title victory and a UFC contract.īut the UFC debut didn’t go as planned for the California native. Fighting 13 straight fights in Ring of Combat, 3 amateur followed by 10 professional, “Kid Kvenbo” had a flawless record and only needed the judges scorecards twice. The Big South regular season runner-up, Campbell (8-8-2, 6-1-1) ended its season ranked fifth nationally in points (7.75) and goals (2.58) per game, while rating seventh in assists (2.58) and 19th in won-lost percentage (.750).Īmal is the fourth Camel to earn freshman All-America recognition joining Sonny Guadarrama (2005), Josue Soto (2007) and Moses Mensah (2019).Johnny Munoz had a picture perfect run on the regional circuit – it couldn’t go any better. We are excited to have him and our team attack the fall with great purpose." I think the best is yet to come for him as a player, student and person. "However, Sami was able to take on these challenges and still find a way to be successful. Doing that during a pandemic just adds to the complications and potential pit falls," said Campbell head coach Dustin Fonder. "It is always tough to come to a new country and adjust to a new language and academic environment. He also produced a pair of game-winning goals.Ī central midfielder from Casablanca, Morocco, Amal scored twice, including the winner, and assisted on the equalizer in a 3-1 win at Radford. The Big South freshman of the year, first-team all-conference and third-team All-South Region choice, Amal led CU and ranked fifth among league leaders in points (15), while rating second in assists (5). – After earning league and regional recognition, Sami Charaf Amal of Campbell University has now added national honors following an outstanding collegiate debut.Īmal was named to the Freshman Best XI Second Team by – marking the second-straight season a Camel has been recognized as a freshman All-American.
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