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0:00:02 > 0:00:05- Pontarddulais near Swansea.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- At one time, - it was a busy industrial town.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- Nowadays, there's very little - to keep the young people here.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15- Many follow the path out of town.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- It isn't an easy journey either.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- One lad from Pontarddulais - is determined of succeeding.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- He's literally fighting his way out.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- His dream is - to be the first Welshman...
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- ..to reach the top of cage fighting.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- He's fighting in the UFC.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43- MMA or cage fighting is a sport - that's growing in popularity.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- The Ultimate Fighting Championship - or UFC is the peak.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- This is where the worldwide - attention is and the big money.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- The ferocity of the octagon - isn't for the faint of heart.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- But this is the stage and ambition - of every fighter.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- The path to the UFC isn't easy.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- A young fighter needs - to win several championships...
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- ..and make a name for themselves - before even being considered.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- No Welshman has succeeded - to reach the UFC.
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0:01:26 > 0:01:30- Brett Johns, a young fighter - from Pontarddulais...
0:01:30 > 0:01:36- ..is determined to gain his place as - the first Welshman to get there.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- I started when I was four...
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- ..I did judo with my stepdad - at Pontarddulais Judo Club.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- I love judo.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- My goal was the 2012 Olympics - in London.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- To be honest, - that was an unrealistic goal.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- I then started going - to the gym at Fforest-fach...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- ..that's only down the road for me.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- I saw one session of MMA - and I loved it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- When I was 13-14, I asked my mother - when I could fight.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- When can I go in the cage?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- She said "No, you can't go - into a cage until you're 18."
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- I had four years of asking - my mother if I could go and fight.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Four years later, - Brett got his wish.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- He stepped in to the octagon - for the first time.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- In my first fight, - I was quite nervous if I'm honest.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- It was at a sports centre - in Aberdare.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- It was under a different set - of rules, semi pro.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- I'd won it within a minute - and a half of the first round.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- I was crying after the fight.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- All the emotion had built up.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- I had my second fight - a week and a half later.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Brett, the quiet, gentle lad - from Pontarddulais...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- ..got a taste of a new world.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- A very different world to that - of his upbringing in Pontarddulais.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- I lived in a house - with my mother and stepdad.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- I lived with my two other brothers - and sisters.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- We didn't speak Welsh - with each other.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- I didn't start speaking Welsh - until I went to school.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- A lot of people in Pontarddulais say - they can't wait to get out of there.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- It's my home, - my family and friends are here.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- There isn't much in Pontarddulais - but it is my home.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Despite being shy...
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- ..Brett was determined - to develop his fighting skills.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- He started training - with Chris Rees in Swansea.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- First impressions of Brett...
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- ..it's funny, he's such a normal, - quiet, humble guy initially.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45- He's always humble.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- He gets a little louder - the more you know him.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- When I saw him step on the mats - and start training...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- ..his work ethic and hunger even - from the first lesson...
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- ..I thought if this kid wants to be - something special, it could happen.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Within no time, Brett went on - to win several professional fights.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- He took the Welsh - and British Championships.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- His next challenge was to compete - for a World Championship.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- It's the first step - to realizing his dream.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36- He's a grafter.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- So, if you have to pick someone...
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- ..who's going to have to do - six or seven rounds in a night...
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- ..Brett's your man.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Even though Chris was confident - that Brett was ready...
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- ..Brett was expected to fight - in a tournament this time.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- This meant more than one fight.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- If he won the first...
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- ..he'd get a chance to fight - for the World Championship.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- There was a guy there - called David Haggstrom.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- He was one of the best - in Europe at that time.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- He was a favourite - to win the tournament.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Winning against David Haggstrom - was enough for me.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- But, I had to fight him, - three five-minute rounds.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- An hour and a half after that - I had to fight a fresh guy...
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- ..for the World title - for five 5-minute rounds.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- There are four ways to win a fight.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- You can win on points, - knock out your opponent...
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- ..force your opponent - to surrender...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- ..or if the opponent - has no way to defend himself.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54- "And now, the CWFC Bantamweight - Champion Of The World...
