The strikers headlining Power Slap 3: Hintz vs Wolverine talk with the media before their bouts. Power Slap 3 is LIVE and FREE …
[Applause] since it became the power slap Champion I got everybody gunning from my chin my neck my belt I gotta step it up make sure they don’t get any of them Chen and if you give you give a clean hit he’s [Music] not gonna take over so I asked for the biggest and best in the sport they delivered they gave me Wolverine one of the toughest most vicious I’m the best and I don’t see nobody knocking me out I like to let my hand do the talk he is literally the best slap fighter in the world but I want to be the first person to put Wolverine to sleep there’s no losing this time I’m going to walk out as a light heavyweight champion if you want to come and get it [Music] all right folks great to be here in Las Vegas thank you all for being with us for the power slap 3 press conference I’m John and Charlie Arnold got delayed in travel acid UFC president Dana White so thanks for uh allowing me to fill in today fellas we’re very excited obviously for this live event coming up Friday Night Live from this year UFC Apex it is yours on Rumble all right so we are going to begin with our heavyweight opener as we highlight the gentleman on the end so we are going to start with this story in Perez taking on Dwayne Crespo Dwayne we will begin with you of course right in the momentum of a first round knockout back in may now taking on a man with whom you are very familiar in Dorian Perez your thoughts on the matchup coming up here Friday so Banger Man start out the main card like a fireworks hard head versus hard hitter let’s do it all right Dorian down there love the hat brother Beard’s even better you’re undefeated 4-0 in power slap closing and out of title shot some people think you already should have gotten it do you believe an impressive performance here on Friday secures the shot at the bill man title shots coming I’m gonna be the champ pretty soon so Duane’s gonna go the to sleep the bell’s gonna go the to sleep and uh that’s all that’s it that says that’s going to be it bold statement man bold State you bro you I don’t give a I’ma break your hand with my head do it yeah I’m gonna big dude glass Cannon you can only hit hard one time the only people you knocked out are tomato cans as soon as you run into a brick wall with Ryan Phillips you can’t do and he almost knocked you out with your left bring his left your one knockout was a guy who has 15 losses so I’m yeah fight a couple Legends and then and then you know 15 losses that’s not a legend don’t matter don’t matter baby what exactly is the Genesis of this heat was there some podcast what’s the friction from uh it’s just uh he he likes to put on a show and talk some stuff many it ain’t nothing crazy uh I’m gonna win as easy as that but look at him man smile on his face that’s it Dwayne doesn’t like me bro Dwayne doesn’t Dwayne Can’t Let Me Shine he can’t let me shine he’s like oh you’re so much cooler than me you know uh just let me have my my powerlifting thing yeah you’re just jealous bro you’re just jealous because I’m a bad you know I’m Gonna Knock You the out and that’s that’s it let’s see round two let’s see round two I’ll give you a little I’ll give you half and then we’ll go full speed round two all right Friday night those words will give way to action ladies and Gentlemen let’s get to the light heavyweights now this is a critical Showdown Alan Klein Bell taking on Austin Turpin Austin you always bring the flare when you compete uh dropping down a weight class here though why the move to 205 pounds is that a lifestyle decision why 205 yeah lifestyle decision for sure and um I don’t mean to correct you but I think his last name is pile not clean bile but yeah to look better be faster and I’ve just been working out and you know eating right changing my life completely so everything just falls into place it’s not like I’ve been trying to specifically lose weight but just with the working out and changing my my diets and uh keeping focused on grinding it just started to fall off man it’s been real easy and I feel strong and I’m fast I’m fast as Lightning dog sound ready to go been a big 2023 though of course for Alan two fights two wins now coming off a knockout over powerslap staple Vernon I don’t know about big all right well hey don’t shoot the messenger what are your thoughts on the challenge in front of you this weekend knocking out the old man uh I mean I’m pretty excited to be back into your reading again I love the energy that Austin brings I think he talks trash really well so uh you know it’s always awesome it gets the hype going but you look like you’re about to fall asleep over there wake the up come on you ready for this you’re you’re definitely not ready I know you’re not ready I can tell you’re scared about when you