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Exclusive Interview Part II: Matt Arroyo Talks Amazing Race, New TV Show and Matt Serra




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MMAFightLine.com: Are you guys going to try again in 2 or 3 years?

Arroyo: Yeah, definitely. But I think now that everybody knows about it, the other guys are going to try it now, and they may take our spot.

MMAFightLine.com: I also heard that you and Allen Berube were in the process of producing a local MMA TV show here in Tampa.

Arroyo: Yeah, we are going to try and do something like that. We were going to put it on Public Access, but now we may just make a pilot and try to sell it to one of the networks.

MMAFightLine.com: Is it going to be a news show?

Arroyo: It is going to be a lot of things. It is going to be news, instructional, and almost like a Saturday Night Live type of thing but for the UFC. I could do a lot of impressions of the UFC fighters. If you dress me up right and get the right people, I’m telling you it is going to be freaking hilarious.

MMAFightLine.com: Who do you like to impersonate?

Arroyo: I’ve got George St. Pierre down pat.

MMAFightLine.com: I’m sure he has “da riddum.”

Arroyo: Yeah (laughs). I’ll go through the list: BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Rampage. The problem is making me look like them. I’m not going to shave my head like Chuck Liddell.

MMAFightLine.com: What else is going on in the Tampa MMA scene?

Arroyo: All these organizations are coming up from everywhere. We’ve got the WFC, the RFC, the XFC, Bonecrunch. I remember when it was just the RFC and there was no competition, but now it seems like other organizations are taking over. It’s fairly new fighters, but when you get to the main card, those are some talented guys. There are some talented guys in Florida. The Ultimate Fighter is seeing that and taking a lot of guys from Florida now. California and Las Vegas are the Mecca for fighters but now you have Florida stepping up, and you’ve got Gracie Tampa, ATT and Franca’s gym.

MMAFightLine.com: Rumor has it that you are fighting in the spring. Do you know who your opponent is?

Arroyo: Yes, I’m going to Vegas this weekend for UFC 81, and I’m getting my body scanned for the video game. We are going to a sponsorship party where all of the fighter’s sponsors are going to be there along with Joe Silva. So, I want to really talk to him this weekend and get something in stone for the next time I’m fighting.

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