Gokhan Turkyilmaz - Olympics and what they mean to you

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Matt: What emotions does it bring up for you when you hear the word Olympics?

Gokhan: Pride. Knowing that both Australia and Turkey will be representing. I only have a selected few sports I enjoy watching.

Matt: Will you stay up and watch the Olympics?

Gokhan: I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it. I need my beauty sleep.

Matt: Would you like to see MMA being an Olympic sport one day?

Gokhan: I hope to see MMA, that would be the ultimate. But none of this wearing protective gear like boxing and not based on a biased pointing system.

Matt: You have been an athlete in the fight scene for a while now, is there any athletes you have been in contact with that will be competing in London?

Gokhan: Not that I am aware of however, I went to school with Sally Pearson I hope she does well.

Matt: Will you be following a specific athlete at London?

Gokhan: I’d like to see Damon Kelly win gold in the weight lifting and Heavy weight wrestler Taha Akgul representing Turkey.

Matt: Which Aussies do you think have a chance of winning a medal?

Gokhan: No doubt Sally Pearson will do well and most of our Swimmers.

Matt: What sports will you be watching besides the Olympics?

Gokhan: The NRL and UFC

Matt: If you could compete or try any of the Olympics sports which would you choose?

Gokhan: Wouldn’t mind Boxing and Greco Roman wrestling

Matt: What is next for you?

Gokhan: This weekend I will be fighting in Townsville on INTEGRATED COMBAT CHAMPIONSHIPS July 28th then again 2 weeks later in Melbourne on EXTREME FIGHTER on Aug 12^th for a tittle belt.

Matt: Anything you would like to add?

Gokhan: Good luck to all the Aussie and Turkish athlete competing. I would like to thank all my team mates from INTEGRATED MMA GYM BRISBANE/SUNSHINE COAST Coaches Dan Higgens and Adrian Pang for all the hard work and prep for all my fights. My sponsors FTP CLOTHING, FOR THE FIGHTER, PSI, MUSCLE PHARM, QA SIGNS and ICU SECURITY.

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