when you got hit by Ron it looked like he was about to fall over before he even hit you you were terrified looks like he was beat up he’s about to beat up a box of tissues well regardless uh I’m not that worried about Austin so I’m pretty sure I’m going to knock you out in the first round tell them how you really feel you’ll be worried about running into Austin after the match because I’m about to put you to sleep I’ll be your little Boogeyman baby bring it that’s what I’m gonna do that’s what I’m gonna do Friday come on July 7th you know what it is I’m gonna be there put on a show Alan Kling by a lost interpreting Under The Lights here on Friday let us get to the co-main event super heavyweight you guys know what it is to Crazy Hawaiian making as much anticipated debut against Micah sayuli so Micah 2-0 in Pro slap career-wise but the man standing across from you on Friday Also the man that introduced you to the sport sort of an interesting backdrop to this fight how hard is it going to be to compete against someone who who helped bring in uh won’t be hard at all um I was looking forward to this the day he bought me in so I’m excited I’m ready his hands ready I bet that hand is ready and of course the crazy Hawaiian with much fanfare your power slap debut why power slap right now in your career it’s always been part of slap little do you know I’ve been here from the beginning just watching everything unfold the king is back baby I’m gonna put on a show like no other then I might lose some weight take on the heavy boys knocking them out too all right well it’s good to have you competing we know you’ve been a fixtures throughout the power slap season and now we’re going to get to the main event if we could AJ Hintz and Wolverine Wolverine’s synonymous with the sport of slap fighting but also fighting at heavyweight prior now moving down to 205 why is this the best move for your career I’ve always been you know close to that weight I’ve been having to eat a lot to get too heavyweight so 205 is a good spot for him what he really means is I’m gonna stop a mud hole in your ass boy all right AJ looking to defend your title once again what type of performance can we expect in the powerslap 3 headlining Act you’re gonna see my best performance yet it’s it’s going to be a good match unfortunately I gotta put the homie to sleep but I get to be the first one to do it so there’s something to be said about that oh y’all are such cute friends so nice to see that all right we are now gonna open it up to some uh media questions who’s the first brave soul out there we have some fan questions time permitting on the back end as well go ahead sir Corey with slap news this is for uh Ron beta this is the third time we’re seeing you on the main event I’m going up going up against AJ hence is there anything different in AJ’s game compared to Damian and Darius uh no I mean he’s just like uh Damien and Darius he’s got hard he’s not going to quit so uh it’s gonna be a good match for me uh static we’ve seen that you’re actually training for this match is that out of respect for Ron in the game that he’s bringing or is it how uh powerslap 2 ended with Russell it has everything to do with just Wolverine you know I respect them I know I know it’s not gonna be easy I’m gonna get it done but it’s not like it’s just gonna be handed to me you know what I mean so disrespect for for Ron you know I just gotta take it seriously like I said I gotta be the first one to put him to sleep Dorian Perez the California Cowboy what’s up my man um you were only one of two competitors in power slap that is undefeated with a record of 4-0 or greater um if you solidify this match on Friday what do you want next and where do you see your career going title shot baby I only want five rounders after this one five rounders only five rounders only I’m gonna hold on to the Belt as long as I can and if someone takes it from me I want that immediate rematch I want that smoke next month whatever it’s got to be because I want to be here every event powerslide one two three to Infinity somebody at every event Dwayne um last time we see you on the main card you were going up against the current heavyweight Damien DeBell what did you learn from that match that’s going to help you Friday going up against Dorian uh I’ve I learned a bunch of he doesn’t remember of course man so Damien is a good domain he’s a champion uh I learned that I’m I’m I am beatable you can knock me out so I’ll take that very seriously I’m working on my defense obviously and we’ll find out on Friday but I still hit harder than everybody we about to find out that too a question for Alan um it seemingly Austin had the nickname for everybody in the light heavyweight division are you taking that personal whatsoever or do you have an actual response that you want to say back to him he hates it he hears it