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- ..Brett "The Pikey" Johns.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- Brett pushed his body to the limit - and was now a World Champion.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- I never want to do a tournament - again after that night.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16- Winning my first World belt is - something I'll remember until I die.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Months later, Brett got the chance - to defend his World Championship.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- He fought James Brum in Swansea.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Cage Wars had never - come to Swansea before.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- I was happy the fight was back home.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- The octagon isn't the only arena - where fighters go into battle.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Brett fights as a bantamweight.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- It's one of the lightest.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- It's a constant battle - to make sure he's within the weight.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Unfortunately, part of fighting MMA - is making weight.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Things didn't go to plan - the day before.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- We pushed him right to the limit - and he just missed weight.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- That meant he had to lose - the belt on the scales.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- He had to continue to fight and win - the fight but lose the title.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I was gutted, humiliated - and just devastated.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- I remember - one of the guys helping me out..
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- ..Steven, he'd helped me out.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- He said "It's done now. - You can't cry about it, it's done."
0:07:44 > 0:07:45- "It's happened."
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- You have to focus on tomorrow.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Get straight into that cage - and you have to win.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Despite surrendering - the World Championship...
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- ..Brett had started to cause a stir.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- He still hadn't lost a fight.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- People within the sport - had taken notice.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- An offer came to fight for a World - Title in three fights in America.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- It would be under the - Titan Fighting Championships.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- It's one stage lower than the UFC.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I'm one of the first guys to go out - there and fight for a World Title.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- It's a big deal for me. It's huge.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- MMA in Europe is massive.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- There's some very talented guys.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- The States are still the Mecca - of MMA so to speak.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Going out there and showing - what he can do...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- ..is going to be a huge step for us.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- One important part of training - before the trip to Alabama...
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- ..was preparing - for the time difference.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I get up now at 3.00pm.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- When 9.00pm comes around, - it's actually my midday session.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- I train through the night - and then go to bed at 6.00am.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- That's the time in Alabama - in the US.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- I want to get out there.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- I can't wait to fight now.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Brett is a home bird.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- He still lives at home - with his family.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Over the last few years...
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- ..their support has been - very important to him.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- We've all helped, although, I did - initially give him a time limit.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- That he needs - to put a time limit on it...
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- ..so if he doesn't get to where - he wants to be by a certain age...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..he needs to look into - doing something else.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- It's his dream.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- I just hope he gets - to where he wants to go.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- They sink the drinks. - And they go home.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- In the week - leading up to the fight...
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- ..where he loses weight - for the weight cut, Brett changes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- He's like a different person.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- He's, well, stressed really.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- So, he has to prepare for the fight.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- He watches a lot - of fights on YouTube.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- The weight cut is very intense.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- He has to stop carbs, fat and sugar.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31- I'm here when he wants to talk - but I do step back really.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- The whole family - have a role to play.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- It's my job - to look after his mindset.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- That's what I look for.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50- I'm not bothered about training, - he has Chris.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Our stepdad does judo.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- They know what they're doing.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- I try to keep Brett's mindset - strong.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- I just want to make sure his head's - in the right place...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- ..before he enters the cage.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Brett's stepdad, Andrew, - has been with him on the journey.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- He was also a part - of his early training.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Brett's going to hate me for this.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- If Brett had put the effort in - to Judo that he has into MMA...
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- ..he would have gone a very long - way, possibly Olympics.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- He saw the MMA, he went for it.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I'm a purist, - I didn't like it at the time.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- The more I watch it, - the more I'm getting to enjoy it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- At the time, I didn't think - it was a good idea. I'll be honest.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Brett's too nice. I didn't want - to see the boy getting upset.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- He proved me wrong.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44- Completely and utterly.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- He's such a genuine, genuine, - nice guy.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Everybody I know likes Brett.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Not before he was - World Champion etc...
