But what wasn’t so funny about your last blog, least of all for UFC fans, was your promise of making sure this fight goes the distance!

I am sure a lot of fans will be gutted that you’re not breaking your tradition of a lifetime and are once again planning on going the distance for a decision win. Punish me for three rounds? You’ve punished the fans enough with your lay and pray antics for 15 minutes at a time. Surely they’ve suffered enough?

It was also interesting how you went out of your way to list your big name training partners, as if that was going to intimidate me or impress me. But then I thought about it and realized you are actually trying to impress yourself most of all.

Rashad, I don’t need to surround myself with big name training partners to push myself hard in the gym, and I certainly don’t need them around to give myself confidence. I’ve had my medicals and my heart-rate is at 39bmp – I’m a cardio machine for this fight.

You can train with the biggest names in the world, but on the night it is just me and you. However, for your information, I am training with an Olympic champion boxer as well top wrestlers and BJJ specialists at the Wolf’s Lair. Every major name who trains at the Wolf’s Lair – and there have been a load of them – is always blown away by the standard in the gym.

And the problem with having a big camp Rashad, is that people in this sport talk, and from what I’ve heard you weren’t in shape even four weeks ago. I’ve also heard that you didn’t even want this fight until the New Year, that mentally you were done for 2007 and just wanted to spend time chilling out.

Reading your blog, it seems like you’re not enjoying this camp either, and you will enjoy the fight even less, especially if you are out of shape. You’ve been on UFC.com saying you’ve had a great camp with great training partners – so, please, no excuses after the fight.

Your last few lines were comedy gold. Pressure I’ve never felt before? You mean your bodyweight during three rounds lay and pray? Not going to happen, pal.

See you next week, Rashad!