in his in his dreams that’s all I can think about is how he’s now the pile uh I don’t really think too much about Austin I’m really just focused on the next fight you know the title fight he’s just kind of that next barrier I have to get over so you know I’m taking this that’s a brick light as a favor don’t be falling asleep that’s about it he’s not very good so I’m excited to fight him this guy’s supposed to be in the UFC that’s what he is he’s he’s Superstar over there that’s the Mixed Martial Arts badass he ain’t even supposed to be slapping thank you brother I appreciate that Austin come coming in with one of the rehearsal guys both you guys have identical records coming into this you’re dropped down to light heavyweight um you know do you feel like this is more of your natural weight class and you feel that Alan has been hit as hard as you’re gonna hit him not not even close I mean he went up against some old geezer the last guy he went up against should have brought a cane up there I mean and and he got rocked before he hit him so I don’t think there’s even uh he ain’t even seen somebody get hit as hard as he’s about to get hit I think a fresh Vern puts you both to sleep one slap oh bro you’re just still you’re still riding Burns ball sleep so did you just don’t want to knock them right out yeah but he still puts you down you know it hurts and you can’t stop thinking about and that’s all you care about is burning put me down that’s all it is you just you just love Vern now I eat clean slaps all day that’s your buddy too ain’t it we’re all Buddies maybe not me and Russell but I’m buddies everybody else right here you’re ugly you know a big Yuck Mouth I look good dude New York wherever you’re from bro everybody from that state come on now Babe Ruth was pretty tight back in the day Babe Ruth is the exception but everybody else bro the crazy one never visiting bro you left your mansion in Missouri they come here today why is the time right now for you to get here I know you’ve got a ton of experience in previous you know organizations that you’ve been a part of is this the biggest scene the biggest opportunity of your life yeah absolutely I’ve been working on this opportunity a lot of guys just pulled up and signed the contract uh I’m a troop Pioneer y’all don’t know I’ve been here from the beginning as Frank as Gary as Dana um the king is back I’m about to make the biggest and baddest highlights he ever seen get feed me my opponents come on you guys you guys making me go up against my brother right now uh hey it is what it is we’re going to show them what nanakuli is about yeah that is Island power is really about and we’re not We’re not gonna hold back we’re not here for play games we’re here for be the best like my my brother said it you know he said a lot actually what did he say I said I’m taking your slides nah slapping you like you know what taking your slides so if I knock you out I can have your slides you and you’re gonna buy me and play lunch extra mac salad deal deal I’m not gonna slap you for that mac salad I swear to God up put Max out on it I’m slapping for the slides you never bet against mac salad yeah he’s really gone now with the big dog so yeah come on you’re hungry right now I can’t talk about my brother but I can talk about how shitty everybody else is [Laughter] Micah going up is going up against a fellow Hawaiian obviously who you’ve uh have much respect for growing up together it’s going to be hard to hit him or are you all business it’s not going to be hard at all it’s uh this sport was made for us and uh I’m ready to put everything I didn’t slap slap that beard right we’re not new to this we’re true to this that’s what he said awesome thank you I’ve got a question for anyone who wants to answer powerslap 2 ended with quite a few dqs some fouls what have you guys done watching that to make sure that that doesn’t happen in this card stakes and weights that’s it train practice food and water nothing else it seems like there’s also a lot more tension this time than the last few cards has this carried over into the fighter hotel at all or backstage or is this yeah the pal is hiding in his room every day 19 in that Lobby not once I just don’t like his face sometimes man oh there’s a out of me you know what I mean look at him he looks lost where are you right now shut the up shut the up you see what I’m talking about I love you pisses me off bro I’m gonna correct you bro I’m gonna fix that cockey you keep trying I’m not gonna need no more glasses after this you could try but that’s simple yeah yeah Dr Dorian yeah yeah call me Dr Doran from Scrubs baby call me JD hey you like your zero so much man don’t show up on Friday simple as that you’re a zero dude what are you talking about loser this guy talking about putting me to bed when you’ve already seen him sleep bro I’m gonna bring