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- ..everybody, his schoolteachers, - they all loved him, and still do.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- His baby minder when - he was little loves him.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- Everyone who knows Brett or comes in - contact with him really likes him.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- He is a nice guy.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Everyone in my family - has a job to help me.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Sometimes, when I have bad days...
0:12:15 > 0:12:21- ..I sometimes take it out on them, - but they know that's what happens.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- With the day - of the battle getting closer...
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- ..the trip to Alabama - was on everyone's mind.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- I'm used to seeing him compete.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34- Since he was small in judo.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Once he started competing - when he got old enough.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39- I'm used to him fighting.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- I'm not frightened - of him getting hurt.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- I don't want him - or the other boy to get hurt.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- I'm just frightened of him losing.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I'm a bit nervous about him going, - really.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- You don't like to travel much, - yourself. I know how he is.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- His brother and Kyle are going out. - He's got Chris there.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- I don't think I'd want to go - even if I could, to be honest.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04- I don't think I could stand it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- This would be the first time - Brett fought on foreign soil.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- It was a big step...
0:13:11 > 0:13:16- ..considering no Welsh fighter - had ever won a title in America.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- A victory would be - a big step toward the summit.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- A loss could possibly signal - an end to the journey.
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0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Brett Johns's dream - is to be the first Welshman...
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- ..to reach the top in cage fighting.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- To keep that dream alive, - Brett had to create history...
0:13:48 > 0:13:54- ..and become the first Welshman - to win a World Title in America.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- I've had 15 fights, - five amateur and ten professional.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- To be honest, they've all been - within 50 miles of my house.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16- So, to be in Alabama, - I think it's 4,300 miles away.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- It's out of the way.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- To be honest, - I like coming to the hotels.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- I watch all the other fighters come.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- It's a big deal out here.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Everyone's very nice.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Anyone I see on the street - say hello.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- That's quite cool.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- I don't see that back in Wales.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43- When I got over here, I was like, - "Hi", I wasn't sure what to say.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- The coverage I'm getting - just for this fight is huge.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- My Twitter is going crazy - at the moment.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- I already love fighting - in the States.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- I haven't fought yet.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- I'm looking forward to getting - the show out of the way...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- ..get my new belt - and I'll be happy then.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- I think I've got - seven or eight pounds to go.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- It's OK.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I'm confident - that I'll do well in this cut.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25- Brett's big fight was held - in Mobile in the state of Alabama.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- It's a part of the Mobile AeroFest - veterans' festival.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- It raises money - for military veterans.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- It's a cause that's close - to Brett's heart.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- It's massive for the soldiers.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- A lot of my family are soldiers.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- If I wasn't fighting, - I'd be a soldier.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- That's what I would have done. - I would have joined the army.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- It's an honour, really - to fight in front of everyone.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Being within the bantamweight...
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- ..of nine stone and nine pounds - is a fight in itself.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Brett manages - to hit the nail on its head.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- 135 dead on.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- This is the first time Brett's come - face to face with his opponent.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- As his name suggests...
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- ..Walel "The Gazelle" Watson - is much bigger than Brett.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- Watson is the favourite.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- He's a former UFC fighter.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- This will be a good test - for the boy from Pontarddulais.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Walel Watson has beaten - a lot of people.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32- A lot of good people.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38- To beat him - would be a major step in my career.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- We've both got tons of cardio, - tons of energy, tons of technique.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- Me and him in the cage together - is making out for a great fight.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- A victory would be a huge step - towards his dream.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- A loss would - turn it all into a nightmare.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Only one person from the UK has won - a World Title...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- ..in an American based organization.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12- I'm proud to be from Wales.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- This fight isn't just for me. - It's for Wales.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- Ladies and gentlemen, - fighting out of Swansea, Wales...
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- ..Brett "The Pikey" Johns.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- I'm ready now to go out there - and do what I was born to do.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36- I'm a fighter, it's what I do.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Brett starts the contest - full of confidence.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- It looks good - and he's ahead on points.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- The blood is flowing - but Watson is still dangerous.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Brett wins the first round.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- At the start of the second round, - Brett starts to control the fight.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- He manages to grab hold of Watson - and begin to choke him.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- It's impossible - for him to escape...
