Cameron Chamberlain believes his opponent at Golden Ticket Fight Promotions 23 has the perfect style for him to pick up his second professional victory.
Chamberlain enters the bout full of confidence after a successful pro-debut which saw him secure a second round submission over Adam Gomez on Budo FC 53. On Saturday, September 2nd, Chamberlain will look to move to (2-0) with a win over Rob Bennet.
Ahead of fight night, we had the chance to catch up with Cameron Chamberlain. Here what he had to say.
Interview With Cameron Chamberlain
Cameron, you’re all set to make the walk for the second time as a professional. In your professional debut, you defeated Adam Gomez by submission in round two. How important was it for you to kickstart your pro-career with a win, and overall, how satisfied were you with your work on the night?
Making my pro debut meant the world to me; it was a huge step on my martial arts journey, and winning against a tough, durable opponent like Adam was the icing on the cake.
You had faced Adam on the amateur scene prior to your professional debut. With that in mind, how much has training and preparation altered for your upcoming fight with Rob Bennet as opposed to your camp for Adam, given the fact you’d faced him and prepped for him before?
Training for Rob is exactly the same; all my fight camps are about me. They are certain things I do specifically to shut down certain weapons each opponent brings to the table, but everything else is the same.
Cameron Chamberlain on Pro Debut
The first professional fight is always a nervy one, a monumental moment in one’s martial arts career. After getting the first victory under your belt in your first outing, does that release any tension or jitters in any way? Or are you still going to be feeling the pressure each fight? How do you approach that?
Yes, I do feel the pressure of every fight, I feel every fighter does, but personally, I want to perform to the best I can on the night and show my improvements, but now it’s my Job, and I’m willing to literally die in that cage, and I feel that will be the difference against these novice professional fighters in the first few fights. But like my coach Stapes says, “control the controllable”, and that’s all I can do no matter how I feel, and I know I will win by any means necessary.
You will face Rob Bennet at GTFP 23. He had a tough end to his amateur career before picking up a victory on his pro-debut. Looking at this fight, what do you see, what do you feel, and how happy are you with the matchup when you matchup both your styles against one another?
Rob is a tough lad, I’ve seen a few of his amateur fights, but you’re only as good as your last, in my opinion; I just feel his style is perfect for me. He’s got decent boxing and shoots for his life, but I’ve got to give it to him. He’s one tough lad, so I’m not taking him lightly at all. I just feel my technical ability and experience overall will be far too much.
What to Expect
For those who have never been in attendance during a Cameron Chamberlain outing. What can they expect to see unfold?
You can expect a calm and clinical performance by myself, and if you’ve never been to see me fight well, you’ll be in for a treat.
Truthfully, looking at Rob’s game. Give your honest assessment, and do you envision him having anything major that will cause you concern on fight night?
My honest opinion of Rob as a fighter is.. he is just a tough cookie; his skills are nothing I have never seen before. He’s just going to try and throw looping shots & rush me trying to get in on my hips, and it’s not a bad game plan when you’re fighting somebody like me, haha.
Readers love to hear official predictions; on Instagram, you teased a “big performance”. How does Cameron Chamberlain get it done in Wolverhampton?
I’m going to win by any means necessary, but damn, I’m going to make it look good.
Featured image credits to Cameron Chamberlain
