Ryan Janes' big fight: 'My mom won't watch it until afterwards'
When Ryan Janes makes his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut later this month, his mother won't be watching.
Newfoundland MMA fighter making his UFC debut Aug. 27
When Ryan Janes makes his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut later this month, his mother won't be watching.
"My mom won't watch it until afterwards, just to make sure I won and I didn't get hurt," Janes, 34, told Here and Now on Friday.
Janes — who was born in Grand Falls-Windsor and grew up in the St. John's area — didn't take up mixed-martial arts until he was 25.
Now he trains in British Columbia and takes his 8-1 record into UFC for the first time Aug. 27 against a fellow Atlantic Canadian: Adam Hunter of New Brunswick.
Watch Janes's interview with Here and Now's Peter Cowan in the player above.
With files from Peter Cowan