John Albert
• Team Bisping member on TUF 14
• Four wins by KO, three wins by submission – has finished all pro wins
• Was submitted in loss against Roy Bradshaw in 2010
• Pro since 2007
TRAINING: The short and sweet of it is every morning Mon thru Thur I work with Saohin Srisuk and do tons of rounds of mitt then bag work. Mon, Wed, Fri I run mid day. Tue, Thur strength and conditioning mid day, and spar every night around 6. With Fri morning sparring I’m kinda done and over the week of hard training early.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started MMA with Dennis Hallman probably around August 2006. A friend asked me to help him out with wrestling and he said he would help me with striking. I was all for it. I truly loved martial arts and really wanted to learn and I figured this was my opportunity. My friend brought me down to Dennis's gym, Victory Athletics, to start training. I was hooked, and I loved everything about MMA. There were so many ways to defeat someone, it was like a physical chess match, and me being such a competitive person, I loved the challenge MMA had to offer. Three months into training, Dennis asked if I wanted to fight my first amateur fight. I said yes and it is all history from there
What ranks and titles have you held? None
Do you have any heroes? I grew up watching all the Jackie Chan, and Jet Li films; they were the ones who got me loving martial arts, and of course Dragon Ball Z. My true heroes are the people in the armed forces, the people that lay down their lives to give us the freedoms that I enjoy today. My Grandpa Gresham, uncle Gordon Ross, and brother Jeremy Delozier have all served. My uncle is a Master Sgt. and he still serves today. He is probably my biggest hero. Of course my father, who's always been there and supported me, and my mother, who raised me to be the man I am today.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s truly hard to explain how I feel to be fighting in the UFC. It just feels right, like this is where I am supposed to be. This is what I am supposed to be doing, fighting for the UFC. I’m actually living up to my own goals and dreams. I have never been happier in my life.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No college or degree
What was your job before you started fighting? I started as a residential electrician for 2.5 years and then became a commercial electrician for 4 years. I worked full-time all the way up to The Ultimate Fighter
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I won a belt against one of Matt Hume’s top amateurs, won a belt for one of the largest MMA shows in Washington and defended it, and went to Oregon and won a belt there. They are just amateur belts, and there are thousands of amateur belts out there - I want the 10 lbs of gold the UFC has to offer
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Brown belt in Cowboy Karate
Favorite grappling technique: Triangle, goose neck
Favorite Striking technique: Jab, right uppercut to the body
john albert: @legendof12thman hahaha perfect6 hours, 8 minutes ago
john albert: @legendof12thman sweet well don't put it as the last thing to do on that list :-)6 hours, 12 minutes ago
john albert: @mikeharrison827 yup every fight on the cards a good fight8 hours, 26 minutes ago
john albert: @mikeharrison827 yuppers amazing card #ufc1608 hours, 30 minutes ago
john albert: @mikeharrison827 this last week8 hours, 33 minutes ago
john albert: @mikeharrison827 yup kinda been Trainin pretty good for a while cause of world team trials and worlds in 3 weeks real camp stuff started8 hours, 33 minutes ago
john albert: @desertdan1 thanks brother well I feel I'm a normal guy like u and everyone else I just so happen to fight8 hours, 40 minutes ago
john albert: @mikeharrison827 yup he's building it like a portrait he says layer by layer to create a masterpiece8 hours, 40 minutes ago
john albert: @DustinPague @desertdan1 hahaha we could go back and forth all day, cause the disciple is a stud8 hours, 47 minutes ago
john albert: @desertdan1 @DustinPague thanks brotha and I agree 100% with ya hahaha8 hours, 51 minutes ago