The fighters from Team McGregor watch the latest event from the UFC APEX, enjoying the action and using it as motivation while speaking about how their parents struggle to go watch them fight. McKenzie explains his wife is a big motivator that used to be in his corner throughout his amateur career.
GET TO KNOW THE TUF FIGHTERS: Aaron McKenzie | Austin Hubbard
His home video rolls with him and his wife, Jordan, out for dinner. They’ve been together 11 years, and have two dogs and two cats. McKenzie is shown training at Lovato BJJ and MMA in OKC, explaining that he adds in work at The War Room in Fort Worth, Texas with Steven Wright. The Team McGregor lightweight explains that he likes the constant learning and evolution process in MMA, and calls being on TUF “the biggest opportunity of my career.”
“I feel like I’ve been tested in every situation,” he says, “to where I have that to always fall back on, and be prepared for the next battle.”
AT THE UFC APEX
McGregor meets up with a fan, Samuel Romero, that makes his own action figures, welcoming him into the APEX to show him some of his figurines. He explains to McGregor how he makes them by using pieces of different figures, painting the shorts and making decals for the different tattoos.
The Irishman says his kids love the figures and buys several figures off him, giving him $1,200 for them, which makes his eyes nearly bulge out of his head.
