Pete Irving - The Warrior Poet

“Under these headphones I have cauliflower ears and my nose has migrated from one side of my face to another.” – Pete (01:47)

“I’ve rarely been hurt seriously in actual bouts, it’s almost always been throughout the process of preparation.” – Pete (02:34)

“My great ancestor was William de Irwin who was the bodyguard of Robert the Bruce.” – Pete (02:55)

“When I shake your hand you have one of the most gentle handshakes.” – Brian (04:46)

“I think eye contact is much more powerful.” – Nic (05:33)

“Guys like Wanderlei Silva were really famous for their intense stare downs, he would win a lot of fights on pure intimidation.” – Pete (08:33)

“There was a guy who looked away from me and I thought I got this guy and then he kicked my ass.” – Pete (09:06)

“Could you tell us how you got into fighting? Was it one day you decided this is where I want to go in my life?” – Brian (13:08)

“I don’t feel any particular animosity towards the people that I fight. And I don’t think that makes me fight any worse.” – Pete (20:18)

“The physical pain is really nothing, it’s the emotional pain.” – Pete (21:02)

“When you’re grappling with someone in MMA you can smell that guy, you can read his kid’s names on his tattoos.” – Pete (22:03)

“They just radiated goodness, this sense of calmness and well-being.” – Nic (23:17)

“It allows you to toy with what it means to be very alive and what it means to come close to death.” – Pete (26:39)

“One of the great things about fighting is that it’s a little microcosm of everything else that goes on in life.” – Pete (34:11)

“Anderson Silva was really an inspirational character. He really has that command presence.” – Pete (41:05)
“He did a bit of capoeira footwork spun around and put his elbow just underneath my jaw and just winked at me.” – Pete (42:00