{"id":118703,"date":"2014-11-10T21:01:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T05:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=118703"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:10:41","slug":"bellator-131s-mike-richman-looking-forward-to-early-tko-finish-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-131s-mike-richman-looking-forward-to-early-tko-finish-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator 131&#8217;s Mike Richman Looking Forward To &#8220;Early TKO Finish&#8221; This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/joe-warren-eyes-return-to-wrestling-gunning-for-olympic-gold-medal\/bellator-logo-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115822\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bellator-logo.png\" alt=\"bellator logo\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bellator-logo.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bellator-logo-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bellator-logo-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mich Richman is currently gearing up for his Bellator 131 bout against Nam Phan this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the bout many are wondering how Richman will combat Phan&#8217;s exciting brawler-esque style.<\/p>\n<p>Richman spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/11\/bellator-131s-mike-richman-enticed-by-nam-phans-style-not-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie <\/a>to discuss his gameplan for the bout.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s perfect for me to put on one of those types of performances.  If I\u2019m firing on all cylinders and things are rolling smoothly, it\u2019s going to end in an early TKO finish. He\u2019s not going to make it a difficult night. It\u2019s going to be really exciting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nam Phan has garnered attention throughout his career for his ability to take massive amounts of damage and continue to come forward, something Richman believes will work against him.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn all honesty, having those traits against me is not a good thing.  I\u2019m going to hit him the cleanest and hardest he\u2019s ever been hit. If he can stand in front of mine, then yeah, whenever you stand in front of a guy that can take your best punches and stay in the fight, it can be frustrating. You\u2019ve just got to keep your leather on target and beat him to the punch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to hit him really clean and if he\u2019s still there, I\u2019ll be very surprised and my hands are going to be sore after the fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mich Richman is currently gearing up for his Bellator 131 bout against Nam Phan this Saturday. Leading up to the bout many are wondering how Richman will combat Phan&#8217;s exciting brawler-esque style. 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