'He's A Poodle In A Cage With A Pitbull': Hyder Amil Aims For Total Domination Against William Gomis At UFC Fight Night

At the UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev, featherweight fighter Hyder Amil would have a lot on the line. The UFC striker, who currently stands undefeated, will face off against William Gomis, and he could be the ditch to his blossoming run in the MMA zone. Hyder became a sensation after he defeated Jeong Yeong Lee in just 65 seconds with his insane throwdown of punches. The shocking win left the MMA world stunned and pushed Hyder into the limelight to achieve greater things. Hyder Amil will be eyeing for glory when he faces William Gomis in the main event, and the Hurricane intends to destroy the man he called a 'Poodle'.

The Hyder Amil Exclusive: UFC Featherweight Fighter's Connection to India and Competitive Mentality

Republic World sat down for an exclusive interaction with UFC featherweight fighter Hyder Amil, which was arranged by the Sony Sports Network. We delved into a number of subjects: From talking about the insane punch combo to his undefeated streak, his coach and the association with Nate Diaz. The featherweight fighter also revealed on having familial ties with the country of India and how he sees his upcoming opponent. Hyder's enthusiasm was infectious and to get to know that an undefeated MMA fighter has ties with India is extremely fascinating.

Check Out The Excerpts From The Interview Below:

You Have Been A Beast, Man! A 38 Punch Combo To Take Down Your Opponent Lee Jeong-Yeong. How Has Everything Been Since Then?

It's been amazing. He opened up as a 2 to 1 underdog over me and I was like, ‘OK,’ I told everyone set a bet on me because I'm going to smoke him. I just didn't think I was going to do it that way, I'm going to be honest. I mean 11 and one's a great record, He's knocking people out in like 10 seconds, He's a dangerous fighter and I'm always ready to fight like a crazy battle, but it's always nice to get get my opponent out of there without me being damaged so and to get the bonus, it's just the cherry on top.

Let's Talk About Your Upcoming Fight Against William Gomis. Now, He Has Been Relentless In His Past Fights, All Four Matches, He Has Stood Out With The Wins. But You Have Also Been Undefeated. What Is Your Mindset Ahead Of The Match-up And How To You Prepare For It.

I always train hard, you know, and you just get straight training partners who have similar styles and body type. I go with experts and he's most mostly a kickboxer. I just work with my team and we have a strategy for my coaches and we just implement the strategy work throughout it, throughout the camp. So you know what? He is undefeated in UFC 4-0 and they're all decisions: One TKO when he kicked the guy in the nuts and the referee called it a body knockout. I think he has 2 split decisions. He's, look, let's put it this way, he's going to be in a cage with a Pitbull and he's a poodle. All he can do is run around and it's only a matter of time until I get my teeth on him and shake him around.

Your 10-0 Undefeated Is Running Strong. Do You Think A Win Against Gomis Could Push You Put Of The UFC Apex And Put You Into The Title Picture?

You know what, I think after Gomez; I want to destroy Gomez and fight someone in the top 15. I understand, Look, William Gomis beat Joanderson Brito. Joanderson Brito beat Diego Lopez', who was fighting for the title. So in my eyes, and they both kind of like they all just kind of beat each other by decision. In my eyes, if I finish William Gomez, I'm deserving of someone in top 15 top ten. And I especially if I smash and finish William Gomez, I should just be deserving of an arena and I should be deserving of some of the top 15 top ten. And yeah, and I'm ready for. I'm ready for that, and I think I could be anyone out there.

How Big Of A Problem Could You Be To The Current Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria?

I'm a really good boxer and so is he, except I can kick really well. I can strike really well and I have the power, the speed and also the durability, the chin to fight Ilia Topuria. I think me and him would have a great fight. I just think I would just edge him and you know, probably, finish him.

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I Want To Touch Upon The Subject Of Your Coach Gilbert Melendez, One Of The Finest Lightweights Of His Time. Could You Just Run Me Through On How His Influence Has Helped In Your MMA Career.

Well, Gilbert Melendez has fought for the title. You want to train under someone who's been there, done that legend. He's been like the elite XC champion? You know, he's been the Bellator champion, like he's he's won titles under the organizations, fought the who's who and he's been an analyst for ESPN. So, you know, he has the great mind to be a coach. Not every fighter can be a coach, but Gil can because he has that intelligence and that fight IQ that he has passed on to me and understanding. He commentates fighting, He's still in the game. And yeah, he's a huge mentor of mine as well as my coach and role model. So I'm very glad to have him. And yeah, it's been big because we're also part of scrap pack is Nate, Nick Diaz, Dave Terrell and Jake Shields, all who which helped create my my style.

Let's Dive Into Your Association With The Diaz Brothers. I Have That You Guys Have Trained Together. Since They Are Some Of The Top Name In The MMA Industry, Do You Think Training With Them Gave You An Upper Hand In Your Fights?

Absolutely. I mean, Nate Diaz is known for incredible endurance, and I feel like that's one of those things that I got from training with him is learning how to box, jiu jitsu, and just have like this incredible endurance. And I can outlast guys if I need to. I can get people out like my last fight, I can get you out in a minute. I can knock you out one punch or I can break you down piece by piece for for three rounds if we have to. But I'm going to outlast you. No one's going to outwill me.

So Lastly, An Undefeated Fighter Is Also Such A Cool Artist! I've Interviewed A Lot Of Fighters But Your Talent Stands Out To Me. Can You Just Give Me A Detail On It? How Did You Find Your Talent And Everything?

Art and fighting honestly were things when I grew up it was I was always different. I grew up in the Philippines, and I was different. I don't know if you guys noticed, but I'm also a part Indian, also my dad's part Indian.  So yeah, cuz Hyder, like Hyderabad. My great, great, great grandpa was from there. Anyway, so I was mixed and then it got me into a lot of fights and because I tried to defend myself and my dad's a tough guy. So he wanted me to showed me how to make a fist and not to back down, but my dad was also an artist. My dad was also an artist. So I got what his talents got brought down to me. And when when I was having a hard time growing up, I would use the art because I had no one to talk to and stuff like that to kind of it was the answer to my madness. But also it allowed me to assimilate to the US, and I started drawing tattoos and drawing for people and everyone started becoming friends with me. And it made people not want to bully me and be nice to me and stuff like that.

So it was it was the answer to the madness and fighting was was what allowed me to take care of my sisters and my mom as well as myself and stand up to those bullies. So it was just those things, those two things that came naturally to me Mixed martial arts is the combination of athletics and as well as fighting and art. And that's why I love mixed martial arts so much.

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Watch UFC Fight Night - Almabayev vs. Kape on March 02, 2025, 5:30 AM IST onwards live on Live on Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD