moxlikesviolence Fight In Sight Podcast interview on weight loss

The moxlikesviolence Fight In Sight Podcast interview with Timmy B covered the 19-year-old’s move from 180 to 118 pounds, his amateur Muay Thai debut at Teeps for Tatas 2 and his decision not to charge sponsors until he turns professional. He also explained why he plans to walk out to a song by The Acacia Strain rather than one by his own band, Death by Desire.

How did moxlikesviolence lose weight from 180 to 118 pounds?

moxlikesviolence weight loss from 180 to 118 pounds took place over years of training, not in one short push. He said he started Muay Thai while weighing 180 pounds and powerlifting, then became more focused on his diet and fight conditioning. He described the last year or so as the period when he truly committed to getting into fight shape.

At 16, he thought he might become exceptionally strong through powerlifting. Muay Thai changed that direction, but his eating habits did not immediately follow. He lived far from his gym, got home late and did not want to prepare meals. On some nights, he said, dinner was a cheesesteak or two before bed.

Watching two flyweights compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship helped him reconsider his size. Both appeared taller than him, yet he was much heavier. He recalled asking himself, “How am I not making 125 right now?” That thought made the lower weight seem attainable through diet and training rather than merely a number to consider.

He said he is now the leanest he has ever been. He did not give a precise timetable for each stage of the drop from 180 pounds to the 118-pound figure discussed with Timmy B; his account was of a gradual change that became more deliberate as he began pursuing fights.

Why was moxlikesviolence ready for his Muay Thai debut at Teeps for Tatas 2?

moxlikesviolence said Teeps for Tatas 2 felt like the right time for his amateur Muay Thai debut because his training and mindset had come together. He wanted to represent his gym and make both his family and himself proud. His family supported the decision, and he had spent years watching teammates compete.

His father’s interest in MMA

Combat sports had a place in his family before his debut. He said his father trained at Boss Routines Gym in California and once wanted to pursue MMA. His father’s plans changed after he met moxlikesviolence’s mother and they had moxlikesviolence and his twin sister.

His twin sister’s gymnastics career

His sister had pursued gymnastics and, he said, was expected to go to the Olympics before a back injury interrupted that path. He said her back has healed and she now coaches gymnastics. With her competing career changed, he described the family’s attention as turning toward his own career.

The venue itself was not an unfamiliar prospect. He had attended many fight events, including MMA fights, and watched his teammates fight over the preceding years. He did not expect the lights and crowd to leave him overwhelmed, in part because performing was already part of his life outside Muay Thai.

What did moxlikesviolence say about his band Death by Desire?

moxlikesviolence is the frontman of Death by Desire, a band that had released its first single when he spoke with Timmy B. He linked his comfort with performing to both playing music and doing interviews connected to it. Although fighting had become his priority, music remained part of how he described himself.

He said the band’s first single was available on Spotify and discussed plans to play shows with friends the following year. He did not give a show date or identify the friends, but he presented the live performances as something the band was working toward.

That experience informed his answer when Timmy B asked whether a fight venue might unsettle him. He called himself “naturally I'm a performer,” pointing to his role as a frontman. He was not claiming that a concert and a fight were the same experience; he was explaining why being in front of a crowd was not new to him.

Why did moxlikesviolence choose The Acacia Strain for his walkout?

moxlikesviolence chose Beast by The Acacia Strain as his planned walkout song rather than a Death by Desire track. He said using his own music would not feel like him. The song connects the person he was before combat sports to the fighter he is becoming, and he expected to keep it for the foreseeable future.

Finding a place in hardcore music

He said he had long felt that he did not fit in and had looked for a place where he belonged. Before Muay Thai and other combat sports, he found that place in hardcore music. The Acacia Strain song mattered to him because it encouraged him to pursue music, something he still wanted represented as he entered the ring.

He described music as somewhat sidelined by his combat sports career, not abandoned. Walking out to Beast would let him carry that earlier part of his life into his debut. The choice was personal rather than an attempt to promote his band.

When the walkout song might change

He expected to use the song again beyond his first fight, while leaving room for a different choice in particular places. Chicago and Brazil were the examples he gave of destinations where he might change the music. He did not name replacement songs or say that either location was on his fight schedule.

Why does moxlikesviolence not charge his amateur sponsors?

moxlikesviolence on amateur sponsorships was clear: he has sponsors, but he does not charge them and does not intend to take sponsorship money until he turns professional. He views his amateur career as a period for learning how to fight. In his view, asking companies to pay him at this stage would be a disservice to them.

D Fuji Logistics and Platinum Rental Services

He named D Fuji Logistics and Platinum Rental Services as sponsors. He said the arrangements involved their names on shirts and promotion, without a payment to him. When Timmy B asked him to clarify, he distinguished having sponsors from charging those sponsors.

His reasoning was tied to where he believed he stood in the sport. He acknowledged having an audience on social media, including about 900 followers on one account, but said he had not yet drawn significant attention in fighting. For now, he wanted his amateur bouts to give him experience rather than treat a first fight as a substantial commercial investment.

Why StreetX appeals to him

Asked which brand he would like to work with later, he chose StreetX. He said Bedtime MMA, a creator he follows, and Jack Dela Matalena were associated with the brand. He did not say he had an agreement or discussions with StreetX; it was the partnership he hoped might become possible as his career developed.

How did moxlikesviolence describe his happiness before his debut?

moxlikesviolence rated his happiness at 9.5 out of 10 before his amateur debut. He resisted treating happiness as a simple measure, saying life held both beauty and tragedy. Still, he chose a high number and said he did not expect life ever to be a perfect 10.

Explaining that outlook to Timmy B, he said:

But the tragedy, you know, instills beauty inside of it.

The answer came after a conversation about his weight, family, music and first fight. He did not present the rating as a prediction about his result at Teeps for Tatas 2. It was his description of how he felt at that point, with the debut ahead of him.