British Boxing Champ Talking MMA

I'd probably have to train for a year and try and make that fight because I definitely feel that my reactions are good enough - and if I can get my ground game to a reasonable level... Obviously, I'm not going to be able to catch up with these guys who have been doing jiu-jitsu their whole lives.

Believe it or not, I come from a martial arts background, my father was a karate teacher, so I've got good legs. I've done judo, so I know what I'm doing. I train at a gym called the Third Space in Piccadilly which has a jiu-jitsu dojo and I get in there from time to time and have a roll around with the guys. They tell me I'm at a decent level, if I put some focus into it and put some time and effort into it... I'm a natural athlete, I can do anything that I want to do and I think that it would be definitely worth my while getting in to do it.

It's just another challenge, I like to set myself goals and tasks and definitely fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship would be a real big thing for me and I'd do whatever was required to get that win. I'm a fighter, through and through - any kind of competition. I'd be a big underdog, and I'd actually like that. I like people writing me off.

I used to fight in the street, I used to be a street fighter, so I'm not a traditional boxer, I've done martial arts since the age of three. I might surprise a few people with my ground game.