Oscar "The Prince of Persia" Farydooni Interview
Coach G • May 2, 2020
Meet young upcoming Mixed martial arts talent Oscar "The Prince of Persia" Ferydooni. It has been a pleasure working with this young Ninja sharpening and evolving his skills from the very first encounter. Oscar has been working overtime in our group class after his 121 sessions at the Lab, inspiring and motivating our beginners and competitive fighters alike with his hard work. Dont let his model like looks fool you ;)
Check his answers below
Why do you fight?
Ever since I started I’ve been obsessed.
How and when did you start?
A little before I turned 18, I started to make sure knew how to defend myself & had been watching mma for hours everyday.
Who is your inspiration and why?
I’ve got so many I couldn’t name all of them but at the moment David Goggins has been a huge inspiration. His mental strength is second to none, he’s an extremely hard worker and lives with passion. He’s inspired me to really push myself and stay out of the comfort zone.
Do you fight full time or do you have to work? How hard is one or the other?
I work 35 hours a week but can still get 2 sessions a day in most days. I have a organised schedule so it’s not that hard balancing between the 2.
Your advice to young fighters and kids wanting to do this for a living?
Commit yourself 100%. Prioritise it and do what you need to do to support it. Would also say watch as much as you can, this generation of fighters has a ridiculous advantage that the previous ones didn’t have, the internet. There is so much good content to watch and learn from it’s a joke, use it.
How did you come across GK1STRIKING and what's your experience and benefit working with Coach G.
Stefano invited me to come with him to NFM for some rounds and met Gregor😎 I started doing sessions soon after. My striking has improved ridiculously since working with Greg, he’s helped me understand the science and details, as well as developing speed, power, accuracy in both southpaw and orthodox.
Favorited martial arts movie star growing up?
All of the karate kids
Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
Causing trouble in the bantamweight/featherweight division.
Favorite Female Fighter?
Either Joanna or De Randamie. Both sharp strikers.
Up and coming fighter to look out for?
Me.
