Issue 104
August 2013
American Top Team teammates Brad Pickett and Mike Brown throw down inside our fantasy Octagon
Round 1: Around the Octagon
What age did you start training?
PICKETT: “I was 26.”
BROWN: “I started wrestling in 1989, then began training jiu-jitsu in 1995.”
How quick was your fastest knockout?
PICKETT: “17 seconds.” (Stuart Grant, Cage Rage 9: No Mercy)
BROWN: “I’d say one-and-a-half minutes.” (78 seconds, Cole Province, AFC 19)
Toughest opponent faced?
PICKETT: “Renan Barao.”
BROWN: “José Aldo”
Favorite part of training camp?
PICKETT: “The end.”
BROWN: “Sparring.”
How many ‘Fight…’, ‘Sub…’ or ‘KO of the Night’ bonuses have you had?
PICKETT: “I’ve had five already.”
BROWN: “I’ve had three, so far.”
10/10 – close opening round from the two bantamweights
Round 2: PERSONAL LIFE
What car do you drive?
PICKETT: “I don’t have one (laughs).”
BROWN: “A 2011 Honda Accord.”
Do you have any pets?
PICKETT: “I have one with Mike when I’m in America, a Maltese called Gaga.”
BROWN: “We have a Maltese – and three-to-five cats, depending on the day.”
What’s your favorite meal?
PICKETT: “I’d have to say steak.”
BROWN: “Lobster.”
How many Twitter/Facebook friends have you got?
PICKETT: “On Twitter I’m on 23,000, my Facebook fan page has 2,900 likes.”
BROWN: “I’ve got about 25,000 on Twitter,
and 8,000 on Facebook.”
Who is your hero?
PICKETT: “Bruce Lee.”
BROWN: “My high school wrestling coach, Ted Reese.”
9/10 – Popular Honda driver Brown edges ahead
Round 3: HAVE YOU EVER...
…stolen anything from a hotel?
PICKETT: “I stole some really nice salt and pepper shakers from a posh hotel once (laughs).”
BROWN: “I stole some salt and pepper shakers too, from the MGM Grand after breakfast.”
…dropped food on the floor but eaten it anyway?
PICKETT: “All the time. The 10-second rule can turn into the minute rule (laughs).”
BROWN: “Of course.”
... killed your dinner?
PICKETT: “Yeah. I’ve killed fish before.”
BROWN: “Yes.”
…ridden an animal?
PICKETT: “An elephant, a camel, a horse and a dog when I was a kid (laughs).”
BROWN: “Yes, I have”
... made your own booze?
PICKETT: “I’ve mixed drinks together, so yeah.”
BROWN: “No.”
10/9 – Cocktail shaker Pickett lands the final shot to snatch the Last round
These two are like twins, nothing was going to separate them. Final score: 29-29.
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