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- ..and the all important - submission comes.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Brett is World Champion.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23- The winner by tap out, - by way of rear naked choke...
0:18:23 > 0:18:31- ..and new Titan FC Bantamweight - Champion, Brett "The Pikey" Johns.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- I don't have any words, really.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- I'm happy. I'm very happy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- I can't describe what's going - through my head at the moment.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- I'm very emotional at the moment.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- I've just put too much work - into this belt.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- It's happened!
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Chris Rees and my Dad - have given me everything.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- Absolutely everything.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- I just can't say thanks enough.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- I'm just so happy - to be going home with a new belt.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- I've beaten a former UFC fighter.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- I can't really say anything else.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- That's all it is, but for me, - it's the best thing in the world.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- I just want to go home now - and celebrate at home.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Following success on foreign land - Brett's happy to be home.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- He appreciates - the importance of his victory.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- Just going back to Cage Warriors - and winning the first World Title.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- It was the main event at the - Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- I didn't think it could get better - than that to be honest.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- A few months later, - I was in the LC2 in my home town.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- We sold a lot of tickets there.
0:20:07 > 0:20:13- A few months later, I was fighting - against a UFC veteran in the US.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Nobody's done that from Wales. - Nobody.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I was fighting on the Friday.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- I was back in the gym on the - Wednesday morning.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- I was back and working hard.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- I was back in the gym - doing five 5-minute rounds.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- It's back to a normal regime now. - I have to train as hard as I can.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39- I am the champion. I know that - but I train like I'm a challenger.
0:20:39 > 0:20:45- I've got to keep this belt - to get a chance to go to the UFC.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- There's no time for a fighter - to catch his breath.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- There's another fight - on the horizon.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- We were waiting to get the next - fight confirmed we're very happy...
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- ..we'll be flying out to defend - the belt in Kansas City in July.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- To be the Champion, - you've got to defend the belt.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- That's what we intend on doing.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- Being a professional MMA fighter - is a full-time job for Brett.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- That doesn't leave a lot of time - for anything else.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I stress a lot - and I don't switch off very well.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- I don't sleep well - when a fight's coming up.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27- I think a lot about the fight.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- One of my weaknesses is - that I don't have any other focus.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- I think it's important for fighters - to have something else.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Something - that isn't connected to fighting.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- When I'm fighting a guy, - in the lead up...
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- ..I'm thinking about the fight about - 300 times a day at home.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- I need to switch off - when I'm at home.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- It can be a struggle to be honest.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59- As I say, every night when I go - to bed, I struggle to fall asleep.
0:22:00 > 0:22:00- I'm always thinking about the fight.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- I'm always thinking about the fight.- - He's never been in trouble.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- He's never tried a cigarette - in his life. I smoke.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08- But he's never tried that.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10- The only thing is...
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- ..I think it's alienated him a bit - from his old friends.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- They're still his friends...
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- ..but his friends - that he's had for years...
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- ..they work all week, they go out - on the weekend, they enjoy.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Brett's not doing that - because he can't afford it...
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- ..and he's committed to training.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- He used to have a group - of tight friends.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- They were out a lot. - They'd get drunk a lot, etc.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- As young teenage men would - which is fine.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Since he's taken this career path, - he doesn't do it anymore.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- When you're training that hard, - you can't.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- His enjoyment comes - when he steps in that cage.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- That's where he gets that enjoyment, - that's his social life.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Kansas is the next step - of the journey.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Brett prepares - to defend his title...
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- ..against Anthony "Sharkbait" - Gutierrez from the USA.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- The journey yesterday was long.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- To be honest, it was less - travelling than Alabama...
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- ..but it was still rather long.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- We reached the hotel and did - a bit of a workout out in the sun.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- It's quite hot here.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- I'm looking forward - to the next few days.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- I'm hoping the weight will be OK.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Hopefully Saturday's fight - will be on.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41- After a long journey...
