TacosForFatChx Gonzalez Media TV interview on his 135-pound fight

The TacosForFatChx Gonzalez Media TV interview covered Daniel Morales’s plan to fight at 135 pounds at Teeps for Tatas 2 on October 10, after weighing 206 pounds when he joined Golden Era Muay Thai. Speaking with Jose G, Morales said he wants to show more fight IQ than his brawling reputation suggests. He also hopes to gain the experience he will need if he becomes a coach.

What did TacosForFatChx say about his next fight at Teeps for Tatas 2?

TacosForFatChx expects a demanding fight at Monster Promotions’ Teeps for Tatas 2 on October 10. Morales said he respects the opposing gym and expects strong competition, but his main aim is to fight more intelligently rather than enter the bout looking for a knockout.

Showing more than a brawling style

Morales said he has largely been known as a brawler. He understands why people enjoy that style, but he wants this performance to show his decision-making. He is not ruling out a knockout if the opportunity comes; he simply does not want to build his approach around chasing one.

He has been with Golden Era Muay Thai for about four years and believes this will be his sixth fight with the gym. Some of those fights were wins and some were losses, he said, but each camp has been harder and has taught him something. At the time of the conversation, he was making it to the gym five or six times a week while working.

Facing another younger opponent

Morales said he was due to turn 34 that year. His previous opponent was 24, and he said his next opponent is also 24. He feels he has to work harder to keep up with younger fighters, including some who have trained since childhood. Even so, he takes satisfaction in knowing he can compete with them.

How did TacosForFatChx begin his Muay Thai journey in Tucson and Phoenix?

TacosForFatChx began Muay Thai in his early 20s in his hometown of Tucson, then rebuilt his approach after returning to training in Phoenix. Morales said his first school introduced him to the sport, but training at Golden Era Muay Thai made him feel he needed to relearn parts of it.

There was a hiatus between those stages of his fighting life. Since getting back into the scene, he has treated his development as a rebuilding process rather than assuming his earlier training gave him everything he needed. He said he has improved with each Golden Era fight.

Watching Anderson Silva with Guy Russell

Combat sports were part of Morales’s childhood even though his mother could not afford to enroll him in martial arts. Ultimate Fighting Championship events were on television at home, and the family watched major boxing matches at a cousin’s house. He and his brother, Guy Russell, became interested in Muay Thai through watching Anderson Silva.

Morales particularly remembers Silva’s clinch work against Rich Franklin. Seeing Silva control that exchange made Morales want to learn the same skill. He also recalled watching Georges St-Pierre and the film Ong-Bak when he was young. Once he found someone teaching Muay Thai in Tucson, he started.

Today, he follows striking through RWS and ONE Championship, with RWS his favorite promotion to watch at the time. He said he prefers seeing the Muay Thai on those shows to the grappling-heavy MMA he described watching elsewhere.

What did TacosForFatChx say about mental toughness in training?

TacosForFatChx said difficult training sessions have taught him that a mental breaking point does not always mean his body is finished. When he feels weak or tired, Morales relies on prayer, keeps pushing through class and often finds afterward that he could do more than he expected.

Some nights, he said, he wonders how he will make it through a class. Finishing one of those sessions changes what he thinks he can handle the next time. That lesson has mattered during a demanding camp in which he is balancing training with his jobs.

He also described the everyday discipline of choosing to run when he would rather stay in bed. Morales believes that sacrifice comes with the fighting life he has chosen. He called the work grueling, but said he loves knowing he can keep showing up for it.

How did TacosForFatChx lose weight for Muay Thai?

TacosForFatChx said clean eating, daily Muay Thai training and running helped him lose weight on two separate occasions. Morales weighed 206 pounds when he walked into Golden Era Muay Thai and plans to fight at 135 pounds on October 10. He identified running as especially effective for him, while noting that bodies differ.

He estimated that he lost about 40 to 60 pounds each time he returned to Muay Thai training. The October bout would be his second fight at 135 pounds. He said he had fought most of his career at 147 pounds, where opponents could be difficult to deal with because of their height, even if they did not look especially stocky or lanky.

Running, food and the habits he keeps

His basic approach is to show up to Muay Thai, run, eat clean and drink water. He tries to limit sugar, dairy, bread and processed foods. Sour candy and ice cream sandwiches are particular temptations; he also likes tamarind candy.

Asked about supplements, Morales mentioned adding Xtend BCAAs and aminos to water and taking creatine. He said an aunt gives him Bodywise vitamins when he visits Tucson. He presented those products as part of his own routine, not as the reason he lost weight.

Why does TacosForFatChx want his next fight to go three rounds?

TacosForFatChx wants the October 10 bout to last all three rounds because he values ring experience more than a quick finish. Morales expects the first round to involve both fighters feeling each other out, with the pace rising in the second and third. That is his prediction, not a promise of how the fight will unfold.

A first-round finish might make a good clip, he said, but it would give him less time to learn. He wants to gather as much experience as possible while he is still fighting, especially because he sees coaching as a future role.

Morales put that urgency plainly:

I have more years behind my fighting career than I have ahead of my fighting career.

He wants to be able to draw on what he has personally been through when he eventually asks fighters he coaches to do hard work. For now, that means seeking rounds and applying what he has learned in camp rather than measuring the night only by the chance of a fast finish.

Who has helped TacosForFatChx prepare at Golden Era Muay Thai?

TacosForFatChx credited his coaches, teammates and family with helping him stay ready to fight while managing work and recovery. Morales thanked Master Bob, Damien and Nick for their daily work at the gym, and said his boss’s flexible scheduling helps him attend training and get rest.

He named Kagan, Benji, Diego and Lando as teammates who push him in training. Kagan and Lando were also set to fight on October 10, as was his friend Julia. Morales said the Golden Era Muay Thai group had been working hard for the event.

He thanked his mother for always being there and put his faith first when describing the support behind his fighting life. His account of camp was not just about the sessions he completes, but about the people who help make those sessions possible.