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Mike Easton plans to enter his fight this weekend to the strains of "Bustin' Loose:
"It's Chuck Brown, baby," Mike Easton explained to me over the phone. "It's the Godfather of Go-Go. Since we're fighting in D.C., I had to give the fans some Chuck Brown. Had to."
On his only career loss:
"My arm just flopped backward," Easton remembered. "I'm having a full-blown conversation with my coach while this guy's trying to punch me in the face. I'm like, 'Man, my arm's not working. What's going on with my arm?' This guy's just hitting me in the face....I wasn't worried about him. I don't fear no man."
Regarding his choice of fighting attire:
He wears Speedos in the ring, because he wants to "keep it old school," and because it prevents opponents from finding any fabric to grab when he's using his knees. "And the ladies love it," he added.
He was raised on Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk, loves classical ballet and the District, considers MMA "beautiful," has previously used Mambo Sauce's "Welcome to D.C." as his entrance music, is a "Washington Redskins fan to the fullest," and fights under the name "The Hulk," because, he said, his body somehow swells up before fights.
You heard it here. Mike Easton is the man.
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