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- ..it's important Brett - looks after his weight immediately.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Not making weight could mean losing - the title without throwing a punch.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- This part is very difficult.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- This part is harder - than the actual fight.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- I think I've got about 6 pounds - to go, maybe less than that now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- I went to the toilet this morning.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- Hopefully we lose that final six - pounds today.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- We're on point after that.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15- I'm looking forward to weighing in - and then drinking something.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- Roll on four o'clock, I think.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- In addition - to caring for his diet...
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- ..Brett spends hours - in the sauna to lose weight.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27- Six pounds, here we go.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- First one done, three to go.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37- Yes? Happy?
0:24:37 > 0:24:38- Yes? Happy?- - Yeah.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39- Good.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Brett is under pressure - to make the weight.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- He's also starting to feel ill.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- This is the side - that people don't see.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- They see the walk out and the music - and signing autographs and photos.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- This is the graft.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Anyone who thinks he doesn't work - for a living, watch this.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- It's the day of the weigh-in.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- The worry of making weight is heavy.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- To make things worse, - Brett is suffering with a virus.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- 137 even.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- Brett hasn't reached the weight.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- He'll get one more chance.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35- He has an hour to lose weight.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- The hour doesn't make a difference.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- There's now a genuine concern - for Brett's health.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- As he's lost weight so quickly - and as he has a virus...
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- ..he's at risk of organ failure.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Let me know, - whatever you guys decide.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- But is he clear?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Yeah, he's clear. - Get a drink in you.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Do you want to put him - on the scales again?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- No.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15- Despite Brett's condition...
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- ..the next day, the medical team - say he's fit to fight.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- He has to surrender the title.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23- Despite that...
0:26:23 > 0:26:29- ..Brett must win the bout - to retain his undefeated record.
0:26:32 > 0:26:32- Subtitles
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- Reaching the top is difficult - for every professional fighter.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- Brett Johns is in Kansas to defend - his title as World Champion.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- There are problems.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52- He's been hit by a virus - and has failed to make the weight.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- He has to surrender the title.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Despite that - and despite being weak...
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- ..he has to fight and try to keep - his unbeaten record in the least.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- I've got a bit of a bug.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- My stomach is inflamed.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- That wasn't written in the script. I - didn't know it was going to happen.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- I'm a bit gutted with that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- It's not my fault - or anyone's fault.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- It's just the wrong time.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- That's the point, - I was looking good.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29- I know after the fight...
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- ...when news of the trouble I've had - breaks...
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- ..I'll be given a bit more slack.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- At the moment on Twitter, I'm being - called unprofessional, blah blah.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Nobody knows what's happened. - Only the people close to me know.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- I was feeling good this morning.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- I still have - a slight stomach upset.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- That's it.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- I know I'm OK to fight tonight.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- I'm quite nervous now. - I'm in the zone.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- I just want to fight now.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- That's what I want to do.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- I'm going to go out there tonight - and make a statement.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- In the blue corner, from Missouri, - Anthony Gutierrez.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- This guy is good.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- He wouldn't be fighting for a World - Title if he wasn't good.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- He's good but I'm better.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34- Against all logic, Brett will have - to win to keep his dream alive.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- From Swansea, Wales, Brett Johns!
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- You feel like the world - is watching you.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- Most of the world is doing something - other than watching the fight.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- I just want to hear the MC saying - Brett Johns and not another name.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01- When he says your name, you know - the last six months of crying...
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- ..blood, sweat and tears basically.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- It overcomes it, you know.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Back in Pontarddulais, - the family are watching.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Watching Brett suffer - is too much for them.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- Don't let it, Brett, come on.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- It isn't going well.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- Brett has a leg injury, - Chris wants to throw in the towel.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Like every fighter worth his salt, - Brett insists on carrying on.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- I think he's got it here.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- There's nothing to separate them, - the judges will decide.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- 48-47 Gutierrez.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50- What?
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- Judge Jackson Harper, - 48-47 for Johns.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- Judge Henry Gueary scores it 49-46 - for your winner by split decision...
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- ..and still undefeated...
0:30:10 > 0:30:11- Fuck yes!
