Jerome LeBanner calls out UFC’s Tim Sylvia

Jerome LeBanner calls out UFC’s Tim Sylvia

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- Alan Kermorvan: Hi Jérôme. You got in touch with me because you'd like to pass a message, what is it?

Jérôme LeBanner: Hi, yeah indeed I'd like to issue a challenge to a well known MMA fighter from the USA.

- Great! But who is he? A UFC fighter?

Yeah he's a UFC fighter. I'll give you a few hints: he's tall, a striker, and wears ridiculous sunglasses (laughs).

- (laughs) Sunglasses? That must be Tim Sylvia right?

Exactly!

- Why do you want to fight a MMA fighter? And why in the USA and not in Japan?

Actually I just want his sunglasses (laughs). No seriously, I love UFC, the USA and MMA. I've been paying more attention to MMA lately and I'd like to fight under these rules more often. I liked the ground training with Dean Lister and I'd really like to keep on improving. For my fight against Karaev at K1 New Year's Eve, it was the first time I trained seriously on the ground. And I must say I liked it. Against Karaev I didn't only try to survive on my back, waiting to go back on my feet. Ok my takedown attempt was pathetic... but it was the first one in my life!

- Why Tim Sylvia?

Sunglasses are my weakness. (laughs)

To read the entire interview with JLB click here.