you a blankie in a goddamn alarm clock you’re gonna need help I’ll find you some food I’ll buy you some food after I got you I got you I will buy you some food after here I won’t make you buy me food but I’m putting your ass to bed I’ve actually got one for John if you had to be slapped by somebody on the stage who would it be it’s a great question I would not take a singular slap from any of these gentlemen I will tell you though I’m over I’m thinking about my whole UFC 290 prep situation because I want to be in the building now Friday night after witnessing all of this today so we’ll see if I can make that accurate uh I want to preface what I’m about to ask that I’m a huge fan of powerslap I I think it takes the same level of form and skill like shot put like casuals is just throwing a ball but I do think it takes some skill uh by definition in any dictionary it’s it is a combative Sport and I think you play every sport one ball but Combat Sports takes two um so as a new sport and to educate people uh on this new sport and you guys anybody can answer this what are you guys doing as ambassadors of the sport to educate the general population general public rather Wolverine maybe you could take that one uh main thing is just uh work on not stepping not pivoting the foot I know a lot of guys you know even on this stage come from like an MMA or a boxing background so uh obviously that’d be a step in violation so the first thing would be to take that one away and then the next one just be work on your aim make sure you hit the cheek and uh and then I mean obviously a lot more to it but just a couple things I like to tell people to start with the crazy Hawaiian you’ve been there you’ve done that any thoughts on that you can talk your all you want but less is more when it comes down to performing you guys are going to see what it truly is to have a perfect technique I’ve been in this game for years y’all just going to see me in the Limelight now against my brother but it’s all right I’ma slap the out of you bro you better shut the out of me make it make it make it pop too love you bro love you too uh namakuli yeah I have a question for Ron um do you think the drop to 205 will affect your chin at all I don’t think so um I normally walked around 210 215 so 205 is normal you know I don’t think it’ll bother me at all gotcha thank you and AJ feels like um you know the past couple powersoft events you’ve been kind of like the main event that’s not the main event how does it feel to be the proper man event this this time it feels proper you know what I mean like it just it feels right and Dorian um how did it feel to beat Darius it felt good man but I didn’t like the way that he rolled his shots you know I mean if you’re so good at it you can do it good on you but I have a totally opposite philosophy like I’m here to get hit um and show you guys that I’m a truck you can hit me with a truck you know what I mean and I’m gonna be fine you’re gonna have to pay to fix the truck I’ll walk away I’ll be good you know I mean so to see that he doesn’t have the same mentality it more so was like hurt my like you’re not here to go to war you’re not here to bleed or lose a tooth or something like the is wrong with you like that that bothered me you know I mean so I didn’t hit him until the last slap so it was nice to beat him but not in that way so you feel like it could have been like just like a better match I feel like he ran for me for two slaps and then I had to trick him to hit him on the third slot he was complaining a lot that the reference stuff was that annoying yeah I think I think that’s probably just a mental thing bro I hope he uh gets better and stuff like that because if you just go out there and do your thing just be good you don’t have to worry about the refs or any other media questions before we go ahead my man a question for Wolverine uh Wolverine what what boots would you suggest would go well with uh dorian’s hat I’m not sure on uh boot brands or anything I just know the ones I got on from the store so I got some dinner boots and I got some Justin Boots and I got some boots from Sonora that were handmade with alligator skin but you know I got these for twenty dollars Brock I came to raise awareness uh Ross and Marshalls bro Ross and Marshall’s twenty dollars for some fresh kicks if you’re size 13 14 15 go there bro I’m trying to help out the big boys right now what about the 16s in the 17s [Music] hey afterwards bro we’re gonna go to Russell Marshall’s me you you let’s get it uh terp you can come too you know you’re like I need some new shoes bro what you got over there look it’s fresh that big bro question for AJ I mean you told me you got the best shoot game in power slap what are you bringing for your first main event uh I got some Air Forces I got some black Air Forces I had a custom made I like that