The Sheehan Show: Exclusive Chat with Rhys McKee

Rhys McKee joins Sean Sheehan to talk about his Cage Warriors welterweight championship win over Jim Wallhead, wanting to return to Ultimate Fighting Championship next after an unsuccessful first stint when he was matched against Khamzat Chimaev and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(00:32) Celebrating win over Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153: Dublin
(03:34) Moving to welterweight
(04:27) Staying calm during MMA fights
(07:35) Using his power to finish fights
(08:48) Developing skillset since loss to Khamzat Chimaev
(10:00) Look back at Alex Morono fight
(11:26) Looking back at 2nd stint in Cage Warriors
(13:11) Breaking down Justin Burlinson fight
(14:46) Defeating Wallhead in Jim's retirement fight
(16:57) Using a technical jab
(18:55) Celebrating winning Cage Warriors title
(20:04) How friends and family react to his fights
(21:53) Thoughts on the path to UFC from Cage Warriors
(23:32) Thoughts on Peter Queally tweeting "LOL" at walkout
(26:16) Is the UFC next?
(28:45) Next wave of Irish MMA
(30:13) Outro