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- How many things can go wrong in - two days, do you know what I mean?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- He twisted awkwardly, - we thought he'd hurt his knee.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- He could barely walk. - He was in a bad way.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Between the third and the fourth...
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- ..I said we're going to quit, - we're going to pull this.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- He said "No, you've got to let me - get beat up."
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- I could never quit with my family - and coaches having helped me.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- I've taken a few knees - to the face in the fifth round.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- He was hitting me, I thought "You're - not taking this away from me."
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- I thought "I have to win this, - there's no other option."
0:31:02 > 0:31:03- "I can't do nothing else."
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- We've just seen the doctor. - He tore his hamstring.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- He tore his hamstring, - twisted awkwardly.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11- I'm relieved.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- I'm relieved that it's not the knee.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- Who knows. We'll get the hamstring - checked out when we get back.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- The kid had stomach pain - for like 24 hours.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- It left him with cramps - and he tore his hamstring...
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- ..halfway through a five rounder.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- He changed game plan, he did - what he needed to do and he won.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- There's no doubt - that keeping his unbeaten record...
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- ..is a great achievement for Brett.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Will the emotional and physical - torture of Kansas...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- ..take its toll on him?
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- An injury lay off is a frustrating - time for every fighter.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- It's a period - without the adrenalin of the fight.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- It's also a period without pay.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07- It's very hard.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- People think, "He's a world MMA - Champion. He's on big money."
0:32:11 > 0:32:17- No, the money I get from fights like - that doesn't even pay my coaches.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- It doesn't pay for my management...
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- ..or the food I've eaten - for the last six weeks...
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- ..or the rent I owe my mother.
0:32:29 > 0:32:36- After the Brum fight, there was a - year and I had to live on 2,000.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- I had to sell my car.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- For a week or two, - I slept in the gym.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46- It was hard.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- That's why as a person and as Brett - Johns the fighter...
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- ..I'm steps ahead of everyone else.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- I've sacrificed a lot more.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- I sold my car for 100 - just to live that month.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- After that, I came here to the gym, - slept at the gym...
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- ..I got up at 6.00am to train.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- It's hard - but in my mind I've done that now.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- Now, it's just a straight road - to reach the top...
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- ..and make a lot more money.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- I know now that - I've got this far on my own.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- I've had help from a few friends. - I will pull them to the top with me.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Every fighter's body - suffers constantly.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- After recovering from a leg injury, - another problem appears.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- A shoulder problem.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- Training's been, well it hasn't been - good to be honest.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- I've got shoulder problems.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- It keeps dislocating - during training.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- You lose your motivation - when you get injured.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- I just need to carry on training.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- I might have a good or bad session.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- That's the game.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07- It's going to happen.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- I've just got to forget it - and carry on.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- The pain in his shoulder gets worse.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Brett has arranged to see - a specialist.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- I think he's called Mr Pritchard.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- I've heard good things about him.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32- It'll be good just to know - what's going on, to be honest.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- It's been hurting - for about three weeks.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42- Last week, - it really hurt quite badly.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- Now, it's time to go and see. - A week has gone by.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50- I haven't done anything on the floor - during training at the gym.
0:34:50 > 0:34:56- Nothing on the floor, no boxing or - kick boxing or anything like that.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- But, I'm just gutted to be honest.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- Maybe they'll say it's nothing...
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- ..maybe they'll say - I need some surgery.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- I don't know yet.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- As I say, we'll know in the next ten - minutes what's going to happen.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23- The news isn't good.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29- He needs an operation on his - shoulder at a cost of 7,000.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- It also means Brett will be unable - to fight for at least five months.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- I'm disappointed. - I feel disappointed.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- I'm just gutted.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- A lot of things are going - through my head at the moment.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- I want to go home now and think - about the next five months.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54- What's going to happen - and how I'm going to recover.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- It's a blow and a threat - to his career as a fighter.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07- .
0:36:08 > 0:36:08- Subtitles
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- So far, Brett's career - has been a series of highs and lows.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- He's won every fight - as a professional fighter.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- His dream of being the first - Welshman...
