Kahn: Yeah, I’m 2-0 in MMA and a bunch of amateur boxing matches back in the day.

MMAFightLine.com: Any plans to fight in the future?

Kahn: Yeah, you know I really didn’t want to take this much time off between fights, but last year I had a back injury. I’d like to get back in the cage in March or April of this year.

MMAFightLine.com: Anybody in particular you’d like to fight?

Kahn: You know, I’m getting old. I’m not getting old – I am old. I want big fights – I’d like to get on a bigger show as soon as possible. I don’t have a lot of fights, but I have a pretty good pedigree as far as producing fighters.

MMAFightLine.com: What’s your walking around weight?

Kahn: About 185.

MMAFightLine.com: So do you fight middleweight or welterweight.

Kahn: 170 but I’m thinking of going to 155. A lot of those guys at 55 walk around over 175 so I’d be a big 155er, but I’m not a big 170.

MMAFightLine.com: What’s going to happen the next few years at Gracie Tampa?

Kahn: Considering the success we’ve had, we’re now getting a lot of notoriety. We are getting a lot more talent. We are starting to see the new generation flourish. Gilbert Burgos – he’s 2-0 in MMA. John Turner – he’s another guy – he’s a stud and they both train here. I’m starting to field guys that have MMA records already. I’ve got a guy coming down from Tennessee that’s 5-0 and another guy from the Midwest whose 4-0 to train down here. Before it was whoever walked in the door, but now we are getting guys that are focused, talented and dedicated to doing MMA for a living, so I imagine we will be a bigger presence at a lot of the bigger shows. We are a commercial school which is what I do for a living, but I aspire to be one of the top professional fight teams in the nation like ATT and Militech.

MMAFightLine.com: MMA in Tampa has exploded over the last 3 years.

Kahn: Yes, it has. From what I understand, the Tampa market is really important to the UFC in terms of the demographics, because it’s one of the stronger pay-per-view markets. There are more buys here than other areas.

MMAFightLine.com: How long before the UFC does a show in Tampa? Maybe, an Ultimate Fight Night?

Kahn: That idea’s been thrown around. On some of the smaller shows attendance has gone down. But UFC is the big fish so maybe they come here and knock it out. The UFC usually looks for numbers around 15,000. That would be pretty cool to have one here because then we’d have local guys on the show.