Gianni.aganis Gonzalez Media TV interview on Raging the Cage 35

The Gianni.aganis Gonzalez Media TV interview focused on his Raging the Cage 35 fight for Full Contact Promotions: he told Jose G that his cardio has improved, his next opponent is a smaller southpaw with more fight experience, and his last loss taught him to check leg kicks. The 16-year-old also discussed how a cousin led him to jiu-jitsu and how he fits MMA training around school.

What did Gianni.aganis say about his Raging the Cage 35 opponent?

Gianni.aganis expects to have a significant reach advantage over a smaller southpaw at Raging the Cage 35, but he said the opponent has more fights than he does. His camp has focused on southpaw counters, positioning around the lead foot and dealing with the lead hand. He also believes his cardio has improved since his last fight.

A smaller southpaw with more experience

Agonis said the opponent’s experience is the clearest advantage he sees on the other side. He also expects a cardio challenge, saying the fighter comes from what he considers a good cardio gym. For his own part, he was direct about his confidence. Agonis said:

I think I'm a better fighter and I know I can get it done

Reach alone is not a solution he is taking for granted. His previous opponent was smaller too, and Agonis said that fighter repeatedly got inside the pocket. The experience gives him a specific reason to prepare for an opponent who may try to close the distance again.

Southpaw counters and improved cardio

In camp, Agonis has worked on countering a southpaw, getting outside the lead foot and handling the lead hand. Those are the adjustments he identified when asked what he had been doing away from public view. He said this camp has gone better than his last one and that he feels he has improved as a fighter.

Agonis described mental preparation and the opponent’s greater experience as the main challenges ahead. He did not give a prediction for how the fight would end; his emphasis was on arriving better prepared and showing that improvement when they meet.

What did Gianni.aganis learn from his last MMA loss?

Gianni.aganis said his most immediate lesson from his last loss was to check leg kicks. He also said his previous opponent got inside the pocket often and that he could not counter effectively there. Both details shape how he talks about the next fight: he wants to defend the kicks and respond when a smaller fighter closes in.

The defeat is part of his assessment of this camp, not something he dismissed. Agonis acknowledged that he did not win his previous fight while explaining why he feels better prepared now. He connected that improvement to his cardio and to the work he has done since then.

Asked what he took from the loss, he gave a brief, practical answer about checking leg kicks. When discussing the size difference in his next matchup, he returned to the previous fight: that opponent had found a way inside despite being smaller. Agonis said he could not counter those entries as he wanted.

Those are separate problems to solve. One concerns defending attacks to the leg; the other concerns what happens once an opponent reaches the pocket. Agonis identified both himself rather than treating a reach advantage as a guarantee against another close-range fight.

How did Gianni.aganis get into MMA through Kevin Carrier?

Gianni.aganis played hockey from about age five, but a younger cousin introduced him to jiu-jitsu at a family event roughly three years ago. He later learned that another cousin, Kevin Carrier, was a professional fighter. After getting in touch with Carrier, Agonis moved to his gym and continued pursuing MMA.

A younger cousin’s jiu-jitsu invitation

The first invitation came from a cousin whom Agonis described as about nine or ten at the time of the interview. She told him she was doing jiu-jitsu and suggested he come check it out. He went, started training and found a route into combat sports that he had not planned through hockey.

Hockey had been a long-standing activity for him, but Agonis did not present on-ice fighting as the connection between the two sports. When Jose G asked whether he got into brawls, Agonis said he did not like doing that.

Learning Kevin Carrier was family

Agonis said his brother told him he had a cousin who fought professionally: Kevin Carrier. He had not known about the family connection. After contacting Carrier, he moved to Carrier’s gym a couple of years ago and said his development in MMA has continued from there.

He described Carrier as a cousin on his mother’s side and thought they were second cousins. Agonis also said Carrier’s grandfather had been a professional boxer. His account makes clear that the younger cousin’s jiu-jitsu invitation came first; learning about Carrier was a later step in his training.

What does Gianni.aganis expect fans to see at Raging the Cage 35?

Gianni.aganis said fans should expect a fast-paced fight at Raging the Cage 35. He wants to put on a show after his last loss, but he did not promise a finish or describe a particular result. His stated aim was to go out and fight while showing the progress he believes he has made.

That expectation fits the way he discussed his preparation. Agonis spoke about better cardio, specific southpaw work and the need to handle an experienced opponent. He also recognized that a smaller fighter had successfully reached the pocket against him before.

The event was set to stream on pay-per-view through MILLIONS. Agonis framed it as a chance to return after a defeat and demonstrate the work from this camp, rather than as a fight whose outcome he could take for granted.

How does Gianni.aganis balance school, photography and MMA?

Gianni.aganis said he is 16 and in his junior year of school. He fits training around classes, which he said run from 7 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.; practice or training is usually around 5 or 6:15 p.m. Outside fighting, he takes photographs of sports at his school.

Photography at school

Agonis said he picked up school sports photography a couple of years ago and still does it. He described it as fun and agreed that it helps him step away from his everyday demands, including school. It is an activity he maintains alongside training, not something he said he gave up for fight camp.

A school day before training

His usual schedule leaves a gap after classes to eat before practice or training. Agonis said balancing the two has not been especially difficult for him. He described going from the school day to an evening session without also having to fit a part-time job into that schedule.

That routine puts his fight preparation in the context of his age. Agonis is still attending school, taking photos and training in the evenings while getting ready for a place on the Raging the Cage 35 card.

Who did Gianni.aganis thank for his MMA development?

Gianni.aganis thanked his coaches Kevin Carrier, Mitch white, John from piers and Jason smells for their roles in his training and development. He also thanked his mother and father. Carrier had already featured in his account of entering MMA, making the acknowledgment both a family connection and a coaching one.

Agonis did not assign separate duties to each coach. He named them together as people who have mattered to his progress. That was consistent with his description of moving to Carrier’s gym after discovering that Carrier was a professional fighter and a cousin.

He closed by recognizing his parents as well. The list was his own account of the people supporting him as he prepares for Raging the Cage 35 while continuing school.