energy yeah black Air Force energy let’s see it on the ground man all right any other media questions go ahead sir what’s going on guys adorian what’s up what’s up Dwayne’s out there saying that he’s the more experienced Striker do you think he’s the more experienced Striker he’s an MMA fighter but he’s not good enough to be a professional MMA fighter that’s why he’s here so I don’t know so how experienced are you you know what I mean like I’ve been throwing chingasos since I was a little kid you know I mean I might not be a black belt and Taekwondo but I’m a back boat and whoop your ass so like that’s basically it bro like I come from the streets he comes from from rules and like I I come from getting my ass whooped by three guys stopping on my nuts stopping on my ribs stomping on my face and still getting up and be like what you know what I mean so that that’s that’s where I come from you know where the when have you ever been through that when have you ever got your gut jumped and robbed and had a walk home when have you ever been I’ve been paid to get fight all this time yeah I don’t care I don’t I don’t believe that I don’t get paid to fight that’s the difference between you and me I fight for Street beats I lose money fighting because I want to fight because I love this you get paid because you’re greedy keep that same energy I’m fighting man keep that same energy yeah this has been my energy you’re over there sleeping dude tell the bill needs to pay your therapy bills dude read a book read a book bro do a puzzle puzzle do something that gets this gears working bro I’m gonna fight on Friday see you there bet see you there bet uh Dwayne you guys are both out there lifting cars on Instagram who’s who’s lifting the heavier car I’m I’m lifting the heavier car man he just owns a heavier car that’s the key he saw me lift the car on uh social media I squatted a car so he tried and he barely got it off the ground of 2 000 pound lighter cars you could put on the shoes but you’ll never fill them man so like as simple as that you could try to be me but you’re never gonna be bro I happen to own a lighter car okay I’m not gonna go borrow somebody’s car he’s borrowed somebody’s car so he can lift the lighter car than the one he owns I just win um picked up the one I own it was a heavy car I didn’t check Allen Alan you say ass yuck mouth Yuppie ugly I’m ready go ahead Alan Alan you told me you weren’t gonna play Austin’s game you’re up there right now and you’re staying nice and calm do you think that’s taken away from his energy when it comes to Friday night that’s all he knows how to do he don’t got no energy he’s that’s him that’s him 24 7. there’s no surprise he could come up on Friday July 7th 6 p.m he could show up some whole brand new attitude oh I know I see I see exactly who it is I could see the fear in him now I saw it when Vernon was about to spark him out he ain’t nothing but a little hoe he did look scary you got this bro I believe you I don’t really know what your original question was but I will say that uh yeah I don’t know Austin I’m not really that afraid of you by any means I mean I I really am taking this as a favor for you you know building up your profile I appreciate that yeah thanks for letting me smack you the out knock your ass out on Friday thank you so much man it’s not gonna happen I don’t need luck I’ve been working I’ve been putting in the hard work it is going to happen you are going to go to sleep you are brother appreciate you thank you so much foreign speaking of your work Austin round one you gonna go to sleep you’re cutting a lot of weight you got a whole mental thing about you you’ve changed a lot what is that going to do for you come Friday tune the dog almost I might knock his head into the stands you know dude might have a broken jaw might not have any bottom teeth left dude might end up eating through a straw for the next couple weeks I don’t know tune in you’ll see Friday AJ you said you’re training for this one but when you say training you often refer to like head banging and partying and rocking were you actually lifting weights hitting a bob or were you just doing the same old training that you normally do um like of course the same training I haven’t started lifting any weights but I’ve been doing some I got like a kettlebell I got some resistance bands and like the cable machines you know what I mean but um like a lot of anti-rotation workouts stuff like that all right guys we got to stop it down there these fighters of course are gonna make weight tomorrow it all goes down live on Rumble this Friday night powerslap 3 broadcast begins at 6 PM Pacific with the prelims Frank’s going to come out here and he is going to stare these athletes down thank you all for coming out to the power slap 3 pretzel we’ll see in a minute [Music] are you ready [Music] [Applause] [Music]