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- ..to reach the UFC's main ring - still burns brightly.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- After the shoulder surgery, - the top is still very far away.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- I've come back from the op. It was - a success, everything went well.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- The shoulder's stronger - than it was before.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- Once the bone fused and everything - went back into place...
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- ..it was just a case - of putting him back...
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- ..into a rehabilitation programme.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- It was difficult mentally. - I couldn't do what I wanted.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- I had a shoulder support - for six weeks.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- It was frustrating. - That's a bit of an understatement.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Emotionally, he was very down.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- He put a little weight on - because he was eating.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26- All normal responses...
0:37:26 > 0:37:30- ..things which don't actually matter - to the average person.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- But if you're an elite-level - athlete, it's a big knock.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- And it was for him.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- The last few months without fighting - have taken their toll on Brett.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- A mental, physical - and financial toll.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- It's not a secret. - The op cost me a lot of money.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- It's put me in a place - where I'm struggling to be honest.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- I can't live without money.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07- I put an exhibition on - in Gorseinon and Swansea.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- I'm going to put myself in the - exhibition to get some money in.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12- I'll also fight.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- It's a warm-up fight - to getting back into the game.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- The road of life can turn - on the flip of a coin.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- The next call would change - the young fighter's life forever.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Skype call with Brian Butler, - Brett's agent.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31- Brett, what's going on?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- We're recording this for prosperity - because welcome to the UFC.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45- Brett Johns from Pontarddulais, the - first Welshman to fight in the UFC.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- All the emotion of the last seven - years comes out.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55- All the bad days and the good days - was all for that.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- I want to go through my life - with my memories, not with money.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- I've got the chance to do both now.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- It's a win-win situation.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Thank you so much, Bri.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- It's awesome, man!
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Thank you so much, like.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- You don't understand what it means. - You don't.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- He always cries. So, yeah.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- It doesn't matter what's happened.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- He picked up a Diet Pepsi once - and cried.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Brett's signed a contract - for four fights with the UFC.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- The first of those will be - in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- It's the first thing on my mind - every morning...
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- ..and the last thing before I sleep.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52- For him to get the call - is just a real special moment.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- To see him achieve - the first part of his dream.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56- We're not done yet.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- As I say, I say it every time, - it's a dream come true.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02- Good luck to you.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03- Good luck to you.- - Thank you.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- The only thing - I have to do now is fight.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Despite Brett focusing - on his fight in Belfast...
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- ..he doesn't forget - about his home patch.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- He shows his support for - Celtic Fight Night in Gorseinon.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- It's also a chance for everyone...
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- ..to give the local hero their best - wishes for his big fight in the UFC.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34- Belfast, a city that's been - the background to several battles.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Before he steps in to the UFC's - octagon for the first time.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Brett has to ensure no problems - with his weight this time.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- I've just weighed in - at 136 lbs on the scales.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- I can have something to drink now.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- I'm so happy to make the weight.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- On the UFC stage, failing to make - the weight would mean no fight...
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- ..and losing 20% of his pay.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- I'm in the UFC now, so I'd like - to get as much money as I can.
0:41:25 > 0:41:32- It's a lot of money, - 20% is a hefty portion of the deal.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- As I say, it wasn't the case today.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- I'm grateful to my team - Sam, Ashley and Chris...
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- ..for being there to help me - every step of the way.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- It was easier today, - it really was easier today.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- I think I've found - the right way of doing the cut now.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- It's great, I feel good - and I'm ready for tomorrow now.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- Rehydration and a meal later.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Roll on 6 o'clock - and the public weigh-ins.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- There's a fight tomorrow night. - Thank you.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Knowing he's succeeded - in reaching the weight...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- ..Brett can look forward - to the public weigh-in...
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- ..where the press - will be in attendance.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24- Brett clearly enjoys the attention - that comes from fighting in the UFC.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- He's got plenty - of support in Belfast.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32- A lot of the boys have come out.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- I've been talking - to Brett on Facebook.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- He looks good and he feels good.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39- I'm happy.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- He thinks he's the best in the World - and in my opinion, he is.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47- The weigh-in was brill.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- It's the first time in my life that - I've got a six-pack! That's great!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- I can't wait. I really can't wait.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- To be honest, I'm not nervous now.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- But I will be nervous tomorrow - when I get up.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- Yes, it's quite a nerve-racking - experience to be honest.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- I am confident.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- I am confident.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- Pikey, boy!
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Can we go get drunk - and eat food now?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- It's as if Pontarddulais - has moved to Belfast.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- The support means everything - to Brett.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30- It's nice to see someone - I've grown up with on the mat.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35- Brett is one of the hardest-working - guys I have ever seen.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- I'm lucky enough to share a mat - with him every day.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- I can't wait to see - what he does in the UFC.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47- He's in a great place, physically, - better than ever.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- Mentally, better than ever.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- We couldn't ask for any more.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55- You're going to see something - special come Saturday night.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01- It's the day of the big fight.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05- Brett's opponent is Kwan Ho Kwak - from South Korea.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07- It's a huge show.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12- I'm not sure if it's a huge show - for the UFC but it is for me.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- This is the chance Brett has been - working toward through his career.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22- The social media has gone bonkers - to be honest. It's been crazy.
0:44:23 > 0:44:24- Every time I turn my phone on...
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- ..I've got another - fifty notifications on my phone.
0:44:28 > 0:44:33- It's like I've got OCD, - I have to say thanks to everyone.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36- It's been great. - I know Wales is behind me.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- That's all I wanted.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- It's quite emotional to be honest.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- Everyone wants to see me do well.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- I appreciate that people - have come to watch me.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50- My first fight was at a leisure - centre in Aberdare.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52- Now I'm in Belfast - in the main arena.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- It's a dream come true.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59- I say it all the time but it is. - I can't say it any other way.
0:44:59 > 0:45:00- It's what I think.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- I've got a chance - to fight a guy from South Korea.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09- I need to show what I can do. - He's a two-time World Champion.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11- I'm also a two-time World Champion.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15- It's a good fight. - It'll be a hard fight. I'm ready.
0:45:16 > 0:45:17- Here we go.
0:45:23 > 0:45:24- It really is a hard fight.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- Every fight in the UFC is hard now.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- It's just the beginning.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34- I hope, well, he hasn't lost, - I haven't lost.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- Someone has to lose tonight.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- I hope it isn't me.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44- For the lad from Pontarddulais...
0:45:44 > 0:45:48- ..tonight's the night, - maybe I can do it tonight.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52- Maybe I can achieve that dream.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54- It could be - a dream come true tonight.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- Extremely nervous, I must be honest. - I'm extremely nervous.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18- Probably because it's the event, - it's UFC. It's his first one.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- He's had 17 fights and he's won - them all. Why expect any different?
0:46:30 > 0:46:36- Titan FC, Bantamweight Champion, - Brett "The Pikey" Johns.
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- The octagon is no place - for the faint-hearted.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42- This is the biggest stage.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- Only one thing matters here, - winning.
0:46:47 > 0:46:52- That's what Brett succeeds in doing, - winning his first UFC fight.
0:46:53 > 0:46:54- He won all three rounds.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57- The UFC had to give me a chance.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- They put me up against - a good fighter.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04- I took that chance and I won. - I won well.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09- This guy was the best I've fought. - He was undefeated.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13- He's never lost and he's a two-time - World Champion.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- I was like "yeah, that's the guy I - want." He's got status.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18- That's what I've taken from him.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- His nine wins, they go in my basket.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24- Three rounds to nothing.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27- One of the best guys in the world.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29- Three rounds to nothing.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33- Brett Johns - looked his dream in the eye.
0:47:34 > 0:47:40- Through blood, sweat and tears - he realized his dream.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45- The first Welshman - to compete in the UFC.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49- The goal and highest stage - for all fighters.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52- The stage for Brett Johns - from